Credit Information
Credit Type
* AMA PRA Category 1™
Number of Credits
1
Course Overview
Gain essential skills in sonographic evaluation of TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts), including placement indications, technique, malfunction detection, and complications. Learn how to assess stent grafts, evaluate velocities, and identify stenosis and other issues to improve patient outcomes. Key for those involved in liver disease management.
Course Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant will:
discuss the indications for TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) placement
sonographic technique
findings of TIPS malfunction and complications
Target Audience
Physicians, sonographers, and others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.
* AMA PRA Category 1 ™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
