Table 1 Ultrasound Training Program Curriculum
From: An economical strategy for early medical education in ultrasound
Session | Tasks and Topics |
|---|---|
1 | Basic Knobology (Machine Operation) Power on the machine Select appropriate scan setting Adjust gain and depth Demonstrate appropriate indicator orientation Image capture General strengths and weakness of various probes Abdominal aorta, Inferior vena cava, and carotid artery Transverse and longitudinal plane transition |
2 | Right and left kidney Morison’s pouch and splenorenal space Transverse and longitudinal renal plane transition |
3 | Subxiphoid cardiac window Apical four-chamber cardiac window |
4 | Parasternal long axis of the heart Parasternal short axis and ejection fraction evaluation |
5 | Lung parenchyma evaluation (pulmonary edema) Pleural line evaluation (pneumothorax and hemothorax) Recognize the difference between A & B lines Costodiaphragmatic recess fluid evaluation |
6 | Gall Bladder Urinary bladder & volume measurement |