Point-of-care ultrasonography in nephrology: Growing applications, misconceptions and future outlook

Figure 1 Point-of-care ultrasonography use-cases in nephrology. Some examples of nephrology-related clinical questions that can be answered using point-of-care ultrasonography. The asterisk indicates advanced sonographic applications requiring a higher operator skill level/additional training. Reproduced from Koratala et al[58]. COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; LV: Left ventricle; LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy; IVC: Inferior vena cava; RV: Right ventricle; AKI: Acute kidney injury. Citation: Koratala A, Reisinger N. POCUS for Nephrologists: Basic Principles and a General Approach. Kidney360 2021; 2: 1660-1668. Copyright © 2021 by the American Society of Nephrology. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. The authors have obtained the permission for figure using (Supplementary material).