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Dyspnea is an ailment which is relatively frequently reported by cancer patients, and it can be difficult to determine the cause of the symptom at home hospice. Thanks to the application of mobile ultrasound scanner, the physician can often determine the cause of dyspnea during a home visit, which makes it unnecessary to carry out diagnostic procedures at the hospital. The article presents two cases of female patients in whom the application of at-home ultrasound proved to be useful in determining the cause of dyspnea. The first patient was diagnosed with pericardial tamponade at home -- pericardial cavity puncture was performed at the hospital -- while in the case of the second patient, pneumonia was both diagnosed and monitored at home with the use of ultrasonography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]