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Adult Abdomen POCUS Course

Master advanced abdominal POCUS—spot pneumoperitoneum, hernias, and small bowel obstructions with confidence to elevate your diagnostic accuracy.
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2 lessons

Topics include bowel obstruction, emphysematous cholecystitis, and more. 

15 quiz questions

Test your knowledge with our
pre-tests and exams.

1 video hour

Watch over one hour of video content and clinical case discussions.

Earn 1 CME

Reflect on our prompts
to earn 1 CME credit.
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A Step-by-Step Approach to Adult Abdominal Ultrasound

Using the IAIM method, you’ll master each phase of the scan from start to finish. By the end of the course, you'll be able to:

Indications

  • List the clinical indications for performing the abdominal examinations

Acquisition

  • Select the correct transducer
  • Discuss scanning preparations
  • Identify normal sonographic anatomy

Interpretation

  • Identify sonographic findings of pneumoperitoneum
  • Identify sonographic findings of emphysematous/necrotizing infections
  • Identify sonographic findings associated with ischemic bowel
  • Identify sonographic findings associated with small bowel obstruction
  • Identify sonographic findings associated with retroperitoneal fluid collections

Medical Decision-Making

  • Discuss how to implement this examinations into your clinical practice

What's Inside the Course

Meet Your Instructors

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Dr. Bob Jones

DO, FACEP

Years of POCUS Experience

Residency POCUS programs founded

Articles and chapters written
Dr. Jones is an emergency physician with over 30 years of POCUS experience, currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio.

He founded multiple residency POCUS programs, created the Ohio ACEP ultrasound course, and served as ACEP Ultrasound Section Chair.

Dr. Jones lectures worldwide, has written numerous POCUS articles and chapters, co-chairs system-wide POCUS at MetroHealth, and leads the living anatomy/ultrasound program for pre-clerkship students.

Learning from Dr. Jones means you’ll gain practical, cutting-edge expertise from one of the field’s true pioneers.

Join POCUS Focused today and master
adult abdominal ultrasound!