Module 8: Airway, Gastric and Pulmonary Ultrasound

23 Lessons

Objectives

Airway Ultrasound and Utility

Airway Ultrasound and the Difficult Airway Overview

Ultrasound-Assisted Evaluation of the Airway

Assessing Tracheal Dimensions

Ruling Out Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Damage

Identification of Cricothyroid Membrane Margins for Tracheostomy

Verification of Endotracheal Tube Position

Gastric Ultrasound Overview

Fasting Guidelines and Aspiration Risk

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Gastric Scanning

Assessing Gastric Content

Assessing Gastric Volume

Gastric POCUS and Decision-Making

POCUS Lung Scanning Overview

Lung Ultrasound Imaging Strategies

Lung Ultrasound Indications, Equipment, Positioning and Limitations

The Ten Basic Signs of Lung Ultrasound

Lung Ultrasound of the Anterior, Lateral and Posterior Chest

Lung Pathologies and Ultrasound Findings

Lung Ultrasound and COVID19

Airway, Gastric and Pulmonary Review