Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

(4 views)

1. Cardiac view (subxiphoid or other)
   • Myocardium and pericardium
2. Morison’s pouch (RUQ)
   • Inferior pole of kidney
   • Diaphragm
   • Hepatorenal interface
3. Splenorenal recess (LUQ)
   • Diaphragm
   • Splenorenal interface
4. Pelvis (bladder)
   • Bladder interface with prostate, uterus, or rectum

(Any two of these views)

1. Subxiphoid four-chamber
2. Parasternal long axis
3. Parasternal short axis
4. Apical four-chamber

(5 views)

1. Transverse view of both kidneys
2. Sagittal view of both kidneys
3. View of bladder

(2 views)

1. Long axis of gallbladder
   • Measure gallbladder wall thickness
   • Measure common bile duct diameter
   • Demonstrate portal vein, common bile duct
2. Short axis of gallbladder

(5 views)

1. Proximal aorta- transverse
   • Lumbar shadow, aorta, inferior vena cava, superior mesenteric artery
2. Mid aorta- transverse (near level of renal arteries)
   • Lumbar shadow, aorta, inferior vena cava
3. Distal aorta- transverse (inferior to renal arteries)
   • Lumbar shadow, aorta, inferior vena cava
4. Iliac bifurcation- transverse
5. Longitudinal view of mid-distal aorta

(2 views)

1. Sagittal view
   • Endometrial stripe, bladder
2. Transverse view
   • Endometrial stripe, bladder
3. If there is a pregnancy:
   • Measure myometrial mantle
   • Estimate age (Gestational sac diameter, fetal pole length, etc.)