Online Resources
- ACEP Sonoguide
- UCSD Ultrasound
- The POCUS Atlas (Collection of Ultrasound Clips)
- SAEM Narrated Ultrasound Lectures
- Ultrasound Ninja
- SoundBytes (Teaching Videos)
- Core Ultrasound (Ultrasound Podcast and more)
- Highland Ultrasound (Step-by-step regional anesthesia)
- Virtual TEE
- Ultrasound Manual for Resource-Limited Settings
Common Ultrasound Measurements
Required Ultrasound Views
Echo: 2 views, IVC plus lung 2 windows. Assess 5 E’s (Effusion, EF, Enlargement of RV, Exit, Entrance)
AAA: upper, mid aorta and bifurcation in transverse view, with outside to outside measurement, one saggital view fanning through
Renal: long and short view of both kidneys, and transverse and saggital view of the bladder
Ocular: transverse and saggital views, fanning through and kinetic exam in each view
Gallbladder: GB in long and short axis, measurement of wall (preferably in short axis), ideally with CBD measurement
Thoracic: anterior lung windows bilaterally, RUQ and LUQ to assess for pleural effusion
DVT: common femoral vein at the femerosaphenous junction, proximal deep and superficial femoral vein, popliteal vein, trifurcation (if trifurcation cannot be visualized, scan a 10 cm range in the popliteal region)