Physician Assistant Students' Perspective on Ultrasound as an Educational Technology.

Introduction: The use of ultrasound as an educational technology in medical education to teach basic sciences, including anatomy and physical examination techniques, has become common. Multiple studies have demonstrated the benefits of using ultrasound to teach anatomy and physical examination skills; however, this has not been studied in physician assistant (PA) students.

Methods: This qualitative phenomenological research used 5 semi-structured interviews of first semester PA students to obtain a deeper understanding of students' perspectives.

Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Reported on CT Abdominal Imaging: Frequency and Factors Affecting Inclusion in the Hospital Discharge Summary.

Incidental imaging findings require an assessment of risk and clinical relevance, as well as consideration of further evaluation. Incidental findings are common on imaging obtained in the hospital, with pulmonary nodules being among the most frequent findings that may require additional evaluation. We conducted a retrospective study to determine the factors associated with documentation of incidental findings in the hospital discharge summary, using pulmonary nodules reported on abdominal computed tomography (CT) as an example of incidental findings with well-defined follow-up guidelines.