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FASTVet We offer online and in-person courses teaching Global FAST Point of Care Ultrasound. FASTvet.com provides online ultrasound support for veterinary sonographers.

FASTVet.com provides educational resources for veterinary professionals that want to learn ultrasound as an everyday essential skill in their veterinary practice. We provide training for veterinarians including online courses, video library and bi-weekly blogs. We also train veterinarians in focused ultrasound techniques including abdominal FAST, thoracic FAST and lung ultrasound. The training is

ideal for non-radiologist veterinarians including emergency veterinarians, internists, and general practitioners and will revolutionize your use of ultrasound to improve patient care in you practice.

09/02/2026

What Are Your Major Rule-Outs?

1. Not normal — dietary disease

2. Not normal — hereditary disease

3. Not normal — infectious disease

4. Normal — this is a shelter puppy, so send home with antibiotics for “kennel cough”

The correct answer is 3: infectious disease.

This cardiac presentation is classic for Chagas disease, which is common enough in South Central Texas to be an important differential diagnosis. Chagas is caused by infection with Trypanosoma cruzi and can cause myocardial dysfunction and ultimately congestive heart failure. This young dog also had B lines consistent with pulmonary edema.

Without a Global FAST® examination, this young dog could easily have been diagnosed with “kennel cough” and sent home with antibiotics—despite having a serious underlying disease.

Our recent Reels reviewed the Global FAST® Fallback Views, which are important to combine with TFAST® fundamental echocardiography. This puppy had B lines on Vet BLUE ® lung ultrasound and findings were consistent with pulmonary edema.

Ready to advance your POCUS skills?

Take one of our online or in-person courses. We travel throughout the United States and internationally to teach our 11-hour, RACE-approved Global FAST® POCUS Course at your practice.

Learn from Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, who has taught, applied, and continually updated these POCUS formats since 2005. He has long promoted Global FAST® POCUS as “an extension of the physical examination.”

Visit FASTVet.com to learn more. Never underestimate the POWER of Global FAST®!

FASTVet is the leader in veterinary point-of-care ultrasound training! Our unique Global FAST® approach combines the use...
08/26/2026

FASTVet is the leader in veterinary point-of-care ultrasound training! Our unique Global FAST® approach combines the use of AFAST® (abdominal), TFAST® (thoracic), and Vet BLUE® (lung), into a single systematic and standardized ultrasound examination. Our mission is to make Global FAST® Point of Care ultrasound a core skill for all practicing veterinarians worldwide.

Our RACE-approved CE courses and hands-on scanning labs are for anybody who wants to:

🩺 Use ultrasound as a daily, clinical extension of the physical exam
🎓 Earn RACE-approved continuing education while growing your clinical skillset
🏥 Improve outcomes for critical patients via rapid, standardized use of ultrasound imaging

Since 2005, FASTVet has continued to lead in the development, clinical research, and validation of our Global FAST® approach. Join us on our mission to make clinical ultrasound a core skill for veterinarians worldwide! Learn more about our history, founders, and methodology at: https://fastvet.com/what-is-fastvet/

08/25/2026

Is this dog's heart normal?

What's your answer:
1. Yes. The heart has good filling and contractility. This young dog is fine and can be sent home with cough medication.

2. No. The heart appears enlarged and has poor contractility. This young dog has a serious problem.

3. Indeterminate. It is not possible to tell from this view.

The correct answer is 2. This young dog from South Central Texas has poor cardiac contractility—and had already survived a surgical procedure, a castration, before the problem was recognized.

Never underestimate the clinical power of Global FAST® POCUS!

In our next Reel, we will discuss the differential diagnoses for this patient.

However, do not stop after examining the heart. Perform the complete Global FAST® examination.

Perform Vet BLUE® to assess for pulmonary edema. Also, the AFAST®-TFAST® Diaphragmatico-Hepatic (DH) View can help determine whether right-sided congestive heart failure is present. Important findings include a “FAT,” enlarged caudal vena cava and the “Tree Trunk Sign” of hepatic venous congestion.

Our recent Reels described the Global FAST® Fallback Views, which are important to combine with TFAST® fundamental echocardiography. Vet BLUE® Lung Ultrasound is the fallback view for left sided heart failure and the DH view with evaluation of the CVC is the fallback view for right sided heart failure.

Want to advance your POCUS skills?

Take one of our online or in-person courses. We travel throughout the United States and internationally to teach our 11-hour, RACE-approved Global FAST® POCUS Course using your own ultrasound machines.

Learn from Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, who has taught, applied, and continually updated these POCUS formats since 2005. Through years of managing real patients, he has promoted Global FAST® POCUS as “an extension of the physical examination.Visit FASTVet.com to learn more.

08/20/2026

Image A shows the left caudodorsal Vet BLUE® lung region in this dog. The same
finding is present at all eight Vet BLUE® lung regions (dry lung all views). Image B shows the AFAST®– TFAST® diaphragmatico-hepatic (DH) view, including the heart and caudal vena
cava (CVC).

What is the probability that this dog has clinically relevant right-sided
congestive heart failure (R-CHF)?
1. High: >90%
2. Intermediate: approximately 50%
3. Low:

Could echocardiography be an extension of the feline physical exam? 🤔An interesting clinical study by Loughran et al. ev...
08/20/2026

Could echocardiography be an extension of the feline physical exam? 🤔

An interesting clinical study by Loughran et al. evaluates echo views as a “2-minute screening test” for feline heart disease by nonspecialist practitioners (NSP). This study’s approach emphasizes similar TFAST® views that are taught in our Global FAST® Courses and include:

🫀The Left atrial to Aortic Ratio (LA:Ao) on short-axis from the right side (parasternal/pericardial view)
🫀The Left Ventricular Short-axis “Mushroom view” (LVSA) from the right side (parasternal/pericardial view)

Learn more about this clinical study, echocardiography criteria and techniques, and FASTVet rules for the accurate TFAST® diagnosis of PE and PCE in this must-read ECC and IM Blog.

🔗https://fastvet.com/ecc-and-im-blog-must-read-and-watch-non-specialist-practitioner-nsp-screening-echo-views-for-cats/

08/18/2026

Image A shows the left caudodorsal Vet BLUE® lung region in this dog. The same
finding is present at all eight Vet BLUE® lung regions (dry lung all views). Image B shows the AFAST®–TFAST® diaphragmatico-hepatic (DH) view, including the heart and caudal vena
cava.

What is the probability that this dog has clinically relevant left-sided congestive
heart failure (L-CHF)?
1. High: >90%
2. Intermediate: approximately 50%
3. Low:

🗓️ LIVE Webinar: August 25th! Common causes of feline respiratory distress—feline asthma, left-sided congestive heart fa...
08/13/2026

🗓️ LIVE Webinar: August 25th!

Common causes of feline respiratory distress—feline asthma, left-sided congestive heart failure, pleural effusion, and nodular disease—can present with similar clinical signs. But the underlying causes may be dramatically different! Rapid, evidence-based assessment is critical for stabilization and informed treatment decisions.

Join us LIVE on August 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM Central Time for this month’s FASTVet Premium member webinar: The Tale of Four Felines: Using TFAST® and Vet BLUE® Point of Care Ultrasound in Feline Respiratory Distress Patients

In this 1-hour webinar, we will explore how the standardized use of Vet BLUE® and TFAST® point-of-care ultrasound can help rapidly differentiate common causes of feline respiratory distress—including feline asthma, left-sided congestive heart failure, pleural effusion, and nodular disease—in less than 2–3 minutes, often before thoracic radiography is safely possible.
Topics include:

✅ Vet BLUE® regional pattern-based ultrasound profiles for each condition
✅ TFAST echocardiography views in cats and key feline-specific imaging pearls
✅ Patient positioning and the “high-low” imaging strategy
✅ Advantages and limitations of ultrasound compared with thoracic radiography and CT
✅ Practical tips for interpretation, staging, and avoiding common imaging errors

Live participants will earn 1 hour of RACE-approved CE credit, making this an excellent opportunity to build both your diagnostic confidence and your continuing education hours.

This webinar is a FASTVet Premium member exclusive, and registration details will be emailed directly to members.

Become a FASTVet Premium member for lifetime access to this live RACE-approved CE event and our growing library of point-of-care ultrasound education resources.

08/12/2026

The answer revolves around the Curtain Sign of Lung Ultrasound, a linear demarcation of the pleural cavity to the left on the screen and the abdominal cavity to the right.

The Answer is E) None, it's the stomach.

Notice there is a linear border that covers and uncovers the suspect Vet BLUE® Consolidation. Moreover, although consolidations are possible in this region, the upper 1/3 of the lung field, i.e., a common lung region for primary lung tumors in dogs, pneumonia hallmarked by a Shred Sign would be less likely. The image shown highlights the importance of proper Vet BLUE® POCUS training. This is a pitfall. What looks like a Shred Sign, air bronchograms on ultrasound, is in fact air within the rugal folds of the stomach mimicking a Shred Sign consolidation.

Want to learn more about Global FAST® POCUS including Vet BLUE® Lung POCUS? This is an easily achievable skill using our standardized formats. Take our Online or In Person courses. We travel throughout the USA and internationally have been to many countries teaching our 11-hours RACE-approved Global FAST® POCUS Course on your own machines, or you may travel to Austin, Texas or Nashville, Tennessee to one of our Global FAST® POCUS training centers. Check out FASTVet.com

We also have POCUS Online Courseware that is RACE-approved showing you great cases. Vet BLUE® has been recently updated and many already doing ultrasound may be able to learn from our Online Series of AFAST® POCUS, TFAST® POCUS and Vet BLUE®-Global FAST® POCUS, a total of 28+ hours with quizzes to test your learning.

Learn from Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, who has been teaching and updating these formats since 2005. He has worked as both a primary care and ER vet, living and breathing these POCUS formats while managing his patients. He has promoted Global FAST® POCUS "as an extension of the physical exam" since 2005.

08/09/2026

The answer revolves around the Curtain Sign of Lung Ultrasound, a linear demarcation of the pleural cavity to the left on the screen and the abdominal cavity to the right. Notice there is a linear border that covers and uncovers the suspect Vet BLUE® Consolidation. Moreover, although consolidations are possible in this region, the upper 1/3 of the lung field, i.e., a common lung region for primary lung tumors in dogs, pneumonia hallmarked by a Shred Sign would be less likely. The image shown highlights the importance of proper Vet BLUE® POCUS training. This is a pitfall. What looks like a Shred Sign, air bronchograms on ultrasound, is in fact air within the rugal folds of the stomach mimicking a Shred Sign consolidation.

The answer is E) None, it's the stomach.

Want to learn more about Global FAST® POCUS including Vet BLUE® Lung POCUS? This is an easily achievable skill using our standardized formats. Take our Online or In Person courses. We travel throughout the USA and internationally have been to many countries teaching our 11-hours RACE-approved Global FAST® POCUS Course on your own machines, or you may travel to Austin, Texas or Nashville, Tennessee to one of our Global FAST® POCUS training centers. Check out FASTVet.com

We also have POCUS Online Courseware that is RACE-approved showing you great cases. Vet BLUE® has been recently updated and many already doing ultrasound may be able to learn from our Online Series of AFAST® POCUS, TFAST® POCUS and Vet BLUE®-Global FAST® POCUS, a total of 28+ hours with quizzes to test your learning.

Learn from Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, who has been teaching and updating these formats since 2005. He has worked as both a primary care and ER vet, living and breathing these POCUS formats while managing his patients. He has promoted Global FAST® POCUS "as an extension of the physical exam" since 2005.

08/06/2026

⏰ New Webinar Available - Limited Time Only!
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Did you miss our July 21st live webinar? Don’t worry! “Canine Anaphylaxis: Diagnosis, Treatment and Medically-Treated Hemoabdomen” is available for free viewing until August 15th. After that date, it will be available for FASTVet Premium Members only.

In this 1-hour webinar, we covered how to identify canine anaphylaxis using physical exam findings, point-of-care ultrasound, laboratory data, and clinical decision-making. You’ll also learn:
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✔️ The classic clinical signs of canine anaphylaxis⁠
✔️ How ultrasound findings—including gallbladder wall edema and a flat vena cava—can support your diagnosis⁠
✔️ Important differential diagnoses that can mimic anaphylaxis and how to distinguish them⁠
✔️ The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of canine anaphylactic-related heparin-induced hemoabdomen⁠
✔️ Practical, evidence-based approaches you can apply in the ER immediately⁠
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FASTVet Premium Members have unlimited access to this webinar, as well as our extensive resource library, for just $99 per year! Become a member now at fastvet.com

https://fastvet.com/webinar-fastvet-2026-update-canine-anaphylaxis-medically-treated-heparin-induced-canine-anaphylactic-hemoabdomen-a-complication-you-must-know/

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