- Echocardiography content customized for the needs of the Critical Care physician
- Numerous case studies highlight clinical scenarios
- Atlas chapters feature graphics to show the reader the relationship between the transducer and the heart, correlated to a clear 2-D echo image with the essential anatomy labeled
This atlas covers the basics of ultrasound physics, provides the necessary background to successfully perform TEE and TTE procedures, and provides tips and tricks that will prove invaluable in the critical care environment.
It also features an abundance of high quality photographs, illustrations and videos as well as numerous case studies to test the reader's ability to apply knowledge to real-life clinical situations.
Written by experts in the field,
The Atlas of Critical Care Echocardiography is a concise, visual guide designed for use by all physicians who see cardiac patients in the ICU.
Table of Contents- Obtaining, Interpreting, and Using Echo
- Parasternal Long Axis
- Parasternal Short Axis
- Apical 4 Chamber and Apical 5 Chamber
- Subxiphoid Cardiac and Inferior Vena Cava Views
- Liver Doppler
- Renal Doppler
- Thoracic Ultrasound
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and E-point Septal Separation
- Stroke Volume, Cardiac Output, and Systemic Vascular Resistance
- Diastolic Function
- Right Ventricular Systolic Function
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Inferior Vena Cava Respiratory Variation
- Stroke Volume Variation
- Pulmonary Findings
- Right Atrial Pressure Assessment
- Potpourri of Pathology
- The Focused Sonogram for Trauma (FAST)
- The Rapid UltraSound in Shock (RUSH)
- Cardiac Arrest Sonographic Assessment (CASA)
- There Is No @#$% Tank! It is a Pump!!
- Echo-Based Shock Physiology
- The Focused Rapid Echocardiographic Evaluation (FREE)
- Fluid Strategies in the FREE
- Hemodynamic Profiles in the FREE
- The Focused Rapid Echocardiographic Evaluation (FREE): Clinical Examples
