Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care Ultrasound

At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret pediatric ultrasound examinations.
2. Explain the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls
3. Identify normal imaging characteristics of the pediatric kidneys and recognize commonly seen pathology associated with renal disease in infants and children.
4. Recognize normal/abnormal imaging characteristics of testes and scrotum and the ultrasound evaluation and diagnostic criteria for testicular torsion.
5. Demonstrate ultrasound protocols for evaluation of pneumothorax, alveolar pneumonia and endotracheal tube placement.
6. List the benefits of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures such as vascular access and lumbar puncture.
7. Perform a focused cardiac assessment on a pediatric patient.
8. State the indications and applications of ultrasound evaluation for pyloric stenosis, intussuceptions and other bowel abnormalities, including evaluation for appendicitis.
9. List the benefits of MSK Ultrasound in the pediatric patient.
10. Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy

Course Topics:

• Imaging Fundamentals
• E-FAST including nuances for pediatric patients
• Lung Imaging
• Ultrasound Guided procedures including:
• Vascular Access & Lumbar Puncture
• Focused Cardiac Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
• Urinary Tract Infection and Renal Disease in Infants & Children
• Scrotal & Testicular Evaluation
• Pediatric GI Applications in the ED
• Pyloric Stenosis, Intussusception, Evaluation of Appendix & Bowel obstruction
• MSK Applications:
• Rapid fracture diagnosis/post-reduction bony alignment etc.
• Hands-On Scanning & Case Studies