July 4, 2011 (La Jolla, CA) — There is no reimbursement code, specifically, for listening to the heart using a stethoscope; nor is there one for watching it using a more sophisticated tool, also ...

The Emergency Department at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a busy trauma centre dealing with over 400 cases every day. Point-of-care ultrasound has been used in the department of over ...

Endocarditis is a life-threatening disease that involves inflammation of the endocardium, heart valve, and vascular intima. Endocarditis is caused by pathogenic bacteria - around 90% of the cases are ...

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This story is sponsored by Echo Ultrasound. If the idea of an ultrasound immediately evokes images of cute baby profiles in a sea of black and white, you're not alone. Most people associate medical ...