Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill
Over the past two decades it has been increasingly recognized that whole-body ultrasound is an invaluable tool in the critically ill. In addition to offering rapid whole-body assessment, it has the advantage of being a bedside approach that is available at all times and can be repeated at will. Acco...
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2010, 2010
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2010 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introductive Chapters
- Basic Notions of Critical Ultrasound
- The Ultrasound Equipment
- Specific Notions of Critical Ultrasound in the Critically Ill
- Organ by Organ Analysis
- to Abdominal Ultrasound: Normal Patterns
- Peritoneum
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Urinary Tract
- Various Targets in the Abdomen (Spleen, Adrenals, Pancreas, Lymph Nodes)
- Aorta
- Principles of Examination of the Deep Veins in the Critically Ill
- Principles of Examination of the Deep Veins in the Critically Ill
- to Lung Ultrasound
- Pleural Effusion
- Lung: Alveolar Syndrome
- Lung and Interstitial Syndrome
- Pneumothorax
- Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 1 – A Bedside Alternative to CT and Other Irradiating Techniques
- Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 2 – The Ultrasound Approach of an Acute Respiratory Failure: The BLUE Protocol
- Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 3 – Lung Ultrasound in the Neonate
- Simple Emergency Cardiac Sonography
- Simple Critical Ultrasound Considering Hemodynamic Therapy: Our Limited Investigation
- Head and Neck
- Soft Tissues and Miscellaneous Areas
- Clinical Applications of Ultrasound
- Interventional Ultrasound
- Ultrasound in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Some Peculiarities
- Critical Ultrasound Outside the Intensive Care Unit
- Analytic Study of Severe and/or Frequent Situations in the Critically Ill
- Free Considerations
- A Way to Learn Critical Ultrasound
- Critical Ultrasound, Not Just a New Technique: Also a Philosophy