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POCUS for Evaluation of the Abdomen - Training Video

POCUS for Evaluation of the Abdomen

 

POCUS for Evaluation of the Abdomen

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POCUS for Evaluation of the Abdomen

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Overview

POCUS for Evaluation of the Abdomen ultrasound training video is designed to provide a comprehensive review of the fundamentals and scanning protocols related to performing a point of care ultrasound examination of the abdomen in a Family Medicine / Primary Care setting. All ultrasound training videos (or online courses) are taught by our leading point-of-care ultrasound expert faculty.

Date of Original Release: 9/18/2024
This edition valid for credit through: 9/18/2027
Video Length: 00:34:00

Online Video Product Code: OV-POCAB
USB Product Code: USB-POCAB

Topics

  • Liver Ultrasound
  • Abdominal Ultrasound Preparation
  • Liver Pathology: Acute Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Fatty Liver,
  • Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct Scanning Technique
  • Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Choledocholithiasis
  • Spleen Ultrasound: Splenomegaly
  • Renal Ultrasound / Anatomy / Scanning Technique
  • Renal Ultrasound Pathology: Hydronephrosis, Kidney Stones, Renal Cysts, Masses
  • Bladder Ultrasound

Objectives

  • Outline the preparation for abdominal ultrasound.
  • Recognize the sonographic appearance of the normal liver and common liver pathology.
  • Recognize the sonographic appearance of the normal gallbladder.
  • Recognize the sonographic appearance of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
  • Recognize the sonographic appearance of the normal spleen and common spleen pathology.
  • Recognize the sonographic appearance of a normal kidney and bladder.
  • Recognize the sonographic appearance of kidney stones, hydronephrosis, renal cysts and masses.

Audience

Physicians, NP’s, PA’s, sonographers, and other medical professionals who will be involved with performing and/or interpreting POCUS examinations in the Family Medicine setting. Physician specialties who will benefit from this online course include (but are not limited to) Family Medicine, Primary Care, Radiology, and Emergency Medicine.

Faculty

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Karen Avgush  MD

Academic Hospitalist
Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Reading Hospital
Reading, PA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Content Validation
All presentations for this CME activity were reviewed and approved by members of the GUI CME Review Committee to determine content validity and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist prior to the activity commencement or material compilation.

Disclosure of Individuals in Control of Content
In addition to the faculty listed the following individuals are recognized by GUI as being in control of content of this program:

James Mateer, MD, RDMS (Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Milwaukee, WI
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS (Co-Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS (Member of Advisory Board & QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Director of POCUS Education, Solomont Simulation Center
Department of Emergency Medicine Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Lori Green, BA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT (Program Director - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Program Director and President,
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Trisha Reo, AAS, RDMS, RVT (Program Coordinator - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Mark Swanson, RDMS, RVT (Senior Clinical/ Product Specialist - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose


Disclosure of Commercial Support
There was no commercial support involved in the planning, development/implementation of this activity.


Credits (Optional with additional purchase)

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.

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