Bedside Ultrasonography in Clinical Medicine

The first complete guide to the use of ultrasound in clinical medicine   Endorsed by the American College of Physicians!   Bedside Ultrasonography in Clinical Medicine offers the first all-inclusive, yet concise review of the optimal use and interpretation of ultrasonographic images in everyday practice. With this how-to guide, you'll learn how to systematically apply diagnostic ultrasound as part of an augmented physical examination in an array of therapeutic areas, from obstetrics and cardiology to emergency medicine.   The book begins with a high-yield overview of the basic principles and physics of ultrasound, while subsequent chapters cover its use in evaluating the organs of the head and neck; the chest, abdomen, and pelvis; and the limbs and musculoskeletal system. A final section considers the integration of portable ultrasound into the medical school curriculum--as well as graduate medical education--and charts the dynamic future of beside ultrasound as a diagnostic and screening tool.   Features: * A pioneering, top-to-bottom examination of all the major technical concepts that physicians must know to use ultrasound in everyday clinical practice * Valuable coverage of clinical algorithms and how to incorporate them into the clinical decision-making process, the formulation of differential diagnosis, and therapeutic recommendations * Special section on ultrasound guidance in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac life support, common procedures, and the pediatric patient * DVD-ROM filled with images, algorithms, animations, and how-to-videos that illustrate the ultrasonographic appearance of normal and abnormal anatomic structures and function * A color insert that depicts the use of color in ultrasound images * An A-to-Z glossary of technical and clinical terms in ultrasonography * An Appendix of Clinical Ultrasound Algorithms that teaches how to incorporate diagnostic ultrasound into the clinical decision-making process Alexander B. Levitov, MD, FCCM, RDCS Professor, Department of Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA Apostolos P. Dallas, MD, FACP Attending Physician, Carilion Medical Center Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Virginia-Tech-Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, VA Anthony D. Slonim, MD, DrPH Vice President, Medical Affairs Attending Physician Professor, Departments of Basic Sciences Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics Virginia-Tech-Carilion School of Medicine Roanoka, VA CONTENTS Contributor List Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I: Basic Principles of Ultrasound Use 1. Bedside Diagnostic Ultrasound: Potentials and Pitfalls, Joseph S. Farmer and Anthony D. Slonim 2. Ultrasound Physics, Alexander B. Levitov and Christopher R. Fuller 3. Ultrasound Basics, Alexander B. Levitov SECTION II: Ultrasound Use for Evaluation of Organs of the Head and Neck 4. Ultrasound of the Head and Neck, Christian H. Butcher 5. Ocular Ultrasound, Nicholas A. Perchiniak and David P. Bahner SECTION III: Ultrasound Use for Evaluation of Organs of the Chest 6. Breast Ultrasound, Roxanne Davenport 7. Upper Airway and Lung Ultrasound, Sameh Aziz 8. Cardiac Ultrasound, Rodney W. Savage and Marguerite Underwood 9. Stress Echocardiography, Michael Wild, Marguerite Underwood, Sharan Ramaswamy, and Krish Ramachandran SECTION IV: Ultrasound Use for Evaluation of Organs of the Abdomen and Pelvis 10. Abdominal Ultrasound, Jonathan M. Dort, Gary C. Claggett, William R. Fry, and Alexander B. Levitov 11. Pelvic Ultrasound, Creagh T. Boulger and David P. Bahner 12. Ultrasound in Pregnancy for the Nonobstetrician, Patrice M. Weiss, Amanda B. Murchison, Ross Hanchett, and Eduardo Lara-Torre 13. Renal and Genitourinary Ultrasound, Yefim R. Sheynkin SECTION V: Ultrasound Use for the Evaluation of Organs of the Limbs and Musculoskeletal System 14. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Musculoskeletal System, Apostolos P. Dallas 15. Vascular System Ultrasound, Jim E. Foster, II 16. Nerve Ultrasound for Pain Control: Regional Anesthesia, Santhanam Suresh SECTION VI: Ultrasound Use for the Evaluation of Clinical Procedures and Special Populations 17. Focused Ultrasound in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Shahana Uddin, Susanna Price, Holger Steiger, Gabriele Via, and Raoul Breitkreutz 18. Ultrasound Guidance for Common Procedures, Christian H. Butcher and Sameh Aziz 19. Ultrasound Use in Pediatrics, William T. Tsai and Anthony D. Slonim SECTION VII: Bedside Ultrasonography in Clinical Medicine: Preparing for and Achieving the Future State 20. Education and Training in Portable Bedside Ultrasound: The Life Cycle of the Clinician-- Part 1: Portable Ultrasound Integration into the Medical School Curriculum, Richard C. Vari, Tarin A. Schmidt-Dalton, and Timothy A. Johnson Part 2: Graduate Medical Education and Beyond, Apostolos P. Dallas, Alexander B. Levitov, and Anthony D. Slonim 21. The Future of Bedside Ultrasound, Ashot E. Sargsyan Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Appendix B: Algorithms Appendix C: Table of Ultrasound Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes for Examinations and Procedures Index