Radiology

This video details how bedside ultrasound imaging can be used to guide thoracentesis, detect pleural fluid levels, and analyze patient anatomy. It also discusses patient positioning during the thoracentesis and probe placement.

Using bedside ultrasound imaging when performing paracentesis, identifying ideal candidates for this procedure, mapping the internal jugular vein and ascites to determine an ideal puncture point, needle depth, and needle trajectory.

This video details how using long-axis and short-axis suprapubic views during a trauma FAST ultrasound examination enables clinicians to identify fluid in a trauma patient's pelvic cavity.

This video (part 2 of 2) focuses on positive findings found during right upper quadrant (RUQ) ultrasound examinations; it also includes instructions for performing the trauma FAST RUQ-hepatorenal ultrasound exams.