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Getting Your Required Scans Well Before Graduation aka Don’t Be Like Bagley: Some Quick Tips/Tricks. William “Never Call Me a Scanimal” Bagley M.D. Ultrasound Fellow SLR Department of Emergency Medicine. Some Prerequisites. You Should be in the Ultrasound Mindset You Must Want
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Getting Your Required Scans Well Before GraduationakaDon’t Be Like Bagley: Some Quick Tips/Tricks William “Never Call Me a Scanimal” Bagley M.D. Ultrasound Fellow SLR Department of Emergency Medicine
Some Prerequisites • You Should be in the Ultrasound Mindset • You Must Want to Graduate
It’s Easy. Pace Yourself.Starting Today, Assuming You Have Zero Scans and Need 175Total to Graduate On Time • 3rd Years • 6 scans/week • 2nd Years • 3 scans/week • 1st Years • 2 Scans/week
For Those Who Truly LOVE Ultrasound • Want to Have All Your Scans Done by the Start of Your Third Year? • 2nd Years • 6 Scans/Week • 1st Years • 3 Scans/Week
Contact Us Today! • Or Pretty Soon, So We Can Go Over Your Scanning Totals • For Contact Info and Minimal Requirements: • www.slredultrasound.com
Some Prerequisites • YOU NEED TO THINK AHEAD • You can integrate ultrasounds into many of your patient encounters • The more you scan on shift the less you will be scanning during your free time right before graduation
Some Prerequisites • Certain Chief Complaints • Trigger Instinct to Bring the Ultrasound WITH YOU to the Patient Encounter • Make it Become Like Reflex
DISCLAIMER! • These are Tips to Getting Your Scans • Disposition/Treatment Determined by Your Attending and Credentialing
Rewards for Correct Answers • Automatic Membership to Ultrasound Academy • You Will Receive an Email with a Customized Seal! • (That’s a Scanimal)
Vaginal Bleeding • UPreg (+) or (–) or sample not given yet. • TransAbdominal Pelvic Scan • If Intrauterine Pregnancy (IUP) Seen, BONUS! ** If Free Fluid Seen, DOUBLE BONUS! Positive FAST and Pelvic scan!
Vaginal Bleeding • If UPreg Turns Out to be (+) and IUP Not Seen on TransAbdominal • Transvaginal Scan
What Views/Measurements are Needed for an Adequate Pelvic Sonogram?
Longitudinal Uterus • Transverse Uterus • Endo-Myometrial Mantle • >8mm • Fetal Heart Rate • Measure with M-Mode
Notification! Cardiac Arrest! • Cardiac Fast • Rule Out Tampanade! • Could Lead to a Cool Procedure • Asystole • Document with M-Mode
Subxiphoid • Parasternal Long-Axis • Parasternal Short-Axis • Apical 4-Chamber
Which Cardiac View is Described Below? Probe Placed Along the Left Sternal Border 3rd or 4th Intercostal Space Probe Marker Towards the Patient’s Left Hip
Parasternal Long-Axis! • “4th and Long”
Flank Pain • Young Person • Suspecting Kidney Stone from History • Scan the Kidney on the Affected Side • Scan the Bladder **In Females You Can Also Get a TransAb Pelvis at the Same Time
Longitudinal Kidney • Transverse Kidney • Bladder • Longitudinal and Transverse
Flank Pain • Older Person • Rule Out Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) • Suspecting Kidney Stone • Scan the Kidney on the Affected Side • Scan the Bladder
In an Adequate Non-Aneurysmal Sonographic Aorta Scan, How Many Images Should You Have?
5 • Longitudinal Aorta • Middle or Distal • Transverse Aorta • Proximal, Middle, Distal • Transverse Iliac Bifurcation • Normal Aorta <3cm • Normal Iliacs <1.5cm
Flank Pain • Some Tricks: • If Already Looked at One Kidney and the Bladder *** Throw in a View of the Other Kidney and You Likely Have a Whole Abdominal FAST Exam
Hepatorenal Recess (Morison’s Pouch) • Splenorenal Recess • Pelvic (Pouch of Douglas)
Epigastric/Upper Abdominal Pain • Check for Murphy’s Sign with the Ultrasound!
Thickened Gallbladder Wall • >3mm • Enlarged Common Bile Duct • >6mm • Pericholecystic Fluid • Gallstones • Sonographic Murphy’s Sign
What is the Most Sensitive Sonographic Finding for Acute Cholecystitis?
Sonographic Murphy’s Sign • Describe the Pathophysiology That Explains a Positive, Non-Sonographic Murphy’s Sign?
Severe Abdominal Pain/ Unstable Vitals • Rule Out AAA • FAST exam • Females of Childbearing Age • Consider Ectopic, serum HCG • Biliary Exam
Severe Abdominal Pain/ Unstable Vitals • Quick Tips • If Time/Resuscitation/Printer Allows • FAST • Get Transverse Kidney Views and You Have an Adequate Renal Scan • Aorta Scan • Biliary Scan • TransAb Pelvic in Females • 5 scans/1 patient!!!!!
Urinary Retention • Scan the Bladder and Both Kidneys • Almost Guaranteed (+) Hydronephrosis
Ascites! • FAST Exam Goldmine! • You didn’t hear this from me but… • Each individual positive quadrant could be counted as separate positive scans…. • But you didn’t hear that from me • Patients With Low Albumin May Have Pericardial Effusions As Well • Positive Cardiac Scan!
Intubated Patients: Let Your Conscience/Ethics be Your Guide • ULTRASOUND JACKPOT!!! • Cardiac • FAST • Renal • Biliary • Aorta
General Tips/Tricks • Once You’ve Gelled-Up a Patient for One Scan • An unspoken bond usually forms and then they just let you scan away! • “Would you mind if I take a look at your…?” • (Don’t Sound Creepy)
Questions? • Anyone Else Have Some Tips?