Table 4 Organ-systems and focused ultrasound protocols covered during elective longitudinal ultrasound course for second-year medical students
From: Integrated medical school ultrasound: development of an ultrasound vertical curriculum
Topic | Focused ultrasound protocol | Ultrasound images/video |
|---|---|---|
Abdomen | FAST | Perihepatic |
Perisplenic | ||
Pericardial (subxiphoid) | ||
Recto-uterine/recto-vesical | ||
Abdominal aortic aneurysm | Celiac trunk | |
Superior mesenteric artery | ||
Renal arteries | ||
Common iliac arteries | ||
Inferior vena cava collapsibility index | Suprahepatic IVC during expiration | |
Suprahepatic IVC during inspiration | ||
Thoracic | Pneumothorax | Pleural sliding |
M-mode pleural sliding | ||
Cardiac | Parasternal long axis | |
Parasternal short axis (ventricle apex, middle, and base) | ||
Apical | ||
Subxiphoid | ||
Procedural | Vascular access | Differentiation of artery and vein |
Needle vessel entry in short axis | ||
Needle vessel entry in long axis |