After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Identify when advanced POCUS applications are needed and will help you improve care for your patients.
  • Choose the appropriate ultrasound transducer, mode, and settings.
  • Perform advanced applications and acquire images.
  • Interpret common normal and abnormal findings in important applications, including pulmonary, cardiac, airway, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal POCUS.
  • Appreciate the limitations of POCUS studies, and know when to select a complementary test.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, taking into consideration language, culture, and / or age, to improve diagnostic accuracy and mitigate against misdiagnosis due to miscommunication.
Chapter 1

Airway ultrasound

Learn how to use ultrasound to manage airway emergencies with greater safety and confidence. This chapter will cover endotracheal tube placement and preparing for cricothyrotomy.
4 Lessons (13m 01s)
Chapter 2

Lung ultrasound

Make rapid diagnoses in patients presenting with dyspnea or shock. Learn how to use POCUS to recognize pneumonias, bronchiolitis, ARDS, and other important lung diseases.
7 Lessons (35m 06s)
Chapter 3

Point-of-care echocardiography

Move beyond the basics and learn how to use point-of-care echocardiography to diagnose pericardial tamponade, find abnormalities, estimate PASP, recognize endocarditis, and more.
10 Lessons (1h 04m 26s)
Chapter 4

Gastrointestinal applications

This chapter will teach you how to use ultrasound to diagnose common gastrointestinal conditions, including appendicitis, small bowel obstruction, and intussusception.
8 Lessons (41m 26s)
Chapter 5

Vascular ultrasound

Learn how to use ultrasound to evaluate vascular structures and make diagnoses, including aortic dissection, aneurysm, upper extremity DVT, and to confirm central line placement.
7 Lessons (28m 24s)
Chapter 6

Musculoskeletal imaging

Use ultrasound to diagnose common musculoskeletal pathologies. This chapter will show you how to identify soft tissue structures, and diagnose fractures, sprains, and effusions.
11 Lessons (57m 03s)
Chapter 7

Scrotal ultrasound

Here, you’ll learn an approach to evaluating the acute scrotum with ultrasound, helping you diagnose testicular torsion and other scrotal pathologies, like hydrocele and orchitis.
5 Lessons (16m 37s)
Chapter 8

Volume status and fluid responsiveness

Wrap up this course by learning how to make ultrasound-guided evaluations of fluid tolerance and responsiveness. You’ll cover cardiac output estimation, IVC measurements, and more.
7 Lessons (32m 55s)