Ultrasonography performed by nephrologists: reality and challenges.

The performance of ultrasound exams by non-radiologists is today a widespread practice around the world. Different medical specialties embraced the method, almost as a propedeutic complement, and incorporated the sonographer into the arsenal of equipment used in the physical examination of patients. In the nephrological environment, the practice was limited to one or two sporadic cases in the 1990s, but today, a large number of professionals use the technique in an ordinary way, as an image method for various procedures, [...]