POCUS — NTF Anaesthesia

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Foundations

Physics, knobology and image optimisation before any organ.

Ultrasound basicsSound, frequency, artefacts and Doppler, with hands-on physics labs.

Cardiac

Heart and circulation

The windows first, then the ventricles, then flow.

Focused cardiac ultrasoundFive windows, LV and RV function, pericardium and shock patterns.
Flow and fluidsLVOT VTI, passive leg raise, IVC indices and fluid tolerance.

Lung

Lung

From pleural sliding to a bedside diagnosis.

Lung ultrasoundPleural signs, aeration, effusions, the diaphragm and the BLUE protocol.

Integration

Shock and trauma

Put the views together when the patient is unstable.

Vessels

Vascular

Diagnose a clot and guide a needle.

Before induction

Perioperative

Questions specific to the anaesthetic.

Gastric ultrasoundFind and read the antrum: is the stomach empty before induction?

Put it together

Case studies

Real patients and real clips. Commit to an answer, then read why.

Seven critical care casesVignette, clips, commit, reveal and a teaching point for each patient.

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