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This module teaches you how to prepare for and perform an ultrasound examination of the common carotid, internal carotid, external carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries.
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This module teaches you how to prepare for and perform an ultrasound examination of the common carotid, internal carotid, external carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries. The interactive simulator provides three different scenarios to test your ability to perform this type of scan. Online simulations enable you to build or refresh knowledge and cognitive skills and offer a safe practice environment so you can prepare for the real clinical world. You can also use simulations to try out procedures that you might not otherwise experience.
If you are not a medical student or physician, you may prefer the other version of this module, which includes all the procedural information needed by professionals in other roles:
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You'll learn
- how the principles of Doppler ultrasound are used to assess blood flows
- to practice, perfect and test your skills in performing ultrasound scans of the carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries to include 2D anatomy, color flow, and Doppler analysis
- how to position your patient for this type of ultrasound scan
- to better visualize and identify the key anatomical structures and components of the carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries (including the branches of the external carotid artery, and the Circle of Willis), with our 3D anatomy model and illustrations
- how to identify on images the common abnormalities and pathologies of the carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries
- much more (see “Content Details” for more specific information).
Introduction
Step 1 - Begin scanning procedure of the carotid arteries
Step 2 - Commence the carotid, subclavian, and vertebral vessel scanning protocol
Step 2.1 - Patient Position
Step 2.2 - Scan Plane
Step 2.3 - Images required
Step 2.4 - Common image labeling
Step 2.5 - Sonographic features of the normal neck vessels
Step 2.6 - Variants
Step 2.7 - Troubleshooting
Step 3 - Scan and identify the branches of the carotid artery in the longitudinal and transverse planes
Step 3.1 - Perform a survey scan
Step 3.2 - Identify the branches of the CCA
Step 3.3 - Pathology of the carotid arteries
Step 4 - Scan the vertebral arteries
Step 4.1 - Evaluate vertebral artery flow
Step 4.2 - Pathology of vertebral arteries
Step 5 - Scan the subclavian arteries
Step 5.1 - Pathology of subclavian arteries
Step 6 - Carotid interpretation
- Describe the principles of Doppler ultrasound
- Perform ultrasound scans of the carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries to include 2D anatomy, color flow, and Doppler analysis
- Scan and identify:
- Common carotid artery
- Internal carotid artery
- External carotid artery
- Vertebral artery
- Subclavian artery
- Describe various methods of carotid interpretation
- Differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries
- Differentiate and describe common pathologies of the carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries on sonographic images
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- a quiz
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