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ULTRA P.A.S.S. Abdominal Sonography Workbook with Audio CDs and DVD
Lori Green

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Product Information:
ISBN-13: 9781932680713
ISBN-10: 1932680713
Publisher: GULFCOAST ULTRASOUND INSTITUTE
Format: paperback and audio CD pack, 234 pages
Pub Date: 03/2007
Edition Number: 2

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Synopsis

5 audio CDs, 1 DVD of live cases

ENDURING MATERIALS COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completing this educational activity, the participant should be able to:

* Describe liver anatomy and physiology

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the liver

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the liver

* Discuss patient presentation & common indications for ultrasound examination of the liver

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen liver pathology

* Describe gallbladder & biliary anatomy and physiology

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the gallbladder & biliary tree

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the gallbladder & biliary tree

* Discuss patient presentation & common indications for ultrasound examination of gallbladder & biliary tree

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen gallbladder & biliary tree pathology

* Describe pancreas anatomy and physiology

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the pancreas

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the pancreas

* Discuss patient presentation & common indications for ultrasound examination of pancreas

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pancreatic pathology

* Describe renal anatomy and physiology

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the kidneys

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the kidneys

* Discuss common indications for renal sonography examinations

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the kidneys & bladder

* Describe scrotum & testicular anatomy and physiology Identify normal imaging characteristics of the scrotum and testes.

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the scrotum and testes.

* Discuss common indications for scrotal & testicular sonography examinations.

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the scrotum and testes.

* Describe the prostate anatomy and physiology.

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the prostate.

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the prostate.

* Discuss common indications for prostate examinations.

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the prostate.*

* Describe spleen anatomy and physiology.

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the spleen.

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the spleen.

* Discuss patient presentation & common indications for ultrasound examination of spleen.

* Describe compartments & structures of the retroperitoneum

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the retroperitoneum

* Describe limited scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the retroperitoneum

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the retroperitoneum

* Describe normal abdominal vasculature and recognize commonly seen anatomical variations

* Identify normal abdominal vasculature Doppler waveform characteristics and routine measurements

* Describe limited scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the abdominal aorta, IVC, hepatic, portal-splenic & mesenteric circulation.

* Recognize imaging and Doppler characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the abdominal vasculature

* Describe basic anatomy of the GI Tract

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the GI Tract

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the GI Tract

* Discuss patient presentation & common indications for ultrasound examination of the GI Tract

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the GI * tract

* Describe thyroid & parathyroid anatomy and physiology

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the thyroid and parathyroid gland

* Describe routine scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the thyroid and parathyroid

* Discuss patient presentation & common indications for ultrasound examination of thyroid and parathyroid gland

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the thyroid and parathyroid gland

* Describe extracranial cerebrovascular anatomy

* Identify normal imaging and Doppler waveform characteristics of the cerebrovascular system

* Describe limited scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the cerebrovascular circulation

* Discuss patient presentation and common indications for ultrasound examination of cerebrovascular disease

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen cerebrovascular pathology

* Describe basic anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system, superficial structures, and abdominal wall

* Identify normal imaging characteristics of the musculoskeletal system, superficial structures, and abdominal wall

* Describe limited scanning protocols for the ultrasound evaluation of the musculoskeletal system, superficial structures, and abdominal wall

* Discuss patient presentation and common indications for ultrasound examination of the musculoskeletal system, superficial structures, and abdominal wall

* Recognize characteristics of commonly seen pathology of the musculoskeletal system, superficial structures, and abdominal wall

* Discuss limited ultrasound examination of non-cardiac chest for fluid localization

* Identify abnormal fluid collections and their associated imaging characteristics i.e.) ascites, abscesses, hematomas, pseudo aneurysms and aneurysms etc.

* Discuss ultrasound guidance for aspiration and biopsy techniques

* Describe the sonographer’s role in performing ultrasound-guided procedures

* Explain the difference between fine needle aspiration and core biopsy techniques and the indications for performing these procedures

* State the indications and type of procedure routinely used for performing ultrasound-guided liver and renal biopsies.

* Explain how to perform an ultrasound-guided thoracentesis

* Describe limited real-time survey scanning protocol

* Discuss the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and instrumentation

* Discuss different transducer designs and applications

* Identify and differentiate ultrasound imaging artifacts and apply them to diagnostic criteria

* Describe quality assurance programs and responsibilities

Disclosure:

President, Program Director

Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc., St. Pete Beach, FL

No other relevant financial relationships to disclose

Target Audience

Anyone preparing to take the Abdominal Sonography Registry Board Examination.

System requirements: Audio CDs & DVD: Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or later, 2000, or XP, 16MB RAM. DVD is compatible with set-top DVD players, DVD-Rom drives, DVD-R drives, and DVD+R drives. A CME Quiz ($50.00 processing fee) can be submitted to Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute for 17.0 AMA Cat.1 CME credits (also meets requirements for ARDMS and ARRT, Cat. B only, CME).

"The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates the described educational activities for up to the indicated credit hours in Category I of the Physician’s Recognition Award for the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours that he/she actually spent in the educational activity."

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