Table 1.

Curriculum of the focused assessment with sonography for human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis training^*

PHYSICS AND INSTRUMENTATION A.General Physics 1.Frequency 2.Wave length 3.Speed 4.Piezoelectric effect 5.Attenuation 6.Tissue Interaction a.Reflection b.Transmission 7.Safety B.Instrumentation 1.Probe Types a.Linear array b.Phased array 2.Receiver Controls a.Gain b.Compensation (TGC) C.Imaging Artefacts 1.Reverberation 2.Refraction 3.Mirror image 4.Shadowing 5.Enhancement

Educational Methods 1.Lecture [1 hour]

CARDIAC A.Anatomy 1.Cardiac Chambers 2.Myocardium 3.Pericardium B.Techniques 1.Standard Windows C.Pericardial Fluid 1.Definition 2.Etiologies 3.Sonographic features D.Cardiac Tamponade 1.Definition 2.Sonographic features 3.Interventional treatment

Educational Methods 1.Lecture [1 hour] 2.Case Reviews [1/2 hour]

THORACIC A.Anatomy 1.Chest wall 2.Pleural cavity 3.Lung B.Techniques 1.Standard Window C.Pleural Fluid 1.Definition 2.Etiologies 3.Sonographic features 4.Treatment

Educational Methods 1.Lecture [1/2 hour] 2.Case Reviews [1/2 hour]

ABDOMINAL A.Anatomy 1.Liver 2.Diaphragm 3.Spleen 4.Kidneys 5.Pancreas 6.Bowel B.Techniques 1.Standard Windows 2.Orientation C.Abdominal Fluid 1.Fluid-Locations a.Hepatorenal recess (Morrison's pouch) b.Splenorenal recess c.Douglas' pouch d.Subdiaphragmatic D.Liver abnormalities a.Intrahepatic abscesses b.Other focal findings c.Cirrhosis E.Lymph nodes a.Celiac/portal lymph nodes b.Paraaortal lymph nodes c.Caecal lymph nodes d.Superficial lymph nodes F.Spleen a.Splenomegaly b.Splenic microabcesses

Educational Methods 1.Lecture [3 hour] 2.Case Reviews [1 hour]

INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASOUND A.Procedures-Ultrasound Guided 1.Pericardiocentesis 2.Thoracentesis 3.Paracentesis

Educational Methods 1.Lecture [1 hour]

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Educational Methods 1.Practical training [6 hours]

^*TGC = time gain compensation.