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COVID Mini: Lung Ultrasound

Diagnosing COVID-19 can be difficult, particularly when PCR (or nasopharyngeal swab) testing is unavailable. By the end of this course, you’ll master the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the evaluation of a patient suspected of having COVID-19. You’ll know when to consider alternative diagnoses based on your POCUS scan, and understand the evidence for using ultrasound in this population.

8 Lessons, 1 Quiz
1 CME credit

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Chapter 1

Performing POCUS in COVID-19 patients

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to interpret lung POCUS findings typical of COVID-19 and apply these to optimize diagnosis and management.

Recognizing when to use POCUS
4m 18s
Discovering how to scan
3m 45s
Interpreting lung ultrasound in COVID-19
4m 17s
Interpreting lung ultrasound in other diseases
4m 45s
Using POCUS findings in the initial evaluation
3m 38s
Using POCUS findings for the follow-up evaluation
6m 00s
Maintaining infection control precautions
3m 14s
COVID Mini: Lung Ultrasound quiz
COVID Mini: Lung Ultrasound outro
0m 50s

8 Lessons (30m 47s), 1 Quiz

CME credits

The certificate of this course comes with 1 CME credit. Enroll to a Pro Membership if you want to claim CME credits. See the activity information for more details.

After completing this course, you will be able to

Acquire lung ultrasound images in suspected COVID-19.
Recognize the ultrasound findings consistent with COVID-19.
Interpret and integrate the ultrasound results given the patient’s history and the prevalence of disease in the community.
Apply the evidence for POCUS in COVID-19.
Institute appropriate infection control precautions, for the ultrasound system, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teacher of this course

David Mackenzie, MD CM

Director of Emergency Ultrasound, Maine Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Tufts University.

Course downloads

COVID Lung US Handbook