POCUS Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Lower Extremities Certificate Review
POCUS Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Lower Extremities Certificate Review is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc..
Date of Original Release: 04/01/2021
This edition valid for credit through: 04/01/2024
Description:
The POCUS Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Lower Extremities Certification Review Online Course is specifically designed for any medical professional (Physician, Advanced Practice/Mid-level Provider, Sonographer, etc.) who has an interest in earning the POCUS Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Lower Extremities Certificate and integrating/performing musculoskeletal medicine point-of-care ultrasound examinations in clinical practice. The POCUS Certificates/Certifications are NOT just for physicians!
Learning Objectives:
• Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret MSK ultrasound examinations.
• List the indications, benefits, and limitations of MSK ultrasound for sports medicine injuries, physical medicine & rehabilitation, and rheumatology applications.
• Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images.
• Demonstrate scanning protocols for performing knee, ankle/foot & hip ultrasound examinations.
• Identify normal anatomy during musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging.
• Identify the sonographic appearance of commonly seen pathology of the knee, ankle, foot, and hip.
• Demonstrate the use of MSK sonography for diagnosis and ultrasound-guided interventions and describe “in-plane” and “out-of-plane” injection/aspiration techniques.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols and techniques, apply interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy, and successfully take the • POCUS MSK lower extremity certification exam.
Topics:
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging Fundamentals and Tissue Characterization
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Knee
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Knee Pathology
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Normal Foot and ankle
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Foot and Ankle Pathology
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Hip
• Ultrasound-Guided Injection Techniques in Musculoskeletal Medicine