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Cardiac, Lung and eFAST POCUS

Cardiac, Lung and eFAST POCUS
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Overview

During the course of the 3 clinical scenarios, you will be performing 3 different typres of point of care ultrasound scans to help you make a diagnosis.A brief overview of each scan is provided here. More details will be provided in subsequent sections.

Cardiac POCUS

Evaluation of the heart with cardiac pocus involves obtaining these 4 views:

  1. Parasternal Long Axis
  2. Parasternal Short Axis
  3. Apical 4 Chamber
  4. Subcostal 4 Chamber

Lung Ultrasound

The lung is scanned in 4 positions on each hemithorax:

  1. Right and Left Upper Anterior Chest
  2. Right and Left Upper Anterior Lateral Chest
  3. Right and Left Lower Anterior Chest
  4. Right and Left Lower Anterior Lateral Chest

efast Scan

eFAST scans are performed in the setting of trauma. The following images are acquired:

  1. Subcostal 4 Chamber View
  2.  Lung Scans
  3. Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Scan
  4. Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal Scan
  5. Pelvic Scans in Longitudinal and Transverse Planes