This is the field's first major core textbook. "Critical Care Ultrasonography" is the first major core textbook on ultrasonography in critical care. Readers will find all the information necessary to understand and utilize clinical ultrasonography in a critical care environment. In full-color and containing 495 illustrations the book emphasizes basic skills required to visualize anatomic structures and interpret findings.

Table of Contents

Contributors Foreword Section I: General Principles and Impact of Ultrasound Use in the ICU 1. The Use of Ultrasound in the ICU: Potential Impact on Care, Anthony D. Slonim 2. Physics of Sound, Ultrasound, and Doppler Effect and its Diagnostic Utility, Alexander Levitov 3. Transducers, Image Formation, and Artifacts, Alexander Levitov 4. Training of the Critical Care Physician as Sonographer, Alexander Levitov, Paul H. Mayo, and Anthony D. Slonim 5. Pediatric Critical Care: Use of Bedside Ultrasonography, William Tsai and Anthony D. Slonim Section II: Cardiac Sonography in the ICU 6. Goal-Directed Echocardiography in the ICU, John M. Oropello, Anthony R. Manasia, and Martin Goldman 7. Transthoracic Echocardiography: Image Acquisition and Transducer Manipulation, Seth Koenig and Paul H. Mayo 8. Transesophageal Echocardiography: Image Acquisition and Transducer Manipulation, Pierre Kory and Paul H. Mayo 9. Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Function and Hydration Status, Balachundhar Subramaniam and Daniel Talmor 10. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Preload Responsiveness, Michel Slama, Julien Maizel, and Paul H. Mayo 11. Echocardiographic Diagnosis and Monitoring of Right Ventricular Function, Adolfo Kaplan 12. Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Cardiac Tamponade, Daniel A. Sweeney and Dorothea McAreavey 13. Echocardiographic Diagnosis and Monitoring of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Associated Complications, Rodney W. Savage 14. Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathies, Narinder P. Bhalla, Amitabh Parashar, and Marguerite Underwood 15. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Septic Shock, Marc Mikulski, Olivier Axler, and Paul H. Mayo 16. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valve Function and Endocarditis, Paul H. Mayo 17. Echocardiographic Features of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Renee J. Roberts and Anthony D. Slonim 18. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Trauma, David A. Vitberg and Dorothea McAreavey 19. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Interactions, Antoine Viellard-Baron Section III: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Neck, Trunk, and Extremities 20. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Neck and Upper Respiratory System, Christian Butcher 21. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pleura, Lewis Eisen and Peter Doelken 22. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Lung, Paul H. Mayo 23. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdomen, Alan Cook and Heidi L. Frankel 24. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Renal System and the Bladder, Yefim R. Sheynkin 25. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pelvis, Michael Blaivas 26. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Peripheral Vascular System, James E. Foster, II, and Kevin Wiseman Section IV: Ultrasound Guidance for Procedures 27. Ultrasound-Guided Transthoracic Procedures, Peter Doelken and Paul H. Mayo 28. Ultrasound Guidance for Abdominal and Soft Tissue Procedures, Sameh Aziz, William J. Brunelli, Jr., and James S. Cain 29. Peripheral and Central Neuraxial Blocks in Critical Care Medicine, Santhanam Suresh 30. Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access, Christian Butcher Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Draft Ultrasound Reports by Body Region Index

About the Author

Alexander Levitov, MD, FCCM Senior Staff, Department of Medicine Carilion Clinic Professor, Medicine Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, VA Paul H. Mayo, MD, FCCP Director, MICU Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY Professor of Clinical Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY Anthony D. Slonim, MD, DrPH, FCCM Vice President, Medical Affairs Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Senior Staff, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Carilion Clinic Roanoke, VA Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine Roanoke, VA