cover image - Point of Care Ultrasound - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323757096
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 06-26-2019
Page Count: 546
Imprint: Elsevier
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Point of Care Ultrasound - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

by Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, Robert Arntfield, MD, FRCPC and Pierre Kory, MD, MPA

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cover image - Point of Care Ultrasound - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323757096
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 06-26-2019
Page Count: 546
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $89.99
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Compact, hand-carried ultrasound devices are revolutionizing how healthcare providers practice medicine in nearly every specialty. The 2nd Edition of this BMA-award-winning text features all-new chapters, a greatly expanded video library, and new review questions to keep you fully up to date with the latest technology and its applications.

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    • Provides comprehensive guidance for any specialty on the latest point-of-care ultrasound applications for physicians and other health care providers
    • Helps you interpret findings with a peer-reviewed, online video library with more than 1,000 ultrasound videos of normal and pathologic findings. These videos are complemented by anatomical illustrations and text descriptions to maximize learning
    • Offers new online resources, including over 120 clinical cases and 350 review questions in every chapter
    • Features fully updated content throughout, plus all-new chapters on hemodynamics, transesophageal echocardiography, transcranial Doppler ultrasound, pediatrics, neonatology, and 2nd/3rd trimester pregnancy
    • Shares the knowledge and expertise of expert contributors who are internationally recognized faculty from more than 60 institutions
    • Recipient of British Medical Association’s President's Choice Award and Highly Commended in Internal Medicine at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2015 (first edition)
    • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase gives you access to all the text, figures, videos, cases, review questions, and references while on the go
  • Section 1: Fundamentals Principles of Ultrasound
    1. Evolution of point-of-care ultrasound
    2. Ultrasound Physics and Modes
    3. Transducers
    4. Orientation
    5. Basic operation of an ultrasound machine
    6. Imaging Artifacts

    Section 2: Lungs and Pleura
    7. Overview
    8. Lung and Pleural Ultrasound Technique
    9. Lung Ultrasound Interpretation
    10. Pleura and Diaphragm
    11. Lung and Pleural Procedures
    12. Dyspnea and Pulmonary Embolism

    Section 3: Heart
    13. Overview
    14. Cardiac Ultrasound Technique
    15. Left ventricular function
    16. Right ventricular function
    17. Inferior Vena Cava
    18. Pericardial effusion
    19. Valves
    20. Transesophageal Echocardiography
    21. Hemodynamics
    22. Hypotension and Shock
    23. Cardiac Arrest

    Section 4: Abdomen and Pelvis
    24. Peritoneal Free Fluid
    25. Kidneys
    26. Bladder
    27. Gallbladder
    28. Abdominal Aorta
    29. First Trimester Pregnancy
    30. Second and Third Trimester Pregnancy
    31. Testicular Ultrasound
    32. Abdominal pain
    33. Trauma Ultrasound

    Section 5: Vascular System
    34. Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
    35. Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
    36. Central Venous Access
    37. Peripheral Venous Access
    38. Arterial Access

    Section 6: Head and Neck
    39. Ocular ultrasound
    40. Thyroid gland
    41. Lymph Nodes

    Section 7: Nervous System
    42. Peripheral Nerve Blocks
    43. Lumbar Puncture
    44. Transcranial Ultrasound

    Section 8: Soft Tissues & Joints
    45. Soft Tissues and Joints
    46. Joints

    Section 9: Pediatrics
    47. Pediatrics
    48. Neonatology

    Section 10: Ultrasound Program Management
    49. Competence, Credentialing, and Certification
    50. Equipment, Image Archiving, and Billing
  • Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Division of General & Hospital Medicine and Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Robert Arntfield, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada and Pierre Kory, MD, MPA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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