Content Areas | Obstetrics and Gynecology
Venues | In-Person, Online
Locations | North America – Tennessee
Abdominal ultrasound is the screening modality of choice for AAA because of low cost, no ionizing radiation, a very high specificity of 100% and a high sensitivity of 95-100%. Read on to learn about how to correctly measure and diagnose AAA.
As we head into National Volunteer Month, current PCA intern Shelby Jones, a senior studying public health at George Mason University, shares her thoughts on volunteering, its value for those of us at PCA as well as the value to volunteers themselves.
Even though venography is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of DVT, ultrasound is an excellent noninvasive modality to diagnose DVT in the upper and lower extremities. It is relatively inexpensive and more accessible with the introduction of multiple point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) devices in the market …
