Introduction to Ultrasound – General Objectives
General Ultrasound Learning Objectives
- Describe in basic terms how a two-dimensional image is generated from an ultrasound transducer
- Describe hands-on techniques for directing the transducer beam, acquiring adequate ultrasound images, and optimizing image settings
- Basic knobology (eg, depth, gain)
- Primary control (eg, freeze, save / cine loops)
- B-mode, M-mode imaging
- Transducer movements (eg, sliding, rocking)
- Anechoic, hyperechoic, complex, heterogeneous
- ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle
- Potential bioeffects (eg, thermal, mechanical)
- Appropriate patient interaction
- Obtain consent
- Hand hygiene and infection control practices
- Appropriate patient interaction
- Appropriate patient draping
- Be aware and responsive to nonverbal cues
- Recognize scope, limitations, when to ask for help
- Appropriate management of incidental findings
- Appropriate communication of findings including uncertainties
- Recognize scope, limitations,when to ask for help
- Store and archive ultrasound examinations for clinically-indicated scans; appropriately chart findings;
- Seek appropriate consultation from other health professionals and formal comprehensive diagnostic imaging studies.
- List six ultrasound artifacts and their clinical significance.
- Reverberations
- Attenuation
- Shadowing
- Edge Refraction
- Post–acoustic enhancement
- Mirror imaging
Session 1 Vascular Objectives
