🗞️ Ultrasound Application News

A recent study published by BMC Medical Education found that a blended learning curriculum for bedside ultrasound training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowships performs just as well as traditional in-person instruction, while saving over 15 faculty hours. Fellows showed significant gains in both knowledge and hands-on skills, with results holding strong at the six-month mark. 

You can read the full blog post here.

⭐ Special Feature: We're going to AACN 2026 🎉

We're going to be at AACN May 19-20 in San Diego, CA! Stop by Booth #336 to connect with us. We're looking forward to meeting critical care nursing leaders, educators, and bedside practitioners, and connecting with everyone working to bring POCUS into critical care nursing training. Come see how SonoSim helps critical care nursing programs scale POCUS training.

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📚 Case of the Month

Background: This 80-year-old male with advanced dementia and lymphoma presents with shortness of breath.

View the findings video below for the diagnosis.👇

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👩‍⚕️ Scanning & Imaging Tips: Visualizing Left Ventricle Compression

During CPR, the mid-esophageal long-axis view provides an excellent position to assess the quality of chest compressions and identify opportunities for improvement. The accompanying series of images demonstrates the physiologic effects on aortic outflow of optimal hand positioning. Image A demonstrates ventricular filling and an open mitral valve during the “decompression” phase of chest compressions. Image B demonstrates effective compression of the left ventricle with an unobstructed LVOT. Image C demonstrates an open aortic valve and widely patent LVOT and aortic root.

Check out Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)

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✨ SonoSim Updates

OB/GYN Test Prep

SonoSim is committed to building out comprehensive ARDMS exam prep. Since launching SPI Test Prep, learners have logged over 250,000 quizzes and mock exams, with 4x better odds of passing on their first exam attempt and 91% reporting a positive impact on their preparation. We are now preparing to launch our ARDMS OBGYN Test Prep in June, and Abdomen is up next. Same proven format, same structural rigor, more pathways to prepare for certification.

💡 SonoSim Tips & Tricks

CCEeXAM® Heads-Up

Mark your calendars. Registration for the January 2027 CCEeXAM® is expected to open in June, giving you a solid runway to get ahead of it now.

The Examination of Special Competence in Critical Care Echocardiography (CCEeXAM®) is administered by the National Board of Echocardiography and is offered just once a year. It's a 200-item computer-based exam designed for licensed physicians performing critical care echocardiography, and it was developed through a multispecialty collaboration that includes CHEST, ATS, SCCM, ACEP, and ASE. Passing earns Testamur status, the first step toward full NBE Certification.

SonoSim's CCEeXAM Test Prep includes 2,900+ peer-reviewed questions, unlimited timed mock exams, and content mapped directly to the official exam outline.

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