Outline

What you need to know is what point-of-care is.

• Dynamic vs static imaging
• Bilateral comparison
• Differentiation of solid vs fluid
• Sound waves vs radiation

Get used to the device.

• Determine appropriate transducer and placement/pressure
• What do all the knobs do?
• Gray vs white vs black – Echogenicity of tissue and structures

Assessments and image interpretation.

• Step-by-step guide for evaluation
• Optimal patient positioning and scanning protocol
• Spot the abnormality!

Abdominal aortic aneurysm.

• Asymptomatic and easy to miss without POCUS
• Prevention – who is most at risk?
• Screening protocol for primary care

Abdominal trauma.

• The ticking time bomb – internal bleeding
• The easy target: liver damage via blunt force trauma
• Frequent source of bleeding: spleen

It’s called the Hepatobiliary.

• Primary culprit of abdominal pain: gallbladder
• Biliary dilation, gallbladder attack

Both Cardiac and Lung.

• Pleural and pericardial effusions
• Cardiac overload
• Collapsed lung

Lower Extremity has a deep vein.

• Spot the warning signs early: Leg pain, swollen legs
• Catch them before they embolize

The first Trimester.

• Is what you’re seeing indicative of normal outcomes?
• Identify embryologic structures
• Ectopic and tubal pregnancies

A new frontier is being forged.

• Risks and limitations
• When to proceed with additional imaging
• Billing and coding
• Tips for bringing this service into your wheelhouse