Gulfcoast Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals (Videos+PDFs)

Gulfcoast Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals (Videos+PDFs)

• Format: 1 Video File (.mp4 format) + 1 PDF file.

Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals

Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals Training Video is designed to provide an overview of abdominal scanning fundamentals, anatomy, and image orientation for abdominal sonography.

Product Codes:
Online Video: OV-ABSF 
DVD: VL-ABSF 
ISBN: 978-1-940954-61-5 

OBJECTIVES

• List anatomical landmarks of the abdomen.
• State transducer scan planes and relational anatomy.
• Outline sectional anatomy of the abdomen.
• Identify vasculature, organs and potential spaces.
• Recognize the normal size, echogenicity and texture of the abdominal organs.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Sonographers, physicians, nurse practitioners, PA’s or other medical professional performing and/or interpreting abdominal sonography. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to) : emergency medicine, critical care, primary care, internal medicine, and gastrointestinal.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course 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.

Topics/Speaker:

• Primary Abdominal Anatomical Landmarks
• Anatomy Overview and Orientation
• Scan Orientation: Longitudinal, Transverse, and Coronal Views and Patient Positioning
• Normal Structural and Vascular Sonographic Characteristics
• Abdominal Vasculature – Orientation and Scan Techniques
• Normal Measurement Values