The second edition of this textbook offers expanded chapters with additional ultrasound images, videos, and text. The textbook is a beginner book for healthcare workers starting to apply bedside ultrasound in their daily practice. The book has received outstanding reviews from medical students, residents, and physicians clinicians. Over 1300 copies have been sold worldwide. Clear diagrams, ultrasound images, and instructional videos help to illustrate the concepts outlined in the text. No prior experience in bedside ultrasound is necessary. Chapters 1-3 address the basics of ultrasound. Chapters 4-11 address different applications for bedside ultrasound. Troubleshooting tips, false-positives and negatives, and documentation guidelines are provided at the end of the chapters. And index and full bibliographic references complete the book.
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Chapters 1-3 address the basics of ultrasound (Basics, Image generation, Artifacts). Chapters 4-11 address different applications for bedside ultrasound (Dyspnea, Undifferentiated hypotension, Trauma, Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Cholecystitis, Kidney injury, Deep venous thrombosis, Ectopic pregnancy). Troubleshooting tips, false-positives and negatives, and documentation guidelines are provided at the end of the chapters. An Index and References list are also provided.
Sobre el autor
Dr. Peter Steinmetz is Assistant Professor at Mc Gill University where he founded undergraduate ultrasound teaching for medical students. As executive board member of the Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society, he helps set national certification standards for ultrasound use in the family physician’s office. He has both published and taught bedside ultrasound at the international level.Más ebooks del mismo autor / Editor
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