Course Credit: 2 hours
Case Goals
- List indications for performing a pediatric lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Describe the technique for performing lung POCUS
- Recognize anatomical landmarks and artifacts related to lung POCUS
- Interpret signs of a consolidation, interstitial fluid, effusion, and pneumothorax on POCUS
- Describe the limitations of lung POCUS
Lesson
Read the ALiEM PEM POCUS Series: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound tutorial and then test your knowledge in the quiz below.
Course Authors
- Dr. Joni E. Rabiner
PEM POCUS Series
- Series Editor: Dr. Margaret Lin-Martore
- Content Editors and Peer Reviewers: Dr. Margaret Lin-Martore, Dr. Ashkon Shaahinfar, Dr. Aaron Kornblith, Dr. Lilly Bellman
Course Content
Quiz | PEM POCUS: Pediatric Lung
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Very practical, thanks. Any tips on the appropriate settings to use concerning depth, gain and appropriate frequency using the curvilinear probe?
Thank you for your comment and question. The curvilinear probe can be used for increased depth and a wider field of view in lung ultrasound. It is often used in older children and adults, and in those children in which the linear probe does not give adequate images or assessment of the pathology.
Most ultrasound machines will have a lung preset for the curvilinear probe. As with the linear probe, the depth should be adequate to see at least 1-2 A-lines, and the gain should be adequate to clearly see the pleural line and A-lines in normal lung. Use of a higher frequency will give better resolution.
Thank you very much
practical
Excellent practical training
Patient positioning suggestions seem really practical.
Thanks