Argirios Argiriou notes on the video "Intro to Scan ning with Point of Care Ultrasound"

 

Argirios Argiriou notes on the video "Intro to Scan ning with Point of Care Ultrasound"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1C57PR2iX8

00:00 Intro

00:10 

Find a good clinical question for POCUS ( = a binary question = that can be answered with YES or NO).

Avoid questions like "Why..."

01:04 Room and patient set up before scanning.

          Adjust the height of the patients bed,

         Get the room darker,

         Apply the gel,

         Arm behind his head

01:45 How to hold the probe

          Hold the probe the way you hold a pencil.

          Anchor your hand against (in contact with) the patient's body to prevent the hand from slipping.

03:00 Probe movements while scanning

          Fanning

          Rocking

          Rotating

03:49 The End.