EM PGY1 US Rotation

Emergency Medicine PGY1 Ultrasound

3 Week Rotation Schedule

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WEEK 1 - FAST

MONDAY, TUESDAY, Wednesday

• View the following videos:
  • Introduction to Clinician Based Ultrasound 
  • Physics and Fundamentals I 
  • Physics and Fundamentals II 
  •  Fast Exam - Knobology 
  •  Care & Maintenance of the US Machine

• Ultrasound Imaging – Obtain 15 sets of FAST images (4 windows - label organs)
  

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

• IMAGES: 10 FAST Images in ED/ICU (must demonstrate ascites in a minimum of 5) 
• QUIZ: Complete FAST Quiz

WEEK 2 - TTE -TRANSTHORACIC ECHO

MONDAY, TUESDAY, Wednesday

• View the following videos:
  • Physics and Fundamentals III 
  • Physics and Fundamentals IV 
  • Cardiac Orientation 
  • Bedside Cardiac Ultrasound

• Ultrasound Imaging – Obtain 15 sets of images (PSLA, Subcostal 4 Chamber, Subcostal IVC, Apical – label chambers)

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

• IMAGES: 10 TTE Cardiac Images in ED/ICU (must demonstrate normal EF, diminished EF, low CVP, elevated CVP - Required) 
• QUIZ: Complete Cardiac Imaging

 

WEEK 3 - THORACIC ULTRASOUND

MONDAY & TUESDAY

• View the following videos:
  • Thoracic Ultrasound Part 1
  • Thoracic Ultrasound Part 2
  • Thoracic Ultrasound Part 3 
  • Thoracic Ultrasound Part 4

• Ultrasound Imaging – Obtain 15 sets of images (TTE/FAST with Lung windows labeled)
  

Wednesday

• Q&A in Grand Rounds

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

• IMAGES: 10 TTE/FAST Cardiac Images in ED/ICU (must demonstrate Pleural effusion, Sliding lung sign, B-lines, a Lines - label pathology - required)
• QUIZ: Complete Thoracic Quiz