This session will cover TFAST and its 5-view design for detecting pneumothorax; and pleural and pericardial effusion by using our set of TFAST rules. These rules are important to help avoid mistaking heart chambers for either type of effusion or heart anatomy for other abnormalities. Common causes for pericardial effusion in both dogs and cats will be covered. Overcoming "confirmation bias error" and "satisfaction of search error", clinical imaging pearls, and advantages and limitations of TFAST as compared to radiography will also be discussed. Practical everyday cases are used to show this approach’s clinical impact.

This session originally was presented at AVMA Convention 2025 in conjunction with the 40th World Veterinary Association Congress. 

1.0 CE Credit
$15 AVMA/SAVMA Members
$30 Non-members