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If time permits, the reader can glance through this chapter, in which we have inserted free thoughts about our vision for critical ultrasound in relation to recent developments (distinguishing scientific from commercial outlooks), how to explain some misconceptions that were (and still are) so widespread in this discipline, and how to position ultrasound in the clinical approach. We take advantage of this chapter to present the SLAM.

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Acknowledgements

We deeply thank Philippe Martin, a smart mind, who inspired us to make a balanced editing of the delicate paragraph devoted to laptop units, for which the initial draft was more direct.

We also thank Xavier Leverve for his advice regarding a flexible behavior toward the manufacturers – although we did not fully succeed in following this advice.

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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2010). Free Considerations. In: Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05328-3_30

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