Bedside Sonography of the Bowel
Bedside Sonography of the Bowel Timothy Jang INTRODUCTION In the United States, sonography has given way to computerized tomography (CT) as the primary imaging modality for bowel. However, CT may…
Abdominal Procedures
Abdominal Procedures Gregory R. Bell INTRODUCTION Ultrasound is a valuable tool when performing procedures on the abdomen. Ultrasound guidance improves the ease and efficiency of procedures and increases the likelihood…
Echocardiography
Echocardiography Richard Andrew Taylor Christopher L. Moore INTRODUCTION Emergency echocardiography is one of the most challenging ultrasound examinations for the emergency physician to become comfortable with, but is potentially the…
A Problem-Based Approach to Resuscitation of Acute Illness or Injury
A Problem-Based Approach to Resuscitation of Acute Illness or Injury John Bailitz INTRODUCTION The opening sections of this text focus on ultrasound skills that are most useful in the assessment…
Inferior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava Richard Gordon Matthew Lyon INTRODUCTION Ultrasound evaluation of dynamic change in inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter has become useful for the diagnosis and treatment of acutely ill…
Lung and Thorax
Lung and Thorax Calvin Huang Andrew S. Liteplo Vicki E. Noble INTRODUCTION Before the emergence of point-of-care ultrasound, the evaluation of thoracic complaints comprised history, physical exam findings, including lung…
Fundamentals of Ultrasound
Fundamentals of Ultrasound Kenneth Kelley John S. Rose Aaron E. Bair INTRODUCTION The clinical application of ultrasound relies on a foundational understanding of the physical properties of sound waves. The…
The History and Philosophy of Emergency Ultrasound
The History and Philosophy of Emergency Ultrasound Stephen R. Hoffenberg INTRODUCTION Emergency ultrasound is a standard emergency physician skill (1,2). It is taught in emergency medicine residencies (3,4), tested on…
Neurosonography in Neonates, Infants and Children
Fig. 3.1 Trapezoid view using high-resolution linear transducer for transfontanellar brain US. Normal neonatal brain US in a coronal section through foramen of Monro (a) and sagittal section in midline…
Ultrasound of the Urogenital Tract
Fig. 10.1 Normal bladder US. (a) Schematic drawing with respective images demonstrating standard measurements for volume calculation. Correction factor varies with bladder shape. Additionally bladder wall thickness may be an…
