Ultrasound assisted examinations in the provision of medical care for military personnel: organization and problematic issues

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility, possibilities and clinical effectiveness of ultrasound-assisted examination of military personnel at various stages of medical care. The principal approaches formed by the authors to conducting an ultrasound-assisted examination in a military medical organization are outlined. The goals and objectives of the analysis of the functional state of the heart, lung tissue, major arteries and veins, and abdominal organs are formulated for clinical specialists. An ultrasound-assisted study is part of a clinical examination, so the interpretation of the data obtained is carried out directly by the clinician who performed it. The problematic issues that have arisen in the practical application of the methodology are discussed. The main issue of a methodological nature is to determine the place and form of training doctors in this technique, its duration.