TY - BOOK AU - Soni,Nilam J. AU - Arntfield,Robert AU - Kory,Pierre TI - Point-of-care ultrasound SN - 9781455775699 AV - RC78.7.U4 S66 2015 U1 - 616.07/543 23/eng/20221121 PY - 2015/// CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - Elsevier/Saunders, KW - Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Point-of-care testing KW - Point-of-Care Systems KW - Ultrasonography methods N1 - Includes index; Evolution of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Ultrasound Physics Transducers Orientation Basic Operation of an Ultrasound Machine Imaging Artifacts Overview Lung and Pleural Ultrasound Technique Lung Ultrasound Interpretation Pleural Ultrasound Interpretation Lung and Pleural Procedures Overview Cardiac Ultrasound Technique Left Ventricular Function Right Ventricular Function Valves Pericardial Effusion Inferior Vena Cava Gallbladder Kidneys Bladder Abdominal Aorta Peritoneal Free Fluid First-Trimester Pregnancy Testicular Ultrasound Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Central Venous Access Peripheral Venous Access Arterial Access Ocular Ultrasound Thyroid Gland Lymph Nodes Peripheral Nerve Blocks Lumbar Puncture Skin and Soft Tissues Joints Dyspnea and Acute Respiratory Failure Abdominal Pain Hypotension and Shock Trauma Cardiac Arrest Competence, Credentialing, and Certification Equipment, Image Archiving, and Billing N2 - With portable, hand-carried ultrasound devices being more frequently implemented in medicine today, Point-of-Care Ultrasound will be a welcome resource for any physician or health care practitioner looking to further their knowledge and skills in point-of-care ultrasound. This comprehensive, portable handbook offers an easy-access format that combines electronic content and peer-reviewed videos to provide comprehensive, non-specialty-specific guidance on this ever-evolving technology. Access all the facts with focused chapters covering a diverse range of topics, as well as case-based examples that include ultrasound scans and videos. Understand the pearls and pitfalls of point-of-care ultrasound through contributions from experts at more than 30 institutions. View techniques more clearly than ever before. Illustrations and photos include transducer position, cross-sectional anatomy, ultrasound cross sections, and ultrasound images. Watch more than 200 ultrasound videos from real-life patients that demonstrate key findings. Available at Expert Consult, these videos are complemented by anatomical illustrations and text descriptions to maximize learning ER -