POCUS

Core Competencies

• Abscess Identification and drainage

• Cellulitis or Edema

• Bladder volume (post void residual)

• Knee effusion

• Fetal presentation (vertex scanning)

Advanced Competencies

Core Pocus Skills

Basic machine operation

Basic ultrasound physics

Ultrasound artifacts, part 1

Ultrasound artifacts, part 2 (air artifacts)

CW & PW doppler

Color & Power doppler

How to use core ultrasound website

Machine decontamination

OB/GYN

Basic OB scanning technique

IUP identification

Estimating gestational age

Fetal heart rate

Cardiac

How to obtain views

Basic cardiac function

Pericardial effusion

Pericardial tamponade

Lung

How to perform pulm exam

Pleural effusion Part 1

Pleural effusion Part 2

Abdominal

Aortovascular

Aortic dissection

Aortic aneurysm

Genito-Urinary

Bladder volume assessment (post void residual)

Fluids/volume

Trauma/Emergency

Skin and Soft Tissue

Cellulitis/Abscess

Foreign Body Removal

MSK

Basic knee exam

Attestation of completion

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Pocus Educational Resources

STFM Teach Pocus Modules

Life in the fast lane blog

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