Bedside ultrasonography in clinical medicine

A complete introductory guide to using ultrasound in everyday primary care medicine endorsed by the world's leading organization of internal medicine physicians! Bedside Ultrasonography in Clinical Medicine is the first book to coverthe technical and clinical applications of ultrasound for internists, family physicians and other primary care providers. It covers all the major technicalconcepts a physician must know in order to use ultrasound in everyday practice. Physicians and medical students will learn how to use and interpret images in the diagnosis of fundamental problems encountered in everyday medicine. INDICE: Preface Acknowledgments 1. Bedside Diagnostic Ultrasound: Potentials and Pitfalls 2. Ultrasound Physics 3. Ultrasound Basics 4. Ultrasound of the Head and Neck 5. Ocular Ultrasound 6. Breast Ultrsound 7. Upper Airway and Lung Ultrsound 8. Cardiac Ultrasound 9. Stress Echocardiography 10. Abdominal Ultrasound 11. Pelvic Ultrasound 12. Renal and Genitourinary Ultrasound 13. Ultrasound in Pregnancy for the Nonobstetrician 14. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Musculoskeletal System 15. Vascular System Ultrasound 16. Nerve Ultrasound forPain Control: Regional Anesthesia 17. Focused Ultrasound in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support 18. Ultrasound Guidance for Common Procedures 19. Ultrasound Use in Pediatrics 20. Education and Training in Portable Bedside Ultrasound: The Life Cycle of the Clinician 21. The Future ofBedside Ultrasound Appendices Index

• ISBN: 978-0-07-166331-1
• Editorial: McGraw-Hill
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 436
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés