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NEWCASTLE INTENSIVE CARE ULTRASOUND
FUSIC HEART
25th November 2024
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FUSIC ICU ULTRASOUND
26th November 2024
REGISTRATION
OPEN
email: info@NICUS.org
CORE ULTRASOUND IN INTENSIVE CARE
(FUSIC MODULES)
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Basic lung ultrasound (BLU) techniques
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Pleural effusion and US assisted pleurocentesis
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Consolidation & atelectasis
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Pneumothorax
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The interstitial syndrome
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Acute Hypoxaemia Protocol
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Right upper quadrant (liver, kidney, free fluid)
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Left upper quadrant (spleen, kidney, stomach, free fluid)
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Pelvis (free fluid, bladder, catheterisation)
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Free fluid and US guided paracentesis
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FAST + scanning in emergency care


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Internal jugular veins
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Lateral axillary veins (ultrasound assisted subclavian access)
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Femoral veins
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Femoral veins
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Popliteal veins
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4 Point compression ultrasound scanning
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FUSIC Process
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Mentorship, logbook & submission process


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