Course Credit: 2 hours
Case Goals
- List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).
- Describe the technique for performing soft tissue POCUS.
- Interpret signs of cellulitis, abscess, and soft tissue foreign body on POCUS.
- Describe the limitations of soft tissue POCUS.
- Differentiate abscess from other soft tissue pathologies such as cysts and lymph nodes.
Lesson
Read the ALiEM PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound tutorial and then test your knowledge in the quiz below.
Course Author
- Dr. Elaine Chiang
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
