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Sep 3, 2018 10 tweets 16 min read
Curious about how #POCUS is taught? This #Tweetorial is for U
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Point-of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound POCUS: State-of-the-Art in Medical School Education bit.ly/2wxD4PZ by @amerjohri

#POCUS not 🐇🎩, not short #TTE 2/ Current #goals #Cardiac #POCUS #MedEd

(1) introduce concepts of ultrasound- common imaging views, correlate with anatomy, & physical examination skills

(2) develop scanning techniques➡️ basic competence

(3) recognize & differentiate b/w normal anatomy & basic pathology