Fig. 4From: Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for gastrointestinal pathology: state of the art from basics to advancedAcute care physicians use a global clinical ultrasound examination approach and may examine different anatomical regions in the same patient. The pointer of the ultrasound probe should be routinely directed proximally or to the right side of the patient even in echocardiography or oblique views. The figure demonstrates four different views, the cardiac apical four chamber view (a), the cardiac subcostal view (b), the coronal abdominal and thoracic view (c), and the oblique abdominal view (d). The marker is pointing proximally or to the right side of the patientBack to article page