Study whole-body ultrasonography for diagnosis and management of the critically ill animals. Expert board-certified emergency and critical care veterinary specialist will provide comprehensive online training in protocol-driven image acquisition and case-based image interpretation. Study an algorithmic approach to the ultrasound evaluation of hemodynamically unstable veterinary patients.

Each lesson of the course is dedicated to a certain aspect of whole-body point-of-care ultrasound in dogs and cats presenting in shock. To improve your learning, there is a quiz following each lesson that will test what you have learned in the previous lesson.

The bonus video at the end will teach you how to obtain an accurate fetal heart rate in pregnant dogs and cats by using an M-mode.

Course Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, you should be able to:

§ Discuss the knowledge base required to perform whole-body ultrasonography in critically ill hemodynamically unstable veterinary patients (dogs and cats).

§ Discuss an existing ultrasound protocol for the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients.

§ Develop a management strategy for patients with shock using a whole-body ultrasound approach.

§ Interpret ultrasound images of the heart, caudal vena cava, and thorax.

§ Being able to obtain a fetal heart rate in pregnant dogs and cats presenting with dystocia by using an M-mode.

Curriculum

Lesson 1: Introduction to the course and overview of the RUSH examination

Lesson 2: Assessment of the LV function

Lesson 3: Fractional shortening and EPSS

Lesson 4: Assessment of the RV function

Lesson 5: Assessment of the tank (effective circulating volume)

Lesson 6: Summary of Rapid Ultrasound in Shock

Bonus video:Determination of fetal heart rate in pregnant dogs and cats presenting with dystocia by using an M-mode (point-of-care ultrasound).