- Brings together guidelines from many specialty organisations
- Examines the latest changes and developments in training programs
- Audits data on trainee opinions on ultrasound, accessibility of ultrasound and echocardiography
This book provides a practically applicable guide to the use of ultrasound in the care of acutely and critically ill patients.
It is laid out in two sections. The first section attempts to take a comprehensive approach to specific systems of examination taking an organ focused approach covering techniques including Focussed Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) scanning and venous sonography. The second section presents a range of specific cases enabling the reader to develop an understanding of how to apply these methodologies effectively into their day-to-day clinical practice.
Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: A Practical Guide describes how to use ultrasound technologies in day-to-day clinical practice. Therefore, it is an ideal resource for all trainee and practicing physicians who utilize these technologies on a day-to-day basis.
Table of Contents- Physics of Ultrasound.-
- Preparation and Image Optimisation.-
- Clinical Governance.-
- Airway Ultrasound.-
- Basic Lung Ultrasound.-
- Advanced Lung Ultrasound.-
- Focused Transthoracic Echocardiography.-
- Advanced Transthoracic Echocardiography.-
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography.-
- FAST Scanning.-
- Renal Tract Ultrasound.-
- Abdominal Ultrasound - Liver, Spleen and Biliary Tree.-
- Abdominal Ultrasound - Bowel and Peritoneum.-
- Vascular Access.-
- Venous Sonography.-
- Neuro-ophthalmic Ultrasound.-
- Cranial Doppler.-
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.-
- The Haemodynamically Unstable Patient.-
- The Unconscious Polytrauma Patient.-
- The Patient with Acute Breathlessness.-
- The Patient Difficult to Wean from Mechanical Ventilation.-
- The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury.-
- The Patient with Acute Abdominal Pain.
