The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Cancer (FASC) Examination.

FASC POCUS

Journal

POCUS journal
ISSN: 2369-8543
Titre abrégé: POCUS J
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 9918434088906676

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
entrez: 10 3 2023
pubmed: 18 11 2020
medline: 18 11 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Malignant effusions occur frequently in patients with cancer and are important to diagnose and treat. In this report, we describe a novel point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocol to rapidly identify pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and ascites: The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Cancer (FASC). This protocol utilizes six standard sonographic positions to identify the presence of fluid in common anatomic spaces. The FASC examination is intended for widespread use by oncologists and other clinicians who treat patients with cancer.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36896442
doi: 10.24908/pocus.v5i2.14428
pmc: PMC9979872
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

42-45

Informations de copyright

Author(s) retain the copyright for their work.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

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Auteurs

Peter C Nauka (PC)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Residency Training Program Bronx, NY USA.

Benjamin T Galen (BT)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine Bronx, NY USA.

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