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Emergency Ultrasound
Elective
Emergency Ultrasound is a
clinical elective that integrates clinical emergency medicine knowledge with
technical bedside ultrasound skills. Didactics are in a small-group format, with
powerpoint lectures, discussion and demonstration. Hands-on scanning will be
with rotation preceptor, EM residents and EM faculty in the emergency
department. Students will have plenty of opportunity for primary hands-on
scanning, as well as small group scanning participation.
Students are expected to do
outside reading and study, to document scans they perform, to attend all
didactic sessions (5 hours/week), come to scheduled shifts with the rotation
preceptor which may be weekday, weekend, day, eve or night shifts (4 hours /
week), and additional hands-on scanning (11 hours/week). There are no specific
research activities. There are also occasional EM Conference lectures or
small-group sessions offered for EM residents that students are welcome and
encouraged to attend and participate in.
Offered year-round: Contact
Annette Lucero for availability or call
505-272-5526.
Objectives:
At the end of the clerkship, the
student should be able to:
- Describe the basics of ultrasound physics,
ultrasound equipment and image/control modification to maximize image
qualilty.
- Describe the utilization and application of
clinician-performed limited bedside ultrasound and its differences from
comprehensive ultrasound studies.
- List the indications, scanning protocols, and
limited emergency diagnostic possibilities for the common EUS applications.
- Integrate existing clinical knowledge into use
of bedside ultrasound.
- Recognize normal and abnormal sonographic
anatomy.
Additional Information
for the Emergency Ultrasound Elective:
Rotation details
Pre-requisites:
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