Cornell HM-POCUS
Requirements for Portfolio Image Collection
Cardiac, full study 40, including:
- Non-trivial pericardial effusion of any size 5
- Moderately or Severely decreased systolic Fx 5
- Normal IVC (small size, + respiratory variation) 5
- Plethoric IVC (large size, – resp. variation) 5
- Hyperdynamic LV 4
- Mod-Severe TR 3
- Mod-Severe MR 3
- Normal (each study must include all 5 views) 10
Pulmonary/pleura 40, including:
- Lack of lung sliding 2
- Simple Pleural Effusion 5
- Complex Pleural Effusion 5
- Lower Lobe Consolidation 5
- Diffuse B-lines 5
- Sub-plural consolidation/infarct 3
- Normal A-line pattern 5
- Lung sliding 5
- Curtain sign 5
LE deep veins. each study must include compression at: 30, including:
- CFV w/ CFA
- CFV at influx of GSV
- CFA at the influx of the lat perforator
- bifurcation of CFV
- SFV below bifurcation
- popliteal vein
- tri- or bifurcation of popliteal vein
- Inguinal LNs (as a mimic of DVT) 2
Renal. Each study must include longitudinal and transverse views. 10, including
- Mod or severe hydronephrosis 2
GU 15, including:
- Bladder in a female. Must include 7
uterus (in both sagittal and transverse)
endovaginal stripe (in transverse)
- Urinary bladder volume estimation 5
- Intravesicular Prostate protrusion (in both transverse and sagittal) 5
- Bladder in a patient with ascites (in both transverse and sagittal) 5
RUQ (gallbladder, portal vein, IVC) 25, including
- pericholecystic fluid 2
- Thickening of the anterior wall of the GB 2
Abdominal Aorta/IVC (from xiphoid process to umbilicus) 20, including
- Complete aortic studies, which are to include the following: 10
- Transverse views (with AP and L-R Aortic measurements)
celiac trunk level
level of SMA with splenic vein above and R renal vein below
Bifurcation of the aorta level
- Sagittal Longitudinal at upper/middle portions. must show:
- celiac trunk
- SMA
- AP aortic measurement separately at upper and middle portions
- Sagittal Longitudinal view of the lower portion. must show AP size measurement
- Take-off of renal arteries in longitudinal view (coronal or oblique or sagittal) 2
- coronal view of IVC, showing entrance into the RA and hepatic vein 8
Musculoskeletal 20, including:
- knee (suprapatellar bursa (transverse and axial))
- cellulitis alone
- Soft tissue abscess
Ophthalmic 10, including:
- optic nerve sheath diameter in longitudinal 5
- optic nerve sheath diameter in transverse 5
Total: 210
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