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Re:Butterfly iQ – A cheap handheld ultrasound tool with AI s... by jazoom on Monday October 30, 2017 @10:22PM (#15590694)
Patients who need an IVC and have brittle veins and peripheral oedema.

It comes up a lot.

I never said anything about routine assessment.

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Re:Butterfly iQ – A cheap handheld ultrasound tool with AI s... by JshWright on Monday October 30, 2017 @10:27PM (#15590712)
Sure, I would love a portable ultrasound in the back of my ambulance for that very reason. I still use my stethoscope _way_ more often than I start an IV where US would be handy.
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Re:Butterfly iQ – A cheap handheld ultrasound tool with AI s... by jazoom on Monday October 30, 2017 @11:47PM (#15590973)
I don't know why you keep putting words into my mouth. I never suggested it would replace a stethoscope.
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Re:Butterfly iQ – A cheap handheld ultrasound tool with AI s... by JshWright on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @06:31AM (#15592131)
You said every doctor should have one with them "like a stethoscope". I don't know where you got "replace" from...

My point is that a stethoscope is an essential tool for assessing every patient. An ultrasound is a specialized tool for assessing a very small subset of patients.

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Re:Butterfly iQ – A cheap handheld ultrasound tool with AI s... by jazoom on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @06:40AM (#15592168)
I said "can". I don't know where you got "should" from.
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