Alberta Sono

08/12/2025

Challenged by diastology? Check this out

The following video will review the basics of diastology for the critical care clinician.

08/12/2025

Beyond EF: measuring LV function in ICU. Check it out!

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:-Characterize key principles of measuring left heart function-Describe a variety of assessmen...

08/09/2025

Want to learn more about approach to using ultrasound for obstructive kidney/bladder disease!? Look no further! https://youtu.be/yMkrG8iJooE?si=fvPE7Pfi95pyulwm

This video reviews ultrasound assessment of the kidneys and bladder for obstructive renal disease.

07/07/2025

New video! From a recent Alberta Sono Rounds

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: •Characterize key manifesta...

07/06/2025

Ultrasound is a critical skill to central line access, but let’s not forget that anatomical landmarking is also essential! Forgetting the latter means you risk hunting for vessels in inappropriate anatomical areas or cannulating non ideal targets!

07/05/2025

Cardiac ultrasound is a challenging skill, especially when heart position is variable. Check out our tutorial to help understand echo in the difficult-to-image patient.

Echo in the Difficult-to-image patient In the following tutorial, Dr's Brian Buchanan and Leon Byker review and discuss the approach to trans-thoracic echocardiography and understanding anatomy in those patients with challenging windows. We promise this will be as entertaining as it is informative!h...

07/05/2025

Want to learn more about cardiac output with echo? Check it out here: https://www.albertasono.ca/echo-2/cardiac-output/

http://albertasono.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/A5c_V1.mp4 cardiac output x doppler The following clips and video tutorial will outline step-by-step performance of stroke volume and cardiac output by spectral Doppler. We would like to thank Dr. Deschamps from the Universite De Montreal for collabor...

07/05/2025

Finally got a Facebook account setup! We are an educational site dedicated to helping medical professionals everywhere learn about the use of point-of-care ultrasound in ICU. Check out our webpage here: https://www.albertasono.ca

http://albertasono.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/A5c_V1.mp4 cardiac output x doppler The following clips and video tutorial will outline step-by-step performance of stroke volume and cardiac output by spectral Doppler. We would like to thank Dr. Deschamps from the Universite De Montreal for collabor...