Ultrasound for Primary Care

Description

The course covers:

• Ultrasound physics and knobology (how to operate ultrasound machines)
• Abdominal ultrasound (aorta, liver, gall bladder and ascites scanning)
• Basic gynaecological ultrasound examination
• Lung ultrasound for pleural effusion/consolidation
• Basic MSK Ultrasound (shoulder, ankle, knee pathologies, ultrasound-guided joint injections and aspirations)
• Recognising cysts, tumours, and other point-of-care ‘lumps and bumps’
• DVT (how to use venous ultrasound to diagnose deep vein thrombosis)