This In-House Course will be awarded CME by VSI or Florida Imaging Diagnostics approved BONET.
Overview
Professionals rendering services to patients who have hemodialysis access fistulas or grafts will benefit from this course. When a health care professional has knowledge when to order a diagnostic exam through signs, symptoms, and physical examination it will help in the preservation of connected access. How ultrasound can be an excellent evaluation tool to assess the maturity of access.
Recommended Reading
Beathard, G. A. (2013, June 13). Physical examination of the mature hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula. Retrieved June 10, 2014, from http://www.uptodate.com/contents/physical-examination-of-the-mature-hemodialysis-arteriovenous- fistula
Bay WH, Henry ML, Lazarus JM, Lew NL, Ling J, Lowrie EG. Predicting hemodialysis access failure with color flow Doppler ultrasound. AM J Nephrol 1998;18:296-304.
Kremkau, F. W. (1989). Diagnostic ultrasound: Principles, instruments, and exercises. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Wong V, Ward R, Taylor J, Selvakumar S, How TV, Bakran A. Factors associated with early failure of arteriovenous fistulae forhaemodialysis access. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996; 12:207-213.
Disclaimer
The information provided at this CME activity is for continuing education purposes and to provide information about ultrasound physics and instrumentation.
Faculty Disclosure
Faculty will disclose any financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s), products, and services provided during this activity.
Oscar Sosa, M.D.
Osmany De Angelo, DO
Peter Clayton, VSI Administrator
Clay Farmer MBA, RDCS (AE), RVT
Sandra P. Farmer, MPH, PA-C
Hemodialysis Access Diagnostic Imaging Utilizing the Modality Ultrasound
This lecturer will identify, list, describe, define, & apply ultrasound physics when insonating hemodialysis access fistulas and grafts. Faculty is in the sonography business and do perform diagnostic imaging.
Daily Activities
Part 1 of 3
3:30 p.m. Coffee, pastries, etc.
3:50 p.m. Welcome, Introduction & Review course overview and objectives.
4:00 p.m. Describe time to order diagnostic exams for hemodialysis access fistulas and grafts (HAFG).
5:00 p.m. Describe some signs & symptoms for HAFG.
5:15 p.m. Describe Steal Syndrome with HAFG.
5:30 p.m. Describe normal & abnormal HAFG pulses.
5:45 p.m. Describe Ten Second Rule for HAFG.
Part 2 of 3
6:00 p.m. Describe patient safety.
7:00 p.m. Explain 2-D imaging and resolution.
7:30 p.m. Demonstrate with ultrasound machine 2-D imaging and resolution.
7:45 p.m. Explain and demonstrate the importance first utilizing core knobology then advance knobology.
