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
Patient positioning suggestions seem really practical.
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