Book[edited by] Alexander B. Levitov, Paul H. Mayo, Anthony D. Slonim.
Contents:
Section i: general principles and impact of ultrasound use in the icu
1: ultrasound in critical care medicine: improving patient care and reducing cost
2: physics of sound, ultrasound, and doppler effect and its diagnostic utility
3: transducers, image formation, and artifacts
4: training in critical care ultrasonography
5: pediatric critical care: the use of bedside ultrasonography
Section ii: cardiac sonography in the icu
6: goal-directed echocardiography in the icu
7: transthoracic echocardiography: image acquisition
8: transesophageal echocardiography: image acquisition and transducer manipulation
9: echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function
10: echocardiographic evaluation of preload responsiveness
11: echocardiographic diagnosis and monitoring of right ventricular function
12: echocardiographic diagnosis of cardiac tamponade
13: echocardiographic diagnosis and monitoring of acute myocardial infarction and associated complications
14: echocardiographic diagnosis of cardiomyopathies
15: echocardiographic evaluation of valve function and endocarditis
16: echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac trauma
Section iii: ultrasound evaluation of the neck, trunk, and extremities
17: ultrasound evaluation of the neck and upper respiratory system
18: ultrasound evaluation of the pleura
19: ultrasound evaluation of the lung
20: ultrasound evaluation of the abdomen
21: ultrasound evaluation of the renal system and the bladder
22: ultrasound evaluation of the pelvis
23: ultrasound evaluation of the peripheral vascular system
Section iv: ultrasound guidance for procedures
24: ultrasound-guided transthoracic procedures
25: ultrasound guidance for abdominal and soft tissue procedures
26: peripheral and central neuraxial blocks in critical care medicine
27: ultrasound guidance for vascular access
28: ocular ultrasound
Appendix a: glossary
Appendix b: draft ultrasound reports by body region.