Table 2.
Participants’ attitudes toward specific point-of-care ultrasound competencies for medical students
| Medical students should be competent in the use of PoCUS to | Likert scale response | ||||
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| Strongly disagree N (%) | Disagree N (%) | Neutral N (%) | Agree N (%) | Strongly agree N (%) | |
| Diagnose pleural effusion | 5 (2.2) | 30 (13.1) | 34 (14.8) | 77 (33.6) | 83 (36.2) |
| Diagnose pneumothorax | 6 (2.6) | 30 (13.1) | 46 (20.1) | 69 (30.1) | 78 (34.1) |
| Diagnose cardiogenic shock | 3 (1.3) | 35 (15.3) | 56 (24.5) | 77 (33.6) | 58 (25.3) |
| Assess volume status (IVC measurement) | 0 | 13 (5.7) | 85 (37.1) | 72 (31.4) | 59 (25.8) |
| Diagnose intra-abdominal hemorrhage | 1 (0.4) | 10 (4.4) | 30 (13.1) | 86 (37.6) | 102 (44.5) |
| Diagnose abdominal aortic aneurysm | 1 (0.4) | 14 (6.1) | 36 (15.7) | 79 (34.5) | 99 (43.2) |
| Diagnose ectopic pregnancy | 3 (1.3) | 8 (3.5) | 22 (9.6) | 93 (40.6) | 103 (45.0) |
| Diagnose deep vein thrombosis | 2 (0.9) | 11 (4.8) | 17 (7.4) | 82 (35.8) | 117 (51.1) |
| Detect thyroid masses | 1 (0.4) | 10 (4.4) | 36 (15.7) | 86 (37.6) | 96 (41.9) |
PoCUS: Point-of-care ultrasound, IVC: Inferior vena cava