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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.07543 EAN: 9780521688697 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0521688698 Label: Cambridge University Press Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 254 Publication Date: October 22, 2007 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Studio: Cambridge University Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This is a practical and concise introduction to bedside emergency ultrasound. It covers the full spectrum of conditions diagnosed via this modality, both for guiding invasive procedures and for diagnosis in critical-care settings. It introduces the major applications for emergency ultrasound by using focused diagnostic questions and teaching the image acquisition skills needed to answer these questions. Images of positive and negative findings for each application (FAST, ECHO, etc.) are presented, as well as scanning tips for improved image quality. Each section contains a review of the literature supporting each application. Book Description: This is a practical and concise introduction to bedside emergency ultrasound, covering the full spectrum of conditions diagnosed via this modality. It explores new directions and advanced applications for ultrasound and reviews the literature supporting each application. Each section provides tips on scanning techniques for improved image quality while examining images of positive and negative findings. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Excellent Ultrasound PrimerThis is the ideal guide for emergency and ICU ultrasound. The reasons why I can highly recommend this book: * Beautiful diagrams combined with actual ultrasound images * Length is digestible by busy physicians, but includes all the crucial points on each modality * Fantastic procedural section, which allows you to utilize ultrasound to increase the success rate and safety of your procedures the same day you read the chapter. * Layout is easy to use and aesthetically ... Read More Rating: - Essential resource for the full range of ED ultrasound applicationsThis book seems ideal for both beginners and more advanced users as well. The manual covers all the accepted and emerging uses of ultrasound - not just FAST, echocardiography, and line placement, but optic nerve sheath diameter, foreign body localization, DVT identification, and more. Each color-coded topic features multiple high-quality images of normal and abnormal views, and anatomical illustrations to demonstrate proper probe positioning. The writing is straightforward, and equally suitable ... Read More Rating: - The Best Emergency Ultrasound TextThis is the best introductory text to emergency ultrasound that I've ever read. Like all introductory books, it starts with a brief, useful introduction to the physics of ultrasound concentrating on those aspects relevant to emergency applications. The book then moves to diagnostic and procedural uses of ultrasound in the ED. These sections go far beyond the traditional topics of the FAST exam and central line placement to include such varied applications as chest ultrasound, ocular US, foreign body removal, ... Read More 
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