FATE

Your experience before this FATE course and disclaimer

  • At USabcd we do our utmost to ensure that the content of our e-courses meet applicable standards and regulations but we cannot be held responsible for any errors. It is at all times your responsibility that the knowledge you use and the treatment you provide for your patients live up to the standards and instructions that apply at your own hospital / department.

Self assessment for FATE course

This is both a reflective self-assessment and feedback to us. Have we been able to provide you with the necessary learning?

How well do you meet the learning objectives ?

1 = ‘Not at all’ if you do not understand the learning objective; 5 = ‘Definitely’, you meet the learning objective

(If you score yourself to <3-4, we recommend that you repeat the section)

  • Write here if you have comments on the lesson, corrections to the material, suggestions for material and content, etc.

Your ultrasound experience before this Basic PoCUS course, and disclaimer acceptance

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  • At USabcd we do our utmost to ensure that the content of our e-courses meet applicable standards and regulations but we cannot be held responsible for any errors. It is at all times your responsibility that the knowledge you use and the treatment you provide for your patients live up to the standards and instructions that apply at your own hospital / department.

Patients benefit from your knowledge

The patients will benefit from your new knowledge because:

FATE is easy and quickly performed

FATE can be performed in the sitting position – and in any location

FATE can be performed by any trained physician

FATE is necessary to obtain the most detailed information on cardiac physiology and pathology

FATE can be applied in all clinical scenarios e.g. pre-, per-, and postoperatively, in intensive care medicine, emergencies, resuscitation, ect.

Download the FATE card here: usabcd.org/FATEcard
(copy the link to your browser)

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Final remarks

We hope you have enjoyed the course and we wish you great luck with your forthcoming FATE performance in your own department, and to the benefit of your own patients

The patients will appreciate to be more effectively and unbiasedly examined and treated without unnecessary time delay

This is the idea of the FATE protocol

You can download the FATE card at usabcd.org/FATE-card

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Limitations

Always be aware that FATE is a supplement to the clinical evaluation

FATE does not substitute a full diagnostic cardiologic echocardiographic examination

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The image shows images obtained from the four positions in the FATE examination.

USabcd hands-on Basic FATE workshop

The next step is to attend a USabcd hands-on Basic FATE workshop

During the workshop you will obtain practical skills with a structured and systematic didactic approach

You will learn how to:

– Display the basic FATE views
– Apply M-mode
– Measure cardiac dimensions
– Assess cardiac function
– Obtain and interpret pleural views

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Summary – Cardiac pathology

You have now learned about relevant pathology which can by recognised by the FATE examination

You should now be able to recognise the following conditions:

Pneumothorax

The presence of lung sliding excludes pneumothorax

The absence of lung sliding is NOT equal to the presence of pneumothorax

Notice that lung or pleural sliding is only possible if the two pleural blades are in contact with each other

Detailed evaluation of pneumothorax should be performed with a linear or microconvex transducer

The presence of lung or pleural sliding excludes pneumothorax at the scanning point

The presence of just one B-line excludes pneumothorax at the scanning point

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Video clip showing both lung sliding and B-lines

If just one of the findings is present, pneumothorax can be excluded

Summary of the Basic FATE e-learning

During this Basic FATE e-course you have learned to apply the FATE card in the process of learning focused ultrasound for cardiopulmonary optimisation

You have learned the normal sonographic features of the heart and pleura

You have learned to obtain the 6 basic FATE views

You have trained eye-balling of the right and left ventricular function

You are now familiar with M-mode for assessment of cardiac dimensions and function

You can recognise the most important pathologies

You know that FATE also provides a quick guidance to interpret the echocardiographic findings

You know how to use the echocardiographic findings in the clinical context

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