{"id":5366,"date":"2020-10-28T06:09:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pocus101.com\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:48:16","slug":"abdominal-ultrasound-made-easy-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pocus101.com\/abdominal-ultrasound-made-easy-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdominal Ultrasound Made Easy: Step-By-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Primary Authors: Devin Tooma, Vi Dinh<\/a>; Co-authors: Jessica Ahn, Jade Deschamps, Satchel Genobaga, Annalise Lang, Victor Lee, Reed Krause, Seth White. Oversight, Review, and Final Edits by Vi Dinh<\/a> (POCUS 101 Editor).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When encountering a patient with poorly localized abdominal symptoms, the abdomen can seem like a stressful black box with barely a clue to guide your exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is changing that since it offers you a window into what could be going on. Using POCUS to solve abdominal cases will help you refine your diagnostic skills, streamline your clinical decision making, and confidently check items off your differential – all without even moving your patient to the CT scanner or radiology suite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we’ll use an organ-based approach to teach you to perform complete abdomen ultrasound protocol scans of the liver, gallbladder, small and large intestines, appendix, and spleen<\/strong>. We will also explain how to diagnose various abdominal pathologies, and provide a brief overview of some pediatric applications of abdominal ultrasound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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