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Day 1 General critical care ultrasound | |
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Didactic lectures (2 hours) | |
(i) General ultrasound principles (30 minutes) | |
(ii) Abdominal vasculature (30 minutes) | |
(iii) Hepatobiliary/renal (30 minutes) | |
(iv) FAST scan (30 minutes) | |
Live demonstration (15 minutes) | |
Abdominal vasculature, hepatobiliary, renal, FAST scan | |
Hands-on rotation on live model (60 minutes) | |
Abdominal vasculature, hepatobiliary, renal, FAST scan | |
Pathologic ultrasound simulator cases (60 minutes) | |
(i) Case : ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm | |
(ii) Case : fluid overload: noncollapsible inferior vena cava | |
(iii) Case : abnormal FAST scan: positive intra-abdominal free fluid | |
(iv) Case : cholecystitis: thickened gallbladder wall | |
(v) Case : ascites and renal calculi | |
Lunch break (30 minutes) | |
Didactic lectures (2 hours) | |
(i) Pulmonary ultrasound (60 minutes) | |
(ii) Deep vein thrombosis (30 minutes) | |
(iii) Vascular access (30 minutes) | |
Live demonstration (15 minutes) | |
Pulmonary, deep vein thrombosis, vascular access | |
Hands-on rotation on live model (60 minutes) | |
Pulmonary, deep vein thrombosis, vascular access | |
Pathologic ultrasound simulator cases (60 minutes) | |
(i) Case : right pneumothorax: absence of lung sliding | |
(ii) Case : right pleural effusion | |
(iii) Case : pulmonary edema: diffuse B-lines | |
(iv) Case : right lower extremity DVT: noncompressible vein | |
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Day 2 Basic critical care echocardiography | |
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Didactic lectures (1.5 hours) | |
(i) Echocardiography: technique and standard views (45 minutes) | |
(ii) Common echocardiography applications (45 minutes) | |
Live demonstration (30 minutes) | |
Demonstration of standard echocardiography views | |
Hands-on rotation on live model (60 minutes) | |
Practice obtaining standard echocardiography views | |
Pathologic ultrasound simulator cases (60 minutes) | |
(i) Case : pericardial effusion with no tamponade | |
(ii) Case : depressed left ventricular ejection fraction | |
(iii) Case : right ventricular strain | |
(iv) Case : pericardial effusion with tamponade | |
Lunch break (30 minutes) | |
Didactic lectures (1.5 hours) | |
(i) Valvular applications (30 minutes) | |
(ii) Hemodynamics (30 minutes) | |
(iii) Advanced applications and limitations (30 minutes) | |
Live demonstration (30 minutes) | |
Hemodynamics and valvular applications | |
Hands-on rotation on live model (60 minutes) | |
Hemodynamics: cardiac output and ejection fraction assessment | |
Hands-on rotation on live model (60 minutes) | |
Valvular applications with use of Doppler (color, pulsed, continuous) | |
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