Contributors
Foreword
Preface
1 Training and Program Development 1
2 Ultrasound Equipment 15
3 Physics and Instrumentation 45
4 Trauma 67
5 Cardiac 89
6 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 129
7 Hepatobiliary 143
8 General Surgery Applications 163
9 Renal 197
10 Testicular 221
11 First Trimester Pregnancy 239
12 Second and Third Trimester Pregnancy 277
13 Gynecologic Applications 315
14 Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis 335
15 Vascular Access 349
16 Soft Tissue Applications 361
17 Pediatric Applications 391
Index 419
Due to it's portability and ability to provide quick "yes" or "no" answers to diagnostic questions, ultrasound is quickly becoming the modality of choice in the ER. Non-radiologist clinicians are now increasingly being called on to perform and interpret ultrasounds. Emergency Ultrasound provides the training, techniques, detailed guidelines and diagnostic skills clinicians need to successfully and accurately perform ultrasound exams in emergency and acute care situations.
Markets: Emergency MDs/Residents, ERs and Urgent Care Centers, Sonographers working in the emergency or acute care setting, Trauma/General Surgeons & Residents, Critical Care Specialists
The Only Book to Combine:
Guidelines on the indications for use & performance of ultrasound exams & pitfalls to avoid
Nearly 700 high-quality images, including Side-by-Side Comparisons of normal and abnormal scans to enhance diagnostic and interpretative skills
Case Studies describing patient presentation, diagnostic procedure, and management -- challenging, real-life clinical scenarios that apply principles and techniques
Sources of further information via Extensive References at the end of each chapter
Expertise of the Leading Authorities in the field (see author profiles below)
Also includes Separate Chapters on Training and Program Development; Ultrasound Equipment; Physics and Instrumentation; Soft Tissue Applications; Pediatric Applications
Biography
O. John Ma, MD, Vice Chair for Academic Advancement and Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MissouriJames R. Mateer, MD, RDMS, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Attending Staff Physician, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, Wisconsin