Objectives
Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret.
Advanced Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Ultrasound examinations.
Perform a focused cardiac ultrasound examination.
Integrate Spectral & Color Doppler for Evaluation of Cardiac Disease.
Recognize ultrasound Characteristics associated with Cardiomyopathies, Pericardial Effusions, Coronary Artery Disease, and Diastolic Dysfunction.
Assess Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness in the Emergency and Critical Care Settings.
Identify sonographic characteristics associated with abdominal sepsis involving the hepatobiliary, renal, and GI systems.
Outline indications and applications of color Doppler in the emergency and critical care setting.
Perform ultrasound evaluation of the lung, ocular, soft-tissue, musculoskeletal and bony cortices in the emergency department.
Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.
Recognize the sonographic appearance of individual nerves and list the advantages.
Perform Ultrasound Evaluation of the Acute Scrotum
Topics
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardiac Doppler Ultrasound Fundamentals
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathies
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Effusions
Evaluation of Diastolic Function
Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease
Assessment of Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness
Advanced Lung Ultrasound Applications
ABC: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis
Soft/Tissue, MSK, and Advanced Ultrasound Procedures
Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks
Doppler and Color Flow imaging Fundamentals for Point of Care Applications
Sonography of the Acute Scrotum
