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Module Overview
This Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis: Procedure Module teaches the basic principles of how to perform an ultrasound-guided thoracentesis. The course explores the use of ultrasound to detect pleural effusions, clinical indications for performing a thoracentesis, procedural complications, and procedural steps for performing ultrasound-guided thoracentesis.
In-module questions and a final mastery test assess didactic knowledge. The patented SonoSimulator® helps to develop the requisite cognitive task awareness and visuospatial skills required to perform ultrasound-guided thoracentesis.
Course Lessons
- Introduction
- Regional Anatomy
- Sonographic Anatomy
- Procedure Preparation
- Procedure Steps
- Technical Tips & Pitfalls
- Complications
- Summary
Price
$899
Hands-On Cases
The SonoSimulator helps to develop and maintain the critical psychomotor and visuospatial skills that are central to performing ultrasound-guided thoracentesis. You will learn how to perform a thoracentesis in a convenient and risk-free setting.
- 10 real-patient based cases including:
- Small-volume pleural effusion cases
- Moderate-volume pleural effusion cases
- Large-volume pleural effusion cases
- Recognizing underlying lung pathology
- Alveolar-interstitial syndrome
- Lung adhesions
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Male and female patients with variable body habitus
- Multiple diagnostic imaging windows
- In-plane and out-of-plane needle guidance
- Curvilinear and linear-array transducers
- M-mode and color-flow Doppler screening of overlying soft tissue
Knowledge Assessment with Performance Tracking
- 12 interspersed questions and answers with real-time feedback
- 20-question mastery test
