Designed for veterinarians and veterinary technicians familiar with SDEP® progressing to a practical, emergency-focused approach to abdominal ultrasound while utilizing the SDEP® framework to quickly gather meaningful diagnostic information in urgent clinical cases.
 
Instructor: Eric Lindquist, DMV (Italy), DABVP (Canine & Feline), Cert. IVUSS, Founder & CEO of SonoPath
0.5 RACE-approved CE credit
Video webinar plus post-course CE quiz
Approximate Study Time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: Students should be familiar with the SDEP® Abdomen Progression before purchasing this module.
 
Course Overview:
Emergency patients require fast, efficient decision-making, and ultrasound can provide critical clinical information when time matters most.
This advanced SDEP® Abdomen module focuses on applying the established SDEP® framework to critical patients, helping sonographers obtain a complete abdominal image set efficiently and consistently in under five minutes.
Using the same fanning maneuvers, hand-probe manipulations, and cine loop approach from the foundational SDEP® Abdomen protocol, this course introduces a structured 17-point emergency scanning progression that is numbered, referenceable, and designed for rapid clinical communication.
Through step-by-step patient demonstrations and corresponding ultrasound images, Dr. Lindquist walks learners through the probe movements and workflow needed to confidently adapt SDEP® scanning for emergency situations.
This course is a natural advanced extension of the SDEP® Abdomen approach and helps experienced users refine efficiency, maintain consistency, and gather maximum diagnostic information from unstable or critical patients.
 
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will
Apply the SDEP® Abdomen Protocol in emergency and critical care scenarios
Know how to acquire a complete abdominal image set efficiently in under five minutes
Utilize the 17-point SDEP® Emergency progression for a structured and repeatable emergency workflow
Apply consistent fanning maneuvers, hand-probe positioning, and cine loop acquisition techniques in emergency situations
Improve diagnostic efficiency when evaluating critically ill patients
Maintain standardized image acquisition for review, communication, and clinical decision-making in emergency situations
 
What’s Included:
Lifetime access to this SonoPath Education course
Self-paced video webinar
CE quiz and certificate (when passed at 70%)
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