OnSite OB GYN Hands-On Ultrasound Workshop
The class runs from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and has a 30-minute lunch. All scanning sessions include a non-gravid or IUD patient and first through third-trimester patients. Transvaginal scanning on actual patients is included. We begin with a transvaginal IUD patient to review the scanning technique, anatomy, and IUD location. We cover the first-trimester exam, including CRL measurements, M-mode, uterine position, ovaries, and adnexa. The second-trimester exam review depends on class demand. Third-trimester growth, biophysical, AFI, cervical length, and placenta location are included.
Course Objectives
- Recognize basic ultrasound artifacts
- Discover common pathology and limitations of ultrasound
- Perform a basic non-gravid ultrasound exam
- Identify the uterus, ovaries, endometrium and cervix
- Identify an IUD
- Identify an intrauterine pregnancy and measure the crown rump length
- Identify the gestational sac and yolk sac
- Acquire an M-mode tracing of the fetal heart
- Perform a biophysical profile
- Measure the biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, and femur length for growth assessment
- Measure the amniotic fluid
- Identify the cervix and placental location
- Communicate in a culturally-sensitive manner to patients who refuse transvaginal ultrasounds and discuss available alternatives
