Nathaniel T. Leu, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose
During you last cardiac arrest patient, did you fumble around with the ultrasound machine unsure how to implement it into your ACLS guidelines? Learn a stepwise approach to incorporate basic and advanced ultrasound skills during your next code. We will cover topics including using ultrasound to assess hand-placement in CPR, diagnose reversible causes, and differentiate Pseudo-PEA from PEA from Fine Ventricular Fibrillation. In this lecture, you will learn how to effectively incorporate ultrasound into your ACLS algorithm.
Learning Objectives:
Implement ultrasound into your ACLS algorithm in a way that helps instead of hinders the resuscitation.
Identify reversible causes of cardiac arrest with point-of-care ultrasound.
Recognize basic echocardiographic patterns to guide your next step in resuscitation.
