The SDEP Abdominal US Protocol, Canine & Feline, Thoroughness & Efficiency for the Clinical Sonographer

Learn how SDEP utilizes a 3-second cine loop approach in a 17-point protocol that produces a full abdominal scan, from the deep pelvic urethra to the diaphragm and everything in between. Image shunts, bile duct obstruction, renal and bladder pathology, gastrointestinal obstruction, pancreatitis, masses, peritonitis, mucocele, ascites, pericardial effusion, built-in redundancy of image angles ensures, multiple views of every organ and organ system, minimizes the potential for missed lesions. Each step is numbered for easy reference, reinforcing communication between instructor, sonographer, and specialist. The sonogram is performed consistently and repeatedly in both traditional scanning scenarios and emergency situations.

• 1. Basic knobology, settings, and pitfalls, anatomy review and how to follow curvilinear patterns in normal organs.
• 2. Learn to recognize abnormal pathological presentations through repetitive ultrasound scanning techniques from the SDEP protocol.
• 3. Thoroughness and efficiency for repeatable built-in redundancy of image angles ensures, multiple views of every organ and organ system, minimizes the potential for missed lesions.