University of Illinois Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Medicine An Approach to Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta Molly Hartrich1, Wesley Eilbert1 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois Hospital This protocol reviews the steps to image the abdominal aorta with point-of-care ultrasound. We discuss image acquisition, troubleshooting imaging pitfalls and artifacts, and the recognition of life-threatening abdominal aortic pathology.
