Lung Ultrasound

Part 1

    1. Evidence for Lung ultrasound
    2. How to acquire quality images
      • A Lines
      • B Lines
    3. Where to scan the chest

Part 2

    1. Clinical application of A lines and B lines
      • Quantify severity of edema
    2. Conceptualize volume status into 4 separate compartments
      • Pulmonary edema
      • Peripheral edema
      • Central venous pressure (CVP)
      • Effective arterial volume (EAV)
    3. Novel congestive heart failure management algorithm 

Part 3

    1. Pneumonia
    2. Atelectasis
    3. Pleural Effusion
    4. Pneumothorax

Part 4

    1. Clinical Case Integration 

 

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