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# Ultrasound

Ultrasound principles, FAST, and lung, cardiac and venous point-of-care scanning.

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## Reading

- [**Compression ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis** A normal vein squashes flat when pressed with the probe; a vein full of clot does not](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/compression-ultrasound-for-deep-vein-thrombosis/)
- [**Focused cardiac ultrasound: effusion, function and the IVC** A quick bedside heart scan that answers simple questions: fluid around the heart, how well it…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/focused-cardiac-ultrasound-effusion-function-and-the-ivc/)
- [**The FAST and eFAST exam in trauma** A quick bedside scan in trauma that looks for blood in the belly, around the heart and, in…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/the-fast-and-efast-exam-in-trauma/)

## Finding

- [**Kidney and bladder ultrasound: hydronephrosis and residual volume** Sound waves show whether urine is backing up into a swollen kidney and how much urine stays in…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/kidney-and-bladder-ultrasound-hydronephrosis-and-residual-volume/)
- [**Lung ultrasound: A-lines, B-lines and lung sliding** Lung ultrasound reads patterns of artefacts at the pleura to tell normal lung from air leak…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/lung-ultrasound-a-lines-b-lines-and-lung-sliding/)
- [**Thyroid nodules on ultrasound** An ultrasound of the neck shows what a thyroid lump is made of and its shape, which tells…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/thyroid-nodules-on-ultrasound/)

## Modality

- [**Ultrasound: echogenicity, probes, Doppler and artefacts** Ultrasound sends sound into the body and listens for echoes, building a live picture without…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/ultrasound-echogenicity-probes-doppler-and-artefacts/)

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Educational content; it does not replace a radiologist's report and is not a clinical instruction. Each study is ordered on the patient's assessment and your institution's protocols.

Representative model, for educational purposes only.

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