Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review (Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute)

Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review (Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute)

 

Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review Online Course is designed to provide a comprehensive review of the information required to successfully pass the ARDMS or ASRT abdomen ultrasound registry examination.

Topics

• Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy and Vasculature
• Liver Anatomy & Pathology
• The Gallbladder: Putting the Pieces Together
• The Bile Ducts
• Trauma Ultrasound
• Pancreas Anatomy & Pathology
• Spleen Sonography
• Renal Anatomy & Pathology
• Superficial Structures, GI Tract, and Neonatal Hips- Two Parts
• Multiple Mock Exams

Objectives

• Increase the participants’ knowledge to better perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations.
• Apply knowledge of the abdominal cross-sectional anatomy, scan protocols, laboratory values and routine measurements associated with the abdominal ultrasound examination.
• Recognize normal imaging characteristics of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenals and abdominal vasculature.
• Integrate imaging characteristics of commonly seen pathology associated with the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, retroperitoneum, and abdominal vasculature.
• Differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic characteristics associated with evaluation of superficial structures such as thyroid, testes & scrotum and some basic musculoskeletal structures.
• Integrate universal precautions and proper infection control into standardized imaging protocols & state the sonographer’s role during interventional procedures.
• Identify areas of weakness that require additional self-study to successful pass your ultrasound board examination offered by ARDMS, CCI or ARRT.