Lesson 1Landmarks for early pregnancy: gestational sac, yolk sac, fetal pole, decidual reaction, and double decidual signThis describes key scan marks of early pregnancy, like baby sac, yolk sac, baby pole, lining reaction, and double lining sign, normal change, expected time by weeks.
Normal look of baby sacYolk sac shape and size limitsBaby pole see and timeLining reaction and double lining signTime line of expected early spotsLesson 2Transabdominal acquisition: standard sagittal and transverse pelvic planes and uterine orientationThis covers belly pelvis scanning in early pregnancy, with bladder prep, probe way, set length and side planes, womb spot check to add to inside scan or when not safe.
Bladder fill and patient spotMiddle length pelvis overviewSide pelvis sweep and side surveySpotting womb tilt and bendFixing depth, focus, gain setsLesson 3Assessment of free fluid in pelvis: location (Morison, pouch of Douglas), quantification, and clinical implicationsThis explains steady check of loose fluid in pelvis and upper belly, key spots, grade amount, spot bright clot, links scan spots to urgent care and possible outside baby break.
Scanning Douglas pouch and side guttersRight upper and Morison pouchDark vs mixed fluid typeHalf measure grade of loose fluidMeaning for guessed outside baby breakLesson 4Measurements and documentation: mean sac diameter (MSD), crown-rump length (CRL), fetal heart motion and how to measure/recordThis details set measures and noting in early pregnancy, like sac average, head-tail length, baby heart rate, with guide on measure spot, image save, videos, report for true date and live check.
Sac average way and trapsHead-tail length and date chartsBaby heart rate measure waysImage label and video saveMixing measures in reportsLesson 5Safety, informed consent and infection control for transvaginal scanningThis handles safety rules, agree get, germ control for inside vagina scan, with low dose, helper use, probe covers, high clean, kind talk on private checks.
Low dose and early pregnancy safety numbersGet and note agreeHelper rules and patient respectProbe covers, gel, block waysHigh clean and trackLesson 6Clinical indications, patient preparation: bladder filling protocols for transabdominal scanThis reviews medical reasons for early pregnancy pelvis scan and details patient prep, stress on bladder fill plans for belly scans, no-go, fit to signs and blood flow state.
Common reasons in early pregnancyNo-go and some limitsBladder fill amounts and timeExplain step and handle worryChange plan to sick patientsLesson 7Transvaginal acquisition: systematic sagittal and coronal views, uterine fundus-to-cervix sweep, adnexal interrogationThis outlines step inside vagina scan, stress probe hold, steady length and front sweeps, full check of womb, neck, sides to best see early baby parts and pelvis illness.
Patient spot and probe put wayMiddle womb length sweep top to neckSide length sweeps for womb sidesFront plane get and fixSteady side and back pocket checkLesson 8Reporting language for viability, dating, and suspected ectopic pregnancy; recommended follow-up intervals and when urgent referral is neededThis sets set report words for live, date, guessed outside pregnancy, outlines follow times, danger spots, rules for urgent women or emergency send to help safe patient care.
Set report parts for early pregnancyStandard words for live and doubtDate says and measure reportSuggested follow and redo scan timeWhen to raise for urgent expert lookLesson 9Findings suggesting ectopic pregnancy: adnexal mass characteristics, tubal ring, and non-visualized IUP thresholds and beta-hCG correlationThis details scan spots raising worry for outside pregnancy, like side lumps, tube ring, loose fluid, explains no inside pregnancy limits, key hormone levels, mix with medical risks.
Usual tube ring and side lump patternsRing of fire and blood flow checkLoose fluid patterns and belly bleedKey hormone and no inside pregnancyUnknown spot pregnancy plansLesson 10Criteria to confirm intrauterine pregnancy versus pseudogestational sacThis explains scan rules confirming true inside pregnancy, telling from fake sacs, highlights traps, time, link with medical info to dodge wrong name and bad care.
Scan features of true baby sacDouble lining and inside lining signsMiddle fluid spots and fakesRole of yolk sac and baby pole seeLink with signs and repeat hormoneLesson 11Probe selection and machine presets: transabdominal curvilinear and transvaginal endovaginal transducerThis covers pick of right probes and sets for early pregnancy pelvis scan, comparing belly curved and inside tools, explains fix of wave, depth, exam sets.
Curved vs inside toolsPick wave for body shapeSet pick for early pregnancyFix depth, focus, rangeExtras and clear vs deep trade
