Gulfcoast: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract

Gulfcoast: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract

• Neonatal Cholestasis
• Biliary Atresia
• Choledochal Cyst
• Acute Abdomen
• Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
• Intussusception
• Malrotation
• Duplication Cyst
• Meckel’s Diverticulum
• Appendicitis
• Liver Masses
• Trauma

• State applications of point-of-care ultrasound unique to pediatrics.
• Outline scan protocols and techniques for evaluation of the appendix and pediatric GI Tract.
• Recognize ultrasound characteristics associated with GI disorders: appendicitis, intussusceptions and pyloric stenosis.
• Integrate techniques to perform ultrasound of the pediatric GI tract.
• Incorporate ultrasound into the clinical assessment and management of patients presenting with GI disorders.
• Cite the limitations for ultrasound evaluation of the pediatric GI tract.

• Sonographers, physicians, and other medical professionals who desire a comprehensive review of pediatric gastrointestinal ultrasound examinations. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to) : pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric critical care, primary care and radiology.

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