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Is it something you should learn as a medical professional<\/strong>?<\/p>\n Can it help your clinical practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n The answer to both questions is likely\u00a0yes<\/strong>. Simply, clinical ultrasound is used at the bedside by any clinician taking care of a patient.\u00a0 Clinical ultrasound encompasses “bedside ultrasound” and “point-of-care ultrasound.”<\/p>\n Clinicians ranging from physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, paramedics to respiratory therapists can all benefit from clinical ultrasound.<\/p>\n It\u2019s often vital to gather as much information as possible, as quickly as possible, at the point of care.\u00a0 Patient history is often limited and physical examination can be limited as well. This is where clinical ultrasound comes into play. It gives you the opportunity to look inside a patient in real time, at the bedside.\u00a0 This, of course, helps determine underlying causes and the appropriate plan of action.<\/p>\n The literature is revealing that ultrasound is significantly more accurate than physical exam alone. It can even rival imaging modalities such as CT and MRI with less radiation, lower cost and more rapidly.\u00a0 Furthermore, clinical correlation happens immediately,\u00a0 because it\u2019s the clinician that\u2019s taking care of the patient and performing the ultrasound examination.<\/p>\n Historically, ultrasounds were clunky, however the technology has become smaller while maintaining image quality and functionality. The future of clinical ultrasound is exciting. Nano chip technology, where you plug a probe into your phone and can use a single probe for the whole body is where we’re heading. This has the potential to change the face of patient care.<\/p>\n We’re excited to welcome our newest instructor, Joshua Jacquet, MD, FACEP, RDMS to MedCram. He\u2019s an emergency physician and clinical ultrasound expert that developed our newest course \u2013 Clinical Ultrasound Explained Clearly.<\/em><\/p>\n Before we dive into details of the course, a little background on Dr. Jacquet.\u00a0 First and foremost, Dr. Jacquet is an emergency physician and became interested in clinical ultrasound to optimize his own patient care.<\/p>\n Dr. Jacquet is currently the Emergency Ultrasound Director at Cleveland Clinic Akron General in Akron, Ohio.\u00a0He’s a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) and holds an Emergency Medicine Point-of-Care US certification with the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement (APCA).<\/p>\n He’s an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University.\u00a0 He serves at the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on the curriculum oversight committee.\u00a0 Dr. Jacquet routinely lectures to local, state and national audiences.<\/p>\n The Clinical Ultrasound Explained Clearly<\/em> course will help you master the foundations of clinical bedside ultrasound, and includes the following:<\/p>\n
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What is clinical ultrasound anyway?<\/h2>\n
Is clinical ultrasound better than other imaging modalities?<\/h2>\n
Are ultrasound machines still large and expensive?<\/h2>\n
A new MedCram Instructor and ultrasound specialist<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nOverview of Clinical Ultrasound Explained Clearly<\/em><\/h2>\n