Influence of Routinely Adding Ultrasound Screening in Medical Department
Influence of Routinely Adding Ultrasound Screening in Medical Department
Ultrasound (US) is widely used as a diagnostic tool in a hospital setting. In a medical
 department, diagnosis like heart failure or most kinds of heart diseases, hypervolemia,
 hypovolemia, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, ascites, diseases in the gall
 bladder/bile tract, urine tract and venous thrombosis are common. US is the key diagnostic
 tool in these diagnosis, and on early diagnosis is crucial with respect to the patients
 well-being and inpatients workflow.

 1. The aim is to study the clinical use of pocket-size US as a screening diagnostic tool in
 an medical department with respect to inpatients workflow and diagnostics.

 Method: Patients admitted (in certain preset periods) to Department of medicine will be
 randomized to routinely adding an ultrasound examination with pocket-size device by residents
 on call. Time to definitive diagnosis, time to definitive treatment and time to discard will
 be recorded. US findings will be validated against standard echocardiography, or standard
 US/CT/MRI performed at the Radiological department.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients admitted to Dep. of Medicine at Levanger Hospital

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Not able to give informed consent