Hit the "Easy" button! Clutch Diagnoses Using Color Doppler.

Sunday, April 12, 2026

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM PT

Location: Cascade Ballroom II - 2nd Floor

CE: 0.25 CME Credit

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Carnell, MD, FAAEM, FPD - AEMUS (she/her/hers)

Director of Emergency Ultrasound and Ultrasound Education
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Disclosure(s): Philips Healthcare: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Jennifer Carnell, MD, FAAEM, FPD - AEMUS: Philips Healthcare: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Looking for an "easy" button that could hand you that answer in those tough cases?
Look no further than the color doppler button on your trusty ultrasound machine!
In rapid succession, this talk will break down the critical diagnoses where the press of a button can illuminate.
From central retinal artery occlusion to severe cardiac valvular pathology to a seemingly pulseless limb, color doppler can boost your confidence and light the way to an expedited diagnosis..

Learning Objectives:

Activate color doppler on an ultrasound machine and make simple adjustments to optimize color flow visualization.
explain how color doppler can help evaluate a patient for several critical diagnoses including central retinal artery occlusion, severe cardiac valvular pathology, and limb ischemia