Designed for veterinarians and veterinary technicians seeking a practical, deductive approach to evaluating abdominal effusion and identifying the underlying pathology through ultrasound-guided assessment.
 
Instructor: Eric Lindquist, DMV (Italy), DABVP (Canine & Feline), Cert. IVUSS, Founder & CEO of SonoPath
1 RACE-approved CE credit
On-demand webinar lecture plus post-course CE quiz
Approximate Study Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes (self-paced)
 
Course Overview:
Ascites can dramatically alter normal abdominal anatomy and complicate sonographic interpretation. This course provides a practical framework for working through abdominal effusion cases using ultrasound and clinical reasoning to identify the most likely underlying disease process.
 
Learning will focus on how different types of effusion affect organ appearance, anatomical relationships, and sonographic interpretation, while also highlighting how the degree and character of fluid accumulation correlate with specific pathological processes. Through case presentations and real-world examples, Dr. Lindquist demonstrates a logical, deductive approach to narrowing differentials and improving diagnostic confidence.
 
The course also explores ultrasound-guided drainage procedures and fine needle aspiration (FNA) techniques for sampling pathological organs associated with effusion formation, helping clinicians integrate sonographic findings into clinical diagnostics and patient management.
 
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will know how to
Recognize sonographic changes associated with abdominal effusion
Differentiate between hemoabdomen, transudates, modified transudates, and exudative processes
Understand how fluid accumulation alters normal abdominal anatomy and organ appearance
Apply a deductive sonographic approach to determining the cause of ascites
Correlate effusion characteristics with likely pathological processes
Integrate ultrasound findings with clinical presentation and medical reasoning
 
What’s Included:
Self-paced video webinar
Lifetime access to this SonoPath Education course
CE Quiz and certificate (when passed at 70%+)