. 2018 Sep 11;16:14. doi: 10.1186/s12947-018-0132-0

Table 1.

Ultrasound Transducer Application Sites in the POCUS Protocol

POCUS Type by Application Site, No.	Transducer Application Site
Thoracic, 6	Upper anterior chest
	Lower anterior chest
	Upper lateral chest (3 application sites per hemithorax)
Cardiac, 1 or 3^a	Subcostal, including inferior vena cava
	Parasternal^a
	Apical^a
Abdomen, 3	Upper right flank
	Upper left flank
	Pelvis
Vasculature, 4^a	Inguinal vein^a
Vasculature, 4^a	Popliteal vein^a (2 application sites per lower extremity)

Abbreviation: POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound

^aOptional based on clinical indication