Critical Care Ultrasonography: A Comprehensive Guide to Bedside Ultrasound

By Alexander Levitov, Paul Mayo, and Anthony Slonim

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The Premier Training Guide for Ultrasound in Intensive Care Units

This book has been hailed as a “reference standard” by Critical Care Medicine, providing critical care providers with a comprehensive guide to understanding the context for their personal sonographically guided decision-making processes.

A Hands-on Guide to Successful Image Acquisition and Interpretation

Critical Care Ultrasonography is a complete and concise review of the optimal use and interpretation of ultrasonographic images in everyday clinical practice. This how-to guide teaches you how to systematically apply diagnostic ultrasound as part of an augmented physical examination in various therapeutic areas, including emergency medicine, inpatient wards, and intensive care units.

Comprehensive Coverage of Ultrasound Principles and Applications

The book begins with a high-yield overview of the basic principles and physics of ultrasound. Subsequent chapters cover its use in evaluating the organs of the head and neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis, and the limbs and musculoskeletal system. A final section explores the use and application of ultrasound to improve the safety and performance of common invasive procedures.

Valuable Features and Resources

• A pioneering, top-to-bottom examination of all major technical concepts that physicians must know to use ultrasound in everyday clinical practice
• Valuable coverage of clinical algorithms and how to incorporate them into the clinical decision-making process, formulation of differential diagnosis, and therapeutic recommendations
• Online access to over 180 videos that illustrate the ultrasonographic appearance of normal and abnormal anatomic structures and function
• Color illustrations that depict the use of color in ultrasound images
• An A-to-Z glossary of technical and clinical terms in ultrasonography

Book Details

ASIN: 0071793526
Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publication Date: August 7, 2014
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
ISBN-10: 9780071793520
ISBN-13: 978-0071793520