With this Hybrid professional master’s degree you will play a specialized role, applying the most advanced techniques of Clinical Ultrasound for Emergencies and Critical Care"

At present, clinical ultrasound is the most widely used diagnostic technique to explore the patient's state of health. Thanks to its minimally invasive ultrasound technology that does not generate consequences at the cellular level like other diagnostic treatments. It is used in the practical practice of medicine, for the direct observation of the patient and to propose the subsequent treatment. Today it is essential for specialists in emergency and critical care units in different specialties to attend their patients using Clinical Ultrasound, in order to take advantage of its multiple benefits and provide much more efficient and accurate care.

This program will allow the professional to know all the technological advances in the use of Clinical Ultrasound. You will understand the sequences, the modes, the image planes looking for the best possible visibility. In addition, you will be updated on the technical requirements to perform cardiac, thoracic, cerebral, abdominal and musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Likewise, during the 1,500 hours of 100% online theoretical study, you will be able to delve into the ultrasound approach to major syndromes such as shock, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, acute renal failure, among others that require critical care. This will enable you to make a more accurate ultrasound diagnosis, safely perform ultrasound-guided interventions, accurately perform non-invasive hemodynamic evaluations or quickly assess traumatic injuries.

This Hybrid professional master’s degree is a unique opportunity to expand your medical knowledge, since you will also be able to share with other experts for 3 weeks, in a reference clinical center. This will be chosen within or outside the national territory according to your needs and goals. In this way, you will be at the forefront of the most effective diagnostic methods through the use of Clinical Ultrasound.

The constant updating of knowledge is key to offering the best patient care in”

This Hybrid professional master’s degree in Clinical Ultrasound for Emergencies and Critical Care contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• More than 100 clinical cases presented by experts in Clinical Ultrasound
• 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.
• New diagnostic and therapeutic developments in clinical ultrasound evaluation, diagnosis and intervention.
• It contains practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Iconography of clinical and diagnostic imaging tests
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course.
• With special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in Clinical Ultrasound for Emergencies and Critical Care.
• All this will be complemented with theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection work.
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• In addition, you will be able to carry out a clinical internship in one of the best hospitals in the world.

Take an intensive 3-week program in a state-of-the-art clinical center and acquire all the knowledge to continue to evolve personally and professionally"

In this Professional Master's Degree proposal, of a professionalizing nature and blended learning modality, the program is aimed at updating medical professionals who perform their duties in the Clinical Ultrasound for Emergencies and Critical Care unit, and who require a high level of qualification. The contents are based on the latest scientific evidence, and oriented in a didactic way to integrate theoretical knowledge into medical practice, and the theoretical-practical elements will facilitate the updating of knowledge and will allow decision making in patient management.

Thanks to their multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, they will allow the medical professional to obtain situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed 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, students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts.

This Hybrid professional master’s degree allows you to practice in simulated environments, which provide immersive learning programmed to train for real situations

This training is a unique opportunity for updating that stands out for the quality of its contents and for its excellent teaching staff, composed of elite professionals"

Thanks to the Relearning methodology implemented by TECH in each of its theoretical programs, it achieves the levels of learning efficiency that today's professionals need. Therefore, you will have an academic itinerary designed under this method that will allow you to advance in 1,500 hours of study on the novelties and fundamentals of Clinical Ultrasound for Emergencies and Critical Care, 100% online and from any device of your choice. Thus, after passing this stage, you will continue towards 100% practical training in a reference health center and with a designated tutor who will guide you.

This complete curriculum has been configured by experienced professionals and you can consult it 100% online and at your own pace, which gives it flexibility and quality"

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 Echo-graph 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

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

2.3. Pericardial Windows and Cardiac Ultrasound

2.3.1. Windows and Planes 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?

2.5. Structural alterations I

2.5.1. Left ventricle
2.5.2. Right ventricle

2.6. Hemodynamic Ultrasound

2.6.1. Left Ventricular Hemodynamics
2.6.2. Right Ventricular Hemodynamics
2.6.3. Preload Dynamic Tests

2.7. Echocardiography transephageal echocardiography

2.7.1. Technique
2.7.2. Indications in Emergencies and Intensive Care Cases
2.7.3. Ultrasound-Guided Study of Cardioembolism

Module 3. Clinical Thoracic Ultrasound

3.1. Fundamentals of Thoracic Ultrasound and Anatomical Review

3.1.1. Study of the Normal Thorax
3.1.2. Pulmonary Ultrasound Semiology
3.1.3. Pleural Ultrasound Semiology

3.2. Technical Requirements. Examination Technique

3.2.1. Types of Probes Used
3.2.2. Ultrasound with Contrast in the Thorax

3.3. Ultrasound of the Thoracic Wall and the Mediastinum

3.3.1. Examination of Pulmonary Pathology
3.3.2. Examination of Pleural Pathology
3.3.3. Examination of Mediastinal and Thoracic Wall Pathology

3.4. Ultrasound of the Pleura

3.4.1. Pleural Effusion and Solid Pleural Pathology
3.4.2. Pneumothorax
3.4.3. Pleural Interventionism
3.4.4. Adenopathies and Mediastinal Masses
3.4.5. Adenopathies of the Thoracic Wall
3.4.6. Osteomuscular Pathology of the Thoracic Wall

3.5. Pulmonary Ultrasound Scan

3.5.1. Pneumonia and Atelectasis
3.5.2. Pulmonary Neoplasms
3.5.3. Diffuse Pulmonary Pathology
3.5.4. Pulmonary Infarction

3.6. Diaphragmatic Ultrasound

3.6.1. Ultrasound Approach to the Diaphragmatic Pathology
3.6.2. Usefulness of Ultrasound in the Study of the Diaphragm

Module 4. Clinical Vascular Ultrasound

4.1. Anatomy Recap

4.1.1. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Upper Limbs
4.1.2. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Upper Limbs
4.1.3. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Limbs
4.1.4. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Limbs

4.2. Technical Requirements

4.2.1. Ultrasound Scanners and Probes
4.2.2. Curve Analysis
4.2.3. Image-Color Media
4.2.4. Echo Contrasts

4.3. Examination Technique

4.3.1. Positioning
4.3.2. Insonation. Examining Technique
4.3.3. Study of Normal Curves and Speeds

4.4. Large Thoracoabdominal Vessels

4.4.1. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Abdomen
4.4.2. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Abdomen
4.4.3. Abdomino-Pelvic Venous Pathology
4.4.4. Abdomino-Pelvic Arterial Pathology

4.5. Supra-Aortic Trunks

4.5.1. Venous Vascular Anatomy of the Supra-Aortic Trunks
4.5.2. Arterial Vascular Anatomy of the Supra-Aortic Trunks
4.5.3. Venous Pathology of the Supra-Aortic Trunks
4.5.4. Arterial Pathology of the Supra-Aortic Trunks

4.6. Peripheral Arterial and Venous Circulation

4.6.1. Venous Pathology of Lower and Upper Limbs
4.6.2. Arterial Pathology of Lower and Upper Limbs

Module 5. Clinical Cerebral Ultrasound

5.1. Cerebral Hemodynamics

5.1.1. Carotid Circulation
5.1.2. Vertebro-Basilar Circulation
5.1.3. Cerebral Microcirculation

5.2. Ultrasound Modes

5.2.1. Transcraneal Doppler
5.2.2. Cerebral Ultrasound
5.2.3. Special Tests (Vascular Reaction, HITS, etc)

5.3. Acoustic Windows and Examination Technique

5.3.1. Acoustic Windows
5.3.2. Operator Position
5.3.3. Examination Sequence

5.4. Structural Alterations

5.4.1. Collections and Masses
5.4.2. Vascular Anomalies
5.4.3. Hydrocephalus
5.4.4. Venous Pathology

5.5. Hemodynamic Alterations

5.5.1. Spectral Analysis
5.5.2. Hyperdynamics
5.5.3. Hypodynamics
5.5.4. Asystole of the Brain

5.6. Ocular Ultrasonography

5.6.1. Pupil Size and Reactivity
5.6.2. Diameter of the Optic Nerve Sheath

5.7. Echodoppler in the diagnosis of encephalic death

5.7.1. Clinical diagnosis of encephalic death
5.7.2. Necessary conditions before transcranial Doppler (TCD) examination for the diagnosis of cerebral circulatory arrest
5.7.3. TCD application technique
5.7.4. Advantages of a TCD
5.7.5. Limitations of TCD and interpretation
5.7.6. TCD ultrasound for the diagnosis encephalic death
5.7.7. TCD ultrasound in the diagnosis of encephalic death

Module 6. Clinical Abdominal Ultrasound

6.1. Anatomy Recap

6.1.1. Abdominal Cavity
6.1.2. Liver
6.1.3. Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
6.1.4. Retroperitoneum and Great Vessels
6.1.5. Pancreas
6.1.6. Bladder
6.1.7. Kidneys
6.1.8. Bladder
6.1.9. Prostate and Seminal Vesicles
6.1.10. Uterus and Ovaries

6.2. Technical Requirements

6.2.1. Ultrasound Equipment
6.2.2. Types of Transductors for Abdominal Examination
6.2.3. Basic Ultrasound Settings
6.2.4. Patient Preparation

6.3. Examination Technique

6.3.1. Examination Planes
6.3.2. Probe Movements
6.3.3. Visualization of Organs According to Conventional Sectioning
6.3.4. Systematic Examination

6.4. ECO-FAST Methodology

6.4.1. Equipment and Transducers
6.4.2. FAST I
6.4.3. FAST II
6.4.4. FAST III. Perivesical Effusion
6.4.5. FAST IV. Pericardial Effusion
6.4.6. ECO-FAST V. Exclude ABD Aortic Aneurysm

6.5. Ultrasound Scan of the Digestive System

6.5.1. Liver
6.5.2. Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
6.5.3. Pancreas
6.5.4. Bladder

6.6. Genitourinary Ultrasound

6.6.1. Kidney
6.6.2. Urinary Bladder
6.6.3. Male Genital System
6.6.4. Female Genital System

6.7. Utilidad de la ecografía en el paciente con trasplante renal, hepático y pancreático

6.7.1. Normal ultrasound in the renal transplant patient
6.7.2. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
6.7.3. Acute rejection (AR)
6.7.4. Chronic transplant dysfunction
6.7.5. Normal ultrasound in the patient with liver transplantation
6.7.6. Normal ultrasound in the patient with pancreas transplantation

Module 7. Clinical Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

7.1. Anatomy Recap

7.1.1. Shoulder anatomy
7.1.2. Anatomy of the Elbow
7.1.3. Anatomy of the Wrist and Hand
7.1.4. Anatomy of the Hip and Thigh
7.1.5. Anatomy of the Knee
7.1.6. Anatomy of the Ankle, Foot, and Leg

7.2. Technical Requirements

7.2.1. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Equipment
7.2.2. Methodology
7.2.3. Ultrasound imaging
7.2.4. Validation, Reliability, and Standardization
7.2.5. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

7.3. Examination Technique

7.3.1. Basic Concepts in Ultrasound
7.3.2. Rules for Correct Examinations
7.3.3. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Shoulder
7.3.4. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Elbow
7.3.5. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Wrist and Hand
7.3.6. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Hip
7.3.7. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Thigh
7.3.8. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Knee
7.3.9. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Leg and Ankle

7.4. Sonoanatomy of the Locomotor System: I. Upper Extremities

7.4.1. Shoulder Ultrasound Anatomy
7.4.2. Elbow Ultrasound Anatomy
7.4.3. Wrist and Hand Ultrasound Anatomy

7.5. Sonoanatomy of the Locomotor System: II. Lower Extremities

7.5.1. Hip Ultrasound Anatomy
7.5.2. Thigh Ultrasound Anatomy
7.5.3. Knee Ultrasound Anatomy
7.5.4. Ultrasound Anatomy

7.6. Ultrasound in the Most Frequent Acute Locomotor System Injuries

7.6.1. Muscle Injuries
7.6.2. Tendon Injuries
7.6.3. Ligament Injuries
7.6.4. Subcutaneous Tissue Injuries
7.6.5. Bone Injuries
7.6.6. Joint Injuries
7.6.7. Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Module 8. Ultrasonographic Approach to the Major Syndromes

8.1. Ultrasound in acute renal failure

8.1.1. Introduction

8.1.1.1. Prerenal ARF
8.1.1.2. Renal or intrinsic ARF
8.1.1.3. Post-renal or obstructive ARF

8.1.2. Hydronephrosis
8.1.3. Lithiasis
8.1.4. Acute Tubular Necrosis
8.1.5. Doppler Ultrasound in Acute Renal Failure
8.1.6. Bladder Ultrasound in Acute Renal Failure

8.2. Ultrasound in trauma

8.2.1. FAST and E-FAST (Hemo and Pneumothorax)
8.2.2. Ultrasound Assessment in Special Situations
8.2.3. Hemodynamic Assessment Focused on Trauma

8.3. Ultrasound in stroke

8.3.1. Introduction
8.3.2. Justification
8.3.3. Initial Assessment
8.3.4. Ultrasound Appraisal
8.3.5. Ultrasound-Guided Management

8.4. Ultrasound in cardiac arrest

8.4.1. Cerebral Hemodynamics
8.4.2. Hemodynamics in cardiac arrest
8.4.3. Usefulness of Ultrasound in Resuscitation
8.4.4. Usefulness of Ultrasound After Recovery of Spontaneous Circulation

8.5. Ultrasound in shock

8.5.1. Definition, types of shock and echocardiographic findings

8.5.1.1. Definition
8.5.1.2. Types of Shock
8.5.1.3. Advantages of ultrasound in the recognition and management of the different etiologies of shock
8.5.1.4. ICU Considerations
8.5.1.5. Hemodynamic monitoring by ultrasound

8.6. Ultrasound in Respiratory Failure

8.6.1. Clinical ethology of Dyspnea
8.6.2. Approach to Patients with Dyspnea
8.6.3. The Use of Clinical Ultrasound in Patients with Dyspnea
8.6.4. Pulmonary Ultrasound Scan
8.6.5. Echocardiography

Module 9. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

9.1. Airway

9.1.1. Advantages and Disadvantages
9.1.2. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
9.1.3. Orotracheal Intubation Technique
9.1.4. Percutaneous Tracheotomy Technique
9.1.5. Common Problems, Complications, and Practical Advice

9.2. Vascular Cannulation

9.2.1. Indications and Advantages of the Anatomical Reference Technique
9.2.2. Current Evidence on Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation
9.2.3. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
9.2.4. Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation Technique
9.2.5. Single Peripheral Catheter and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Cannulation Technique
9.2.6. Arterial Cannulation Technique
9.2.7. Implementation of an Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation Protocol
9.2.8. Common Problems, Complications, and Practical Advice

9.3. Thoracocentesis and Pericardiocentesis

9.3.1. Indications and Advantages of the Anatomical Reference Technique
9.3.2. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
9.3.3. Ultrasound Specifications and Pericardial Drainage Technique
9.3.4. Ultrasound Specifications and Thoracic Drainage Technique
9.3.5. Common Problems, Complications, and Practical Advice

9.4. Paracentesis

9.4.1. Indications and Advantages of the Anatomical Reference Technique
9.4.2. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
9.4.3. Ultrasound Specifications and Technique
9.4.4. Common Problems, Complications, and Practical Advice

9.5. Lumbar Puncture

9.5.1. Indications and Advantages of the Anatomical Reference Technique
9.5.2. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
9.5.3. Technique
9.5.4. Common Problems, Complications, and Practical Advice

9.6. Drainage and drilling

9.6.1. Suprapubic Probing
9.6.2. Collection Drainage
9.6.3. Extraction of Foreign Bodies

Module 10. Clinical Pediatric Ultrasound

10.1. Technical Requirements

10.1.1. Ultrasound at the Patients Bedside
10.1.2. Physical Space
10.1.3. Basic Equipment
10.1.4. Equipment for Interventionalist Ultrasounds
10.1.5. Ultrasound Scanners and Probes

10.2. Examination Technique

10.2.1. Pediatric Patient Preparation
10.2.2. Tests and Probes
10.2.3. Ultrasound Section Planes
10.2.4. Examination System
10.2.5. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
10.2.6. Images and Documentation
10.2.7. Test Report

10.3. Pediatric Sonoanatomy and Sonophysiology

10.3.1. Normal Anatomy
10.3.2. Sonoanatomy
10.3.3. Sonophysiology of a Child in the Different Stages of Development
10.3.4. Variants of Normality
10.3.5. Dynamic Ultrasound

10.4. Ultrasound of the Major Pediatric Syndromes

10.4.1. Emergency Thorax Ultrasound
10.4.2. Acute Abdomen
10.4.3. Acute Scrotum

10.5. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Pediatrics

10.5.1. Vascular Access
10.5.2. Extraction of Superficial Foreign Bodies
10.5.3. Pleural Effusion

10.6. Introduction to Neonatal Clinical Ultrasound

10.6.1. Emergency Transfontanellar Ultrasound
10.6.2. Most Common Examination Indications in Emergencies
10.6.3. Most Common Pathologies in Emergencies

This training will allow you to perform a 100% practical activity in a state-of-the-art clinical center"