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Cranial US: Image Interpretation

Description

Transcranial B-mode imaging can be used to interrogate intracranial structure and pathology, including the presence of midline shift, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, and hydrocephalus [12]. It does not replace gold standard imaging techniques but can serve as a rapid, portable diagnostic tool for a patient who is too unstable to travel for more advanced imaging. This skill requires specialized and advanced training, but to our knowledge, educational programming for physicians is not widely available for this skill at academic centers. The internal Neurocritical Care Society Ultrasound Section Survey was performed, and participants indicated a desire to learn more about this diagnostic tool.

Contributors

  • Kelly A. Rath, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNCS

    Kelly Rath has practiced as an acute care nurse practitioner in neurocritical care since 2012. She currently serves as the lead nurse practitioner in the neurosciences intensive care unit (ICU) at the University of Cincinnati. She is passionate about the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) in the ICU and POCUS education for advanced practice providers.

  • Jenna Ford, MD

    Jenna Ford is a Neurointensivist at Northwestern University and the Associate Program Director of the Neurocritical Care fellowship. She completed her Neurology residency at Columbia and her Neurocritical Care fellowship at Columbia-Cornell in 2021. Her main focus is using simulation in medical education for assessment and team work training. Dr Ford developed an interest in POCUS early in her residency as an easy and immediate bedside diagnostic tool and has been especially interested in its uses for non-invasive neuromonitoring.

May 1, 2024
Wed 2:00 PM CDT

Duration 1H 0M

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