Critical care ultrasonography | Emergency department ultrasonography |
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Focused on cardiac, thoracic (pleura/lung), vascular diagnostic, screening abdominal, and procedural guidance [7] | Includes all critical care ultrasonography, extended abdominal, testicular, early obstetric, musculoskeletal, and ocular [4] |
Initial and serial examinations for ongoing diagnosis and management | Typically single examination for diagnosis and disposition |
Does not lead to decision to discharge from hospital | Frequently leads to decision to discharge from hospital |