After completing this course, you will be able to

• Identify key artifacts that can impact ultrasound guidance for procedures
• Use the “in plane” and “out of plane” approach
• Acquire Images in both sagittal and transverse scanning planes
• Identify normal ultrasound landmarks for guiding central line placement
• Identify normal ultrasound landmarks for guiding lumbar puncture
• Identify the ultrasound findings of pleural effusion to guide thoracentesis
• Identify the ultrasound findings of free fluid in the abdomen to guide paracentesis
• Discriminate between endotracheal tube placement in the trachea and in the esophagus
• Master ultrasound transducer sterile technique