Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) - Fundamentals of Critical Care Ultrasound

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this program the learner will be able to:

Review the fundamental physics of diagnostic ultrasound equipment
Evaluate how transducer deficiencies affect image quality
Describe transducer and image orientation
Identify optimal patient positioning; standard echocardiography planes and associated transducer placement
Compare advantages and disadvantages of TEE and TTE
Describe a practical approach to echocardiographic evaluation of shock