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Main description:
BMA President's Choice Award Winner and Highly Commended in Internal Medicine category at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2015 With portable, hand-carried ultrasound devices being more frequently implemented in medicine today, Point-of-Care Ultrasound will be a welcome resource for any physician or health care practitioner looking to further their knowledge and skills in point-of-care ultrasound. This comprehensive, portable handbook offers an easy-access format that combines electronic content and peer-reviewed videos to provide comprehensive, non-specialty-specific guidance on this ever-evolving technology.
Contents:
Section I: Fundamental Principles of Ultrasound
Chapter 1: Evolution of Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Chapter 2: Ultrasound Physics
Chapter 3: Transducers
Chapter 4: Orientation
Chapter 5: Basic Operation of an Ultrasound Machine
Chapter 6: Artifacts
Section II: Lung and Pleura
Chapter 7: Overview
Chapter 8: Lung and Pleural Ultrasound Technique
Chapter 9: Lung Ultrasound Interpretation
Chapter 10: Pleural Ultrasound Interpretation
Chapter 11: Lung and Pleural Procedures
Section III: Heart
Chapter 12: Overview
Chapter 13: Cardiac Ultrasound Technique
Chapter 14: Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 15: Right Ventricular Function
Chapter 16: Valves
Chapter 17: Pericardial Effusion
Chapter 18: Inferior Vena Cava
Section IV: Abdomen and Pelvis
Chapter 19: Gallbladder
Chapter 20: Kidneys
Chapter 21: Bladder
Chapter 22: Abdominal Aorta
Chapter 23: Abdominal Fluid
Chapter 24: First Trimester Pregnancy and Normal Female Reproductive System
Chapter 25: Testicular Ultrasound
Section V: Vascular System
Chapter 26: Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Chapter 27: Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Chapter 28: Central Venous Access
Chapter 29: Peripheral Venous Access
Chapter 30: Arterial Access
Section VI: Head and Neck
Chapter 31: Ocular Ultrasound
Chapter 32: Thyroid Gland
Chapter 33: Lymph Nodes
Section VII: Nervous System
Chapter 34: Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Chapter 35: Lumbar Puncture
Section VIII: Soft Tissues and Joints
Chapter 36: Skin and Soft Tissues
Chapter 37: Joints
Section IX: Clinical Scenarios and Protocols
Chapter 38: Dyspnea and Acute Respiratory Failure
Chapter 39: Abdominal Pain
Chapter 40: Hypotension and Shock
Chapter 41: Trauma
Chapter 42: Cardiac Arrest
Section X: Ultrasound Program Management
Chapter 43: Competence, Credentialing, and Certification
Chapter 44: Equipment, Image Archiving, and Billing
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Elsevier (Saunders)
Publication date: August, 2014
Pages: 384
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders, General Practice, Radiology
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