1st Edition

Clinical Ultrasound A How-To Guide

Edited By Tarina Lee Kang, John Bailitz Copyright 2015
    150 Pages 211 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Clinical Ultrasound: A How-To Guide is targeted at the novice to intermediate clinician sonographer. The book’s easy-to-follow style and visually appealing chapter layout facilitates the quick recall of knowledge and skills needed to use clinical ultrasound in everyday practice. Authored by experts in emergency medicine clinical ultrasound from across the United States, this pocket-sized, practical guide is a valuable resource for those using clinical ultrasound in everyday practice.

    Trauma
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Subxiphoid View
    Right Upper Quadrant View
    Left Upper Quadrant View
    Pelvis
    Thorax
    Integration of Findings:
    Special Considerations

    Echo and IVC
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Subxiphoid
    Parasternal Long Axis
    Parasternal Short Axis
    Apical 4 Chamber
    IVC Assessment
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    Lung
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    Abdominal Aorta
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Short Axis of the Proximal Abdominal Aorta
    Short Axis of the Distal Abdominal Aorta
    Long Axis of the Proximal Abdominal Aorta
    Long Axis of the Distal Abdominal Aorta
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    Renal and Bladder
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Right Kidney
    Left Kidney
    Bladder Views
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    Biliary
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Gallbladder Long Axis
    Gallbladder Short Axis
    Bile Ducts
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    First Trimester Pregnancy
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Transabdominal Longitudinal
    Transabdominal Transverse
    Transvaginal Longitudinal
    Tranvaginal Transverse
    Dedicated Views of Pregnancy-Related Structures
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    Appendicitis
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Technique
    Integration of Findings
    Special Considerations

    Ocular Ultrasound
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Special Considerations

    Soft Tissue Procedures
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Special Considerations

    Musculoskeletal
    Indications
    Tendon Ultrasound
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Fracture Diagnosis
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation

    Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Femoral Vein
    Popliteal Vein
    Integration of Findings

    Vascular Access
    Peripheral Access
    Peripheral Line Placement
    Central Access
    Special Considerations

    Pediatric
    Indications
    Intussusception
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Pyloric Stenosis
    Appendicitis
    Fractures

    Abdominal Procedures
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Bladder Volume Measurement and Aspiration
    Indications
    Special Considerations

    Pericardiocentesis
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Special Considerations

    Thoracentesis
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Special Considerations

    US-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    US-Guided Median Nerve Block
    US-Guided Radial Nerve Block
    US-Guided Ulnar Nerve Block
    Femoral Nerve Block
    Popliteal Fossa Sciatic Nerve Block
    Special Considerations

    Lumbar Puncture
    Indications
    Image Acquisition and Interpretation
    Special Considerations

    Suggested Reading
    Key Articles
    Websites

    Biography

    Tarina Kang, MD, director of emergency ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, LAC and USC Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    John Bailitz, MD, FACEP, RDMS, emergency ultrasound division director and clinical ultrasound fellowship co-director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital; associate professor of emergency medicine, Rush University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA