Clinical Cardiovascular Ultrasound in Emergencies and Intensive Care for Nursing

We offer you the best specialization of the moment so that you can improve your qualifications as a nurse”

For the work of emergency and intensive care nurses, it is essential that they have a perfect knowledge of clinical cardiovascular ultrasound, which will allow them to perform their work more effectively. Specifically, by studying this specialization they will be trained in the use of ultrasound devices in the management of emergency and critical care situations, with total guarantees of effectiveness and confidence. 

It must be taken into account that clinical ultrasound is a tool that helps to diagnose and treat patients in emergency situations or with intensive care needs. Today, it is one of the most popular and valuable tools for guiding diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. In addition, it has the advantages of portability, accuracy, real-time display, reproducibility and efficiency. 

Technological advances have made it possible to reduce the size of the equipment, making it cheaper and more portable, and have increased the capacity of clinical ultrasound, leading to a notable increase in its applications. Nowadays, more accurate ultrasound diagnosis, safe ultrasound-guided interventions, precise non-invasive hemodynamic evaluations and rapid assessment of traumatic injuries are all possible. 

In this Postgraduate Diploma, TECH offers students the most complete specialization program on clinical ultrasound, specifying its use in the care of patients who find themselves in emergency situations or those who need intensive care. Additionally, as it is a 100% online training, the student will have the opportunity to combine their studies with the rest of their daily obligations, so that they will be able to improve their training in a comfortable way. 

Technological advances have led to improved ultrasound scanners, which are becoming more useful and can be used in more situations"

This Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiovascular Ultrasound in Emergencies and Intensive Care for Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:   

• Clinical cases presented by experts in clinical ultrasound in emergencies and intensive care
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Latest developments in Clinical Cardiovascular Ultrasound in Emergencies and Intensive Care
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This Postgraduate Diploma is the best investment you can make when choosing a specialization course for two reasons: you will acquire the best and most up-to-date specialization in Clinical Cardiovascular Ultrasound in Emergencies and Intensive Care for Nursing, and you will obtain a Postgraduate Diploma issued by TECH Technological University”

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of clinical ultrasound, who contribute their experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific societies. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program designed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the physician will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of clinical cardiovascular ultrasound in emergencies and intensive care, who have extensive teaching experience.  

Our trainings have the best teaching methodology and the latest didactic tools, which will allow you to study from home, but without losing the possibilities offered by on-site classes”

We offer you the opportunity to study with a multitude of practical cases in such a way that you can learn new skills as if you were dealing with real patients”

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals from the best hospitals and universities in the country, who are aware of the relevance of up-to-date education, and are committed to quality teaching using new educational technologies.  

We have the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. We strive for educational excellence and we want you to achieve it too"

Module 1. Ultrasound Imaging

1.1. Physical Principles |

1.1.1. Sounds and Ultrasound
1.1.2. Nature of Ultrasound
1.1.3. Interaction of Ultrasound with Matter
1.1.4. Concept of Ultrasound
1.1.5. Ultrasound Safety

1.2. Ultrasound Sequence

1.2.1. Ultrasound Emission
1.2.2. Tissue Interaction
1.2.3. Echo Formation
1.2.4. Echo Reception
1.2.5. Ultrasound Image Generation

1.3. Ultrasound Modes

1.3.1. Mode A
1.3.2. M-Mode
1.3.3. Mode B
1.3.4. Color Doppler
1.3.5. Angio-Doppler
1.3.6. Spectral Doppler
1.3.7. Combined Modes
1.3.8. Other Modalities and Techniques

1.4. Ecography

1.4.1. Console Ecograph Ultrasound Scanners
1.4.2. Portable Ecograph Ultrasound scanners
1.4.3. Specialized Ecograph Ultrasound Scanners
1.4.4. Transducers

1.5. Ultrasound Maps and Eco Navigation

1.5.1. Sagittal Plane
1.5.2. Transverse Plane
1.5.3. Coronal Plane
1.5.4. Oblique Planes
1.5.5. Ultrasound Marking
1.5.6. Transducer Movements

Module 2. Clinical Cardiac Ultrasound

2.1. Cardiac Anatomy

2.1.1. Basic Three-Dimensional Anatomy
2.1.2. Basic Cardiac Physiology

2.2. Technical Requirements to Perform a Cardiac Ultrasound

2.2.1. Probes
2.2.2. Characteristics of the Equipment used in a Cardiac Ultrasound

2.3. Cardiac Windows and Examination Techniques
2.3.1. Windows and Maps Applied in Emergencies and Intensive Care Situations
2.3.2. Basic Doppler (Color, Pulsating, Continuous and Tissue Doppler)

2.4. Structural Alterations

2.4.1. Basic Measures in Cardiac Ultrasound
2.4.2. Thrombi
2.4.3. Suspected Endocarditis
2.4.4. Valvulopathies
2.4.5. Pericardium
2.4.6. How is an Ultrasound Reported in Emergency and Intensive Care Situations?

2.5. Hemodynamic Ultrasound

2.5.1. Left Ventricular Hemodynamics
2.5.2. Right Ventricular Hemodynamics
2.5.3. Preload Dynamic Tests

2.6. Transesophageal Echocardiogram

2.6.1. Technique
2.6.2. Indications in Emergencies and Intensive Care Cases
2.6.3. Ultrasound-Guided Study of Cardioembolism

Module 3. Clinical Vascular Ultrasound 

3.1. Anatomy Recap

3.1.1. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Upper Limbs
3.1.2. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Upper Limbs
3.1.3. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Limbs
3.1.4. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Limbs

3.2. Technical Requirements

3.2.1. Ultrasound Scanners and Probes
3.2.2. Curve Analysis
3.2.3. Image-Color Media
3.2.4. Echo Contrasts

3.3. Examination Technique

3.3.1. Positioning
3.3.2. Insonation. Examining Technique
3.3.3. Study of Normal Curves and Speeds

3.4. Large Thoracoabdominal Vessels

3.4.1. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Abdomen
3.4.2. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Abdomen
3.4.3. Abdomino-Pelvic Venous Pathology
3.4.4. Abdomino-Pelvic Arterial Pathology

3.5. Supra-Aortic Trunks

3.5.1. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Supra-Aortic Trunks
3.5.2. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Supra-Aortic Trunks
3.5.3. Venous Pathology of the Supra-Aortic Trunks
3.5.4. Arterial Pathology of the Supra-Aortic Trunks

3.6. Peripheral Arterial and Venous Circulation

3.6.1. Venous Pathology of Lower and Upper Limbs
3.6.2. Arterial Pathology of Lower and Upper Limbs

A unique training opportunity to advance your career"