Gulfcoast Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound 2019

OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret pediatric emergency and critical care ultrasound examinations.
• State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
• Identify normal imaging characteristics of the pediatric urinary tract and recognize commonly seen pathology associated with renal disease and the GI tract in infants and children.
• Demonstrate protocols for evaluation of the trauma patient (FAST).
• Demonstrate ultrasound protocols for evaluation of pneumothorax, pneumonia and endotracheal tube placement.
•  Recognize the benefits of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures such as vascular access and lumbar puncture.
• Perform a focused cardiac ultrasound examination on a pediatric patient.
•  State the benefits of soft-tissue and MSK ultrasound in the pediatric patient.
• Demonstrate a focused two-point venous evaluation for DVT.
• Perform testicular ultrasound and recognize commonly seen abnormalities.
• Demonstrate confidence to incorporate protocols, techniques and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.

TOPICS : 

• Imaging Fundamentals: The Basics
• The Pediatric E-FAST Exam
• Pediatric Genitourinary System
• Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract
• Pediatric Abdominal Case Studies
• Advanced Thoracic Applications
• Focused Cardiac Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
• Shock and Hypotension: RUSH protocol
• Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
• Soft-Tissue and MSK Applications in the Pediatric Patient
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Scrotum/Testicular
• Ultrasound Evaluation of DVT
• Pediatric Head & Neck

Date of Original Release: 8/1/2019