Easy-to-use, handheld echocardiographic equipment has recently become a reliable, faster, lower-cost initial assessment option for cardiologists and other healthcare providers. Point-of-Care Echocardiography: A Case-Based Visual Guide clearly explains and demonstrates how to incorporate and effectively employ this new technology in your practice. Real-life images from actual outpatient consultations and in-patient evaluations provide step-by-step guidance on using handheld echo to arrive at a definitive diagnosis and/or to exclude other possible diagnoses. INDICE: 1) Cardiac Anatomy 2) Cardiac Physiology 3) Vascular Anatomy 4) Basic ultrasound and Doppler principles 5) Hand Held Echo System 6) Ultrasound imaging of for the heart 7) Ultrasound imaging views of the blood vessels 8) Imaging Limitations and Pitfalls 9) Clinical Cases Assessment of cardiac chamber size: Left and Right Ventricle, Left and Right Atrium: Normal and abnormal Assessment of left ventricular function - Normal and abnormal Assessment of right ventricular function - Normal and abnormal Assessment of cardiac valves - Normal Function Assessment of cardiac valves - Valve regurgitation Assessment of cardiac valves - Valve stenosis Assessment of Blood vessels - Ascending Aorta - Normal and abnormal Pulmonary artery - Normal and abnormal Aortic arch - Normal and abnormal Descending aorta - Normal and abnormal Carotid arteries - Normal and abnormal Clinical Case collection involving history, physical exam and lab data, HHE views and clinical decision making
- ISBN: 978-0-323-61284-5
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés