POINT-OF-CARE COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS & MONITORING WITH LUNG ULTRASOUND

Emergency physician and ultrasound expert Dr. Joshua Jacquet recorded this series for clinicians on the front lines of COVID-19. In under an hour, it reviews the core principles of lung ultrasound, then moves to COVID-19 findings and how they help with diagnosis and monitoring at the bedside.

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For a full lung ultrasound course, see Lung Ultrasound Explained Clearly. New to point-of-care ultrasound? Start with Ultrasound Principles & Instrumentation Explained Clearly.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

Clinicians and students with a basic understanding of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), and those building new skills.

WHO IS THE INSTRUCTOR?

Dr. Joshua Jacquet, MD, is an emergency physician at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, board certified in emergency medicine and in advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography. He teaches point-of-care ultrasound to emergency medicine residents, medical students, and practicing clinicians.

Clear understanding leads to confident clinical decisions and reduces information overload.

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE IN THIS COURSE:

A quick review of lung ultrasound principles
Lung ultrasound findings in pneumonia and ARDS
Lung ultrasound findings in COVID-19, and how they help guide care
How to disinfect the ultrasound machine
Links to key references

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Course Contents

Introduction and Lung Ultrasound Principles Review
Lung Ultrasound Findings in Pneumonia & ARDS Review
Lung Ultrasound Findings in COVID-19
Utility of Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19
Disinfection of the Ultrasound Machine & Summary
Links to References

Featured reviews

Stacey Hanrahan

Outstanding, as an APRN who is in primary care and has never ordered a lung ultra sound, to know of the utility in Dx Covid-19 while waiting on PCR testing results and to use as a tool to aid in management of Covid, I found this MedCram very useful.

Miralexis Finkel

Very useful, concise and informative. As an RN with a basic understanding of US technology it made me appreciate even more how physicians could use less invasive methods to diagnose and monitor C19 patient’s lungs. Thank you.

Heidi Sandige

I very much appreciated the course. The review of ARDS findings with demonstrations was on target and then referred to throughout, and the discussion of studies with comparisons between CT and US findings was excellent.

Kenneth Hui

Very useful and clear information on the use of ultrasound in diagnosis of Covid lung disease. I am a plastic surgeon who uses color Doppler ultrasound for microvascular flaps.

Rory Page

Very comprehensive and like that you referred to Lichtenstein. This has helped me revise my knowledge and techniques. Thanks.

Kathleen Klardie

Easy to follow and grasp concepts. Great US and CT comparisons for review. Well organized.

Laurel Gunn

Not knowing much about ultrasound, this course was easy to follow, and very informative. Thank you.

Bárbara Retana

Fantastic. Clear and simple information. Very useful for the ER.

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AL PINTO PANAYOTTY, MD

Enjoyed this course. It´s an evolving area. For third world countries where the availability of CT is not frequent; lung ultrasound is of great application. One question that many of my colleagues ask is what level of proficiency do you need to learn lung ultrasound? Thanks for your help in better understand the applicability in these difficult times. Best wishes.

DR KALPESH JOSHI, MD

excellent.. learnt a lot

MARWA ATTA

دآWonderful and useful

CHRISTOPHER NWAEFULU, MD

Excellent presentation.

MARK ROMAN, PA-C

Thorough!

IGNACIO ELLIFF, MD

excelent

DULCE CORREIA, MD

Very good! Very informative and down to the point. Thank You

Joshua Jacquet, MD

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) and Emergency Ultrasound Director at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP).

Learn more about Joshua here