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Cranial US: Path & Clinical Integration

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.

  • Diana Alsbrook, MD

    Diana Alsbrook, MD is a board-certified Neurologist and current first-year Neurocritical Care Fellow at the University of Maryland Medical Center/R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore, MD. Prior to neurocritical care fellowship, she completed both neurology residency and vascular neurology fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where she developed a love of transcranial doppler and carotid ultrasound that then transformed into POCUS in the ICU. Dr. Alsbrook is active in the Neurocritical Care Society where she is the Chair-Elect of the Trainee Section and sits on the Membership Committee. She is also a member of the American Academy of Neurology where she is a passionate participant in advocacy efforts at the national level.

June 5, 2024
Wed 2:00 PM CDT

Duration 1H 0M

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