Upon completion of this activity the participant should be able to:
- Identify evidence of cardiogenic shock, severe left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac tamponade, and pulmonary embolus
- Estimate central venous pressure using inferior vena cava measurements
- Explain how to measure and evaluate an aortic aneurysm
- Describe features of a retinal detachment
- Evaluate for free intraperitoneal fluid, pericardial effusion, and pneumothorax in a trauma patient
- Look for evidence of ectopic pregnancy
- Discuss findings consistent with acute cholecystitis
12 Interesting Cases...
- Hypotensive Trauma Patient
- Lt Sided Chest Pain w/ Inspiration after MVA
- Stab Wound Left Chest
- Abnormal CT Result
- Shortness of Breath
- Cardiac Arrest
- Lt Ventricular Systolic Function
- Syncope and Hypertension
- “My Hip Hurts”
- RUQ Pain
- Rising bhCG Levels
- Loss of Vision in Right Eye
Target Audience
Emergency, trauma, critical care, internal medicine and family practice physicians who will be involved with performing and interpreting ultrasound examinations.
Disclosure of Significant Commercial Relationships
Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Emergency Ultrasound Director, Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor
University of South Florida Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Tampa, FL
Consultant, accepting honorariums from Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc
No other significant financial relationships to disclosure
Compatible with set-top DVD players, DVD-Rom drives, DVD-R drives, and DVD+R drives.
Additional $25.00 CME Processing fee required at time of CME Quiz submission.
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This product also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.
Date of Original Release:6/15/2008
Termination Date of this Release: 6/15/2011