The PoCUS world has adopted many acronyms and abbreviations. Here is a brief glossary of terms you will come across in this section and in the wider online PoCUS community:
PoCUS – Point of Care Ultrasound
ASUM – Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
EMUGs – Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Group
CLU – Clinical Lead in Ultrasound
SEED – Sonographer Educator in ED
CCPU – Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound
DDU – Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound
EFAST – Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma
AAA – Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
BELS – Basic Echo in Life Support
RCE – Rapid Cardiac Echo