CNYACE Webinar: Topics in Veterinary Well-being

Topics in Ultrasound:
Global FAST Scan
Ultrasound for the General Practitioner and Emergency Care as Part of Your Exam and Extension of Your Stethoscope

Presented by: Greg Lisciandro DVM, DABVP, DACVECC

This talk will cover the fundamentals of AFAST®, TFAST® and Vet BLUE® that when combined as a single exam are called Global FAST®. These formats are standardized and achievable for all levels of ultrasound. The talk will cover everyday cases with everyday applications for the general practitioner to the ER vet to the clinical specialist. The importance of integrating Global FAST information will be emphasized. Global FAST® is our new core skill and has been published in Mattoon’s Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound, Ettinger’s most recent edition of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Veterinary Clinics of North America, and the Clinical Veterinary Advisor. Recently, Dr. Greg Lisciandro was awarded the Bourgelat Award by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of small animal veterinary medicine.

Learning Objectives:

Talk 1 - Introduction to AFAST® - Its Target-organ Approach and Abdominal Fluid Scoring System
· Understand its 5 views and the Focused Spleen
· Understand the AFAST®-applied abdominal fluid scoring system
· Understand its weak versus strong fluid positive model
· Understand its small volume versus large volume principles

Talk 2 - Introduction to TFAST® - Its Use for Pericardial and Pleural Effusion and Its Fundamental Echocardiography

· Understand its 5 views and their strengths for pneumothorax, pericardial and pleural effusion
· Understand how to accurately diagnose pericardial effusion
· Understand how to accurately diagnose pleural effusion
· Understand the differences in the appearance of the heart from the left and right side
· Understand the clinical utility of the fundamental short and long axis views of the heart

Talk 3 - Introduction to Vet BLUE® - Its Regional Pattern-based Approach, Its Wet versus Dry Lung Principles, and Its Signs of Consolidation
· Understand its regional pattern-based approach for imaging and interpretation
· Understand wet versus dry lung
· Understand the Vet BLUE B-line Scoring System and Inherent Severity Score
· Understand its signs of consolidation - Shred, Tissue, Nodule, and Wedge Sign
· Understand its advantages over radiography and its use as a monitoring tool