When teaching ultrasound it’s important to be able to compare the normal findings with the different pathologies.
This traningbook is a collection of the most common and serious pathologies found when evaluating the lungs, heart and abdomen with ultrasound.

Collections in this training book

The lung
Pneumothorax (PTX)
Pleura effusion
Pulmonary edema

The heart
Normal cardiac views
Pericardiac fluid
Pulmonary embolism
Heart failure
Ascending aortic dissection
Cardiac arrest

Abdomen
– Abdominal aortic aneurism
– Free fluid around the Liver
– Free fluid around the Spleen
– Free fluid around the Bladder
– Free fluid around the intestines
Full stomach


The lungs

Pneumothorax

USabcd tips:
– Compare Right and Left
– Compare holding breath with breathing
– Sliding OR B-lines OR Lung-pulse excludes PTX
– Missing sliding / B-lines / Lung-pulse = PTX Suspicion
– Lungpoint confirms PTX

USabcd tips

– Compare Right and Left
– Compare holding breath with breathing
– Sliding OR B-lines OR Lung-pulse excludes PTX
– Missing sliding / B-lines / Lung-pulse = PTX Suspicion
– Lungpoint confirms PTX

Pleura effusion

Pulmonary edema


The heart

Normal cardiac views

Pericardiac fluid

Pulmonary embolism

Heart failure

Ascending aortic dissection

Cardiac arrest


Abdomen

Full stomach