his video will address the role of ultrasonography when caring for patients with acute abdominal pain. On completion of this video, viewers should be able to describe the ultrasonographic appearance of colitis, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pneumoperitoneum, and mesenteric ischemia, as well as confirm the proper placement of a nasogastric tube. This product includes 4 lectures.

CME credit for this video program is available through January 1, 2021. This video is eligible for 1.5 CME credit. The CME test for this video is available here: aium.org/cme/testsVideo.aspx. Just look for the title of this video

Topics: 

- Introduction

- Acute Bowel Pathology

- In the Pipeline: Novel Gastrointestinal Ultrasound Applications

- Sonographic Evaluation of Abdominal Pain: Focus on Mesenteric Ischemia and Diverticulitis

- Bowel Surprises Case-Based