Point-of-Care Echocardiography: A Clinical Case-Based Visual Guide

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 explains and demonstrates how to incorporate and effectively employ this new technology in your practice. It includes clinical case studies with history, physical exam, normal and abnormal laboratory, ECG, and imaging findings, as well as 169 echocardiographic images and 48 videos depicting use of point-of-care echo and its cardiovascular imaging findings.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 176 pages
\n Publication date: 08 December 2021
\n Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Easy-to-use, handheld echocardiographic equipment has recently emerged as a reliable, faster, and lower-cost initial assessment option for cardiologists and other healthcare providers. Point-of-Care Echocardiography: A Case-Based Visual Guide provides a comprehensive explanation and practical guidance on incorporating this innovative technology into your practice. Real-life images from actual outpatient consultations and in-patient evaluations offer step-by-step instructions on using handheld echo to arrive at a definitive diagnosis and/or to exclude other possible diagnoses.

The book focuses on the use and application of the latest handheld echocardiography devices for screening and initial diagnosis at the point of care. It includes clinical case studies with a detailed history, physical examination, a wide range of normal and abnormal laboratory, ECG, and imaging findings, along with multiple images and video clips obtained with handheld systems by an expert cardiologist.

Features 169 echocardiographic images and 48 videos depicting the use of point-of-care echo and its cardiovascular imaging findings. It provides an overview of cardiac and vascular anatomy and physiology, imaging techniques, tips, nuances, and limitations of handheld systems. The book covers normal and abnormal findings, when to refer for further study, and discusses and demonstrates how to perform transthoracic echocardiography for assessing cardiac and valve function, intravascular volume, ultrasound imaging to detect pericardial and pleural effusion, during pericardiocentesis, and imaging assessment of vascular connections to the heart.

An enhanced eBook version is included with the purchase, allowing you to access all of the text, figures, and videos from the book on various devices.

\n Weight: 300g\n
Dimension: 153 x 231 x 11 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780323612845\n \n