Speaker: Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, FAAFP

Topic: Family Medicine OBGYN Ultrasound

Objectives:

-Demonstrate the transabdominal approach to visualization of the female pelvic anatomy by using the bladder as a window.

-Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for frequency related to penetration in select the appropriate probe/s for the pelvis.

-Demonstrate understanding of orientation with correct probe marker placement scan the female pelvis in two planes, Transverse and Sagittal.

-Identify key female pelvic structures (Bladder, Uterus, Ovaries, Cul-de-sac) and describe identifying characteristics using landmarks, echogenicity and sonographic properties. 

-Identify locations where anatomical variance or pathologies could be visualized (fibroids, endometrial hyperplasia, pelvic free fluid, ovarian cysts)

-Identify the number of gestation (Single, multiple).

-Determine fetal lie (horizontal or vertical) and fetal presentation (vertex or breech) and subsequent management.

-Identify placental characteristics and location (fundal, anterior, posterior, previa) and subsequent management.

-Demonstrate how to calculate the amniotic fluid index (AFI) and normal ranges.