Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade detection and differentiation from pleural effusion, assess IVC to support cardiac tamponade findings

Resources

• Infographic: Pericardial effusion
• Webinars and Videos: Cardiac tamponade (Podcast, 20 min)
• Case studies: Limited cardiac exam | MVA | POCUS apical 4 chamber view | Subcostal view of effusion
• Blogs:

Normal lung ultrasound – A-lines etc, lung sliding, lung edge, pleura and rib shadows, pneumonia/consolidation, air bronchogram, dynamic air bronchogram, spine signA-lines etc, lung sliding, lung edge, pleura and rib shadows, pneumonia/consolidation, air bronchogram, dynamic air bronchogram, spine sign

Resources

• Infographic: Lung ultrasound: Use of artifacts to aid diagnosis
• Webinars and Videos: Pulmonary POCUS (30 min) | Viewing lung A lines with POCUS (1 min) | Blue protocol: B-lines (1 min)
• Case studies: Lung ultrasound | Lung POCUS
• Blogs: POCUS lung – Introduction to A-lines and B-lines | Choosing POCUS can decrease radiation exposure in pneumonia patients

Basic practical ultrasound physics and knobology. Modes of ultrasound – B-mode/2D mode, M-mode, color Doppler, Power Doppler, spectral Doppler, depth, gain, TGC/DGC, common artifacts

Resources

• Infographic: Knobology | Mirror image artifact
• Webinars and Videos: 30-minute ultrasound physics university (35 min)
• Case studies: An ultrasound imaging artifact | Blood in urine | Gallbladder scan | Gallbladder sludge | Abdominal pain | Lung ultrasound
• Blogs: Renal Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for nephrolithiasis

Protocol – EFAST

Resources

• Infographic: Abdominal blunt trauma
• Webinars and Videos: How using point-of-care ultrasound in emergency medical services (EMS) improves care (30 min)
• Case studies: Internal bleeding | A motor vehicle accident | MVA | eFast | Accident aftermath | POCUS eFast exam for chest and abdominal trauma | Abdominal trauma
• Blogs: Role of POCUS in abdominal trauma | POCUS: A first line of defense against time in the emergency department | Employing POCUS in CBRNE/WMD incidents | Honoring our veterans and the role of POCUS in the military

Focused Cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)* – PLAX, PSAX, A4C- ASE recommendation

Resources

• Infographic: Focused cardiac exam
• Webinars and Videos: Successful cardiac scanning (15 min) | Ultrasound use for vascular access and basic cardiac and pulmonary assessment for nurses (60 min) | Identifying false tendons in the left ventricle (1 min) | Basic point of care echocardiography views (60 min)
• Case studies: Parasternal long axis (PLAX) view of the heart | Limited cardiac exam | Cardiac scanning
• Blogs: Left parasternal long axis/parasternal long axis (PLAX) view of the heart – brief review

Gross estimation of LV and RV systolic function – EPSS, contractility of LV and RV

Resources

• Infographic: Ejection fractions
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: Left ventricular ejection fraction estimation | POCUS PLAX – Ejection fraction estimation 
• Blogs: Right heart evaluation

Extremes of volume status – hypovolemia and hypervolemia using IVC diameter and response to respiration and LV cavity diameter

Resources

• Infographic: Assessment for central venous pressure
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: IVC: Upper abdomen view | Abdominal trauma 
• Blogs: Inferior vena cava POCUS assessment 

AAA screening, technique to measure diameter of abdominal aorta and aortic aneurysm, aortic aneurysm detection, thrombus in an aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

Resources

• Infographic: Transverse aortic measurements
• Webinars and Videos: Screening for AAA with POCUS (30 min)
• Case studies: Fusiform aneurysm – case #1 | Fusiform aneurysm – case #2 | Fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm | Abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) screening | Abdominal aortic scan | POCUS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening | Abdominal aorta aneurysm screening 
• Blogs: Patients who should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm | Abdominal aortic aneurysm 

DVT – Lower extremity 2 zone compression test using B-mode only – saphenofemoral junction region and Popliteal

Resources

• Infographic: DVT assessment
• Webinars and Videos: Lower extremity venous assessment using ultrasound (2 point / 2 zone compression test) (30 min) | Anatomy and techniques for sonographers performing venous mapping (2 min)
• Case studies: Pain IV site | Thrombus at the right saphenofemoral junction | Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Blogs: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT): Is the blood clot always visible on B-mode ultrasound? | POCUS: Effective DVT diagnosis in immobile COVID patients | May-Thurner syndrome

Pneumonia/consolidation, air bronchogram, dynamic air bronchogram, spine sign, pleural effusion, simple effusion, complex loculated effusion, anechoic and hyperechoic effusion

Resources

• Infographic: Pneumonia
• Webinars and Videos: Pulmonary POCUS (30 min)
• Case studies: Small pleural effusion | Lung ultrasound | POCUS eFAST exam | Subcostal view of effusion 
• Blogs:

Basic first trimester ultrasound (TAS) – fetal number, fetal cardiac activity, amniotic fluid, intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancy, molar pregnancy, low lying placenta or placenta previa. TVS recommended for ectopic pregnancy if not detectable by TAS.

Resources

• Infographic: Determining intrauterine pregnancy in the first trimester
• Webinars and Videos: First trimester fetal biometry (60 min) | POCUS: A learnable skill (Podcast, 14 min)
• Case studies: Linear echogenic structure | POCUS in the late first trimester | Molar pregnancy | Lower abdominal pain
• Blogs: Molar pregnancy | POCUS: Managing the risks of ectopic pregnancies | Utilizing POCUS during early pregnancy to improve maternal health

Protocol – RUSH

Resources

• Infographic: RUSH exam protocol
• Webinars and Videos: How to differentiate various types of shock with POCUS (45 min) | Using POCUS to evaluate shock (2 min)
• Case studies: Abdominal trauma
• Blogs: RUSH protocol detects spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage

IVC assessment for approximate CVP and volume status

Resources

• Infographic: Inferior vena cava exam
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: IVC: Upper abdomen view | IVC anatomical challenge | Abdominal trauma 
• Blogs: Inferior vena cava POCUS assessment 

KUB ultrasound, renal length measurement, renal calculi, hydronephrosis detection and grading, renal mass, ureteric obstruction, bladder volume, bladder mass

Resources

• Infographic: Renal POCUS
• Webinars and Videos: Introduction to renal POCUS (90 min)
• Case studies: Moderate hydronephrosis | Blood in urine | Colicky abdominal pain
• Blogs: POCUS in acute kidney injuries | Kidney, ureter, bladder (KUB) Point-of-Care (POCUS) with some examples of commonly encountered pathology in the point of care setting | Renal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for nephrolithiasis 

Skin and soft tissue ultrasound – normal appearance, edema, cellulitis, abscess

Resources

• Infographic: MSK soft tissue
• Webinars and Videos: MSK soft tissue ultrasound (65 min)
• Case studies:
• Blogs: Can POCUS diagnose foreign body or air in soft tissue? | POCUS for skin and soft tissue infections (is it cellulitis or an abscess) – the basics 

Protocol – BLUE

Resources

• Infographic: BLUE protocol
• Webinars and Videos: The BLUE protocol: Bedside lung ultrasound in an emergency (35 min)
• Case studies:
• Blogs:

Basic female pelvic examination (TAS) – uterus, cervix, ovaries, adnexa, pouch of Douglas/cul-de-sac

Resources

• Infographic: Female pelvic exam
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: Pelvic ultrasound | Transabdominal pelvic ultrasound
• Blogs: The midwife’s view with POCUS

Gallbladder ultrasound – gallstones, stone in the neck (SIN) sign, gallbladder mass, acute cholecystitis and chronic cholecystitis and gangrenous cholecystitis, ultrasound Murphy’s sign, CBD diameter and gross detection of CBD dilatation

Resources

• Infographic: Gall bladder assessment
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: Gallbladder exam | Gallbladder scan | Gallbladder sludge 
• Blogs: Role of POCUS in diagnosing acute cholecystitis and its life-threatening complications  

Transabdominal female pelvic examination – adnexal mass, ovarian cyst, free fluid in the POD, hydrosalpinx

Resources

• Infographic: Female pelvic exam
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: Pelvic ultrasound | Internal bleeding | An ultrasound imaging artifact | A transabdominal ultrasound | Lower abdominal pain 
• Blogs:

Small parts – testicular ultrasound, testicular mass, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, testicular torsion

Resources

• Infographic: Testicular exam
• Webinars and Videos: Spectrum of testicular pathologies of ultrasound (90 min) | Introduction to hydroceles (2 min)
• Case studies:
• Blogs:

To endotracheal tube position confirmation

Resources

• Infographic: Endotracheal intubation
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies:
• Blogs:

Protocol – CLUE

Resources

• Infographic: C.L.U.E. exam
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies:
• Blogs:

Pancreas ultrasound, detection of pancreatitis, pancreatic mass, obstruction of CBD by a mass in the region of the head of pancreas or CBD calculus

Resources

• Infographic: Pancreas exam
• Webinars and Videos:
• Case studies: Pancreas assessment | Upper abdominal pain | Pain in the upper gastric region 
• Blogs:

MSK – shoulder examination, basic view, ultrasound guided aspiration and injection, anisotropy

Resources

• Infographic: MSK shoulder assessment
• Webinars and Videos: Introduction to shoulder ultrasound (60 min)
• Case studies: Elbow swelling 
• Blogs: POCUS: the MVP of sports medicine