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Table 3 Abdominal and pelvic POCUS checklists for basic competency in image acquisition and anatomy identification

From: Development of a multisystem point of care ultrasound skills assessment checklist

Abdominal skills

Pelvic skills

Selects curvilinear or phased-array probe

Selects curvilinear or phased-array probe

Selects ABDOMINAL EXAM

Selects ABDOMINAL EXAM

Correct Probe LOCATION

Correct Probe LOCATION

Correct Probe ORIENTATION

Correct Probe ORIENTATION

Probe CONTROL

Probe CONTROL

Obtains quality right upper quadrant FAST VIEW

(Required structures = liver, kidney (including inferior pole of kidney), hepatorenal recess)

Obtains quality transverse BLADDER VIEW with either the prostate or uterus in view

(Required structures = bladder, prostate/uterus)

Points to DIAPHRAGM

Points to BLADDER WALL

Points to LIVER

Points to PROSTATE or UTERUS

Points to KIDNEY

Points to URINE WITHIN THE BLADDER

Points to HEPATORENAL RECESS (Morison’s Pouch)

Points to area to assess for PELVIC FREE FLUID

Points to RENAL PELVIS

Image DEPTH optimized appropriately

Image DEPTH optimized appropriately

Image GAIN optimized appropriately

Image GAIN optimized appropriately

Based on the overall performance of this learner through all the views obtained and identification of anatomic structures during this hands-on skills evaluation, do you consider this learner to have the minimum skills to be considered COMPETENT in image acquisition and anatomy identification to perform ABDOMINAL and PELVIC POCUS exams of patients?