Western Mass Emergency Ultrasound
Curriculum
Readings are from Ma & Mateer’s Emergency Ultrasound. The book is available in a digital version by going to Kindle Cloud Reader on your web browser. The login name is “baystateemultrasound@gmail.com” and the password is “Ultrasound”.
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You are not required to complete the same curriculum as the EM residents. We have tailored the curriculum to those studies that would be most useful to you. The curriculum does have optional readings listed in addition to your required readings.
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Curriculum : 3-Week Version
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Week One:
Physics Chapter 3
Cardiac Chapter 6
Renal Chapter 12 (OPTIONAL)
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Week Two:
Thoracic Chapter 7
Procedures Chapters 21 & 22
OB/GYN Chapters 14 & 15 (OPTIONAL)
Ocular Chapter 19 (OPTIONAL)
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Week Three:
Aorta Chapter 9
FAST Chapter 5
DVT Chapter 17 (OPTIONAL)
Bilary Chapter 10 (OPTIONAL)
Curriculum : 4-Week Version
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Week One:
Physics Chapter 3
Cardiac Chapter 6
Renal Chapter 12 (OPTIONAL)
Week Two:
Thoracic Chapter 7
FAST Chapter 5
OB/GYN Chapters 14 & 15 (OPTIONAL)
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Week Three:
Procedures Chapters 21 & 22
DVT Chapter 17 (OPTIONAL)
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Week Four:
Aorta Chapter 9
Ocular Chapter 19 (OPTIONAL)
Biliary Chapter 10 (OPTIONAL)
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