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POCUS can be used by hospitalists to rule out DVT in ward patients

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 95.8%, a positive predictive value of 61.5%, and a negative predictive value of 100% for diagnosing deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in a prospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/1.htm
14 Aug 2019