Gulfcoast: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract

Overview
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract Training Video is designed to provide an introduction to the ultrasound evaluation of the pediatric GI tract. Scan techniques/protocols, diagnostic criteria and ultrasound characteristics of the appendix, intussusceptions, and pyloric stenosis will be discussed.

Topics

Neonatal Cholestasis
Biliary Atresia
Choledochal Cyst
Acute Abdomen
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Intussusception
Malrotation
Duplication Cyst
Meckel’s Diverticulum
Appendicitis
Liver Masses
Trauma

Objectives

State applications of point-of-care ultrasound unique to pediatrics.
Outline scan protocols and techniques for evaluation of the appendix and pediatric GI Tract.
Recognize ultrasound characteristics associated with GI disorders: appendicitis, intussusceptions and pyloric stenosis.
Integrate techniques to perform ultrasound of the pediatric GI tract.
Incorporate ultrasound into the clinical assessment and management of patients presenting with GI disorders.
Cite the limitations for ultrasound evaluation of the pediatric GI tract.

Audience
Sonographers, physicians, and other medical professionals who desire a comprehensive review of pediatric gastrointestinal ultrasound examinations. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to) : pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric critical care, primary care and radiology.