Malka Stromer – Point of Care Ultrasound Course: Diagnose the Critical Issues Faster!
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- Faculty:
- Malka Stromer
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 02, 2020
Description
Outline
Point-of-Care Ultrasound vs Traditional Imaging: What You Need to Know
- Dynamic vs static imaging
- Bilateral comparison
- Differentiation of solid vs fluid
- Sound waves vs radiation
Get Comfortable with the Device
- Determine appropriate transducer and placement/pressure
- What do all the knobs do?
- Gray vs white vs black – Echogenicity of tissue and structures
Image Interpretation and Assessments
- Step-by-step guide for evaluation
- Optimal patient positioning and scanning protocol
- Spot the abnormality!
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Asymptomatic and easy to miss without POCUS
- Prevention – who is most at risk?
- Screening protocol for primary care
Abdominal Trauma
- The ticking time bomb – internal bleeding
- The easy target: liver damage via blunt force trauma
- Frequent source of bleeding: spleen
Hepatobiliary
- Primary culprit of abdominal pain: gallbladder
- Biliary dilation, gallbladder attack
Cardiac and Lung
- Pleural and pericardial effusions
- Cardiac overload
- Collapsed lung
Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Spot the warning signs early: Leg pain, swollen legs
- Catch them before they embolize
Obstetrics – First Trimester
- Is what you’re seeing indicative of normal outcomes?
- Identify embryologic structures
- Ectopic and tubal pregnancies
Forging a new frontier
- Risks and limitations
- When to proceed with additional imaging
- Billing and coding
- Tips for bringing this service into your wheelhouse
Faculty
Malka Stromer, MEd, BSc, RDMS Related seminars and products: 1
Malka Stromer, MEd, BSc, RDMS, is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer whose clinical skills were fostered at the University Health Network and Mount Sinai’s Center of Excellence in Obstetrical Ultrasound, in Toronto, Canada. Malka has spent the past 13 years of her career sharing her enthusiasm for sonography as a professor. Malka has spoken at various professional events and education institutions on topics including sonography of the bowel and her research in the ethics of obstetrical ultrasound. She has authored a chapter in a sonography text, and has won a research award through the SDMS, and most recently the John and Suanne Rouche Excellence Award through the League for Innovation in the Community Colleges. Malka is owner of Sound Sports Imaging, LLC, and together with her colleague Jeannine Noble, now teaches point-of-care and musculoskeletal ultrasound to health care professionals around the world.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Malka Stromer is a managing partner at Sound Sports Imaging, LLC. She is an adjunct faculty member at Midwestern University-Arizona. Ms. Stromer has an employment relationship with Arizona Women’s Care. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Malka Stromer is a member of the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
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