Adrian Chenzbraun (auth.)1848823355, 9781848823358, 9781848823365
Echocardiography is the most versatile cardiac imaging technology readily available at the patient’s bedside. Its superb diagnostic ability relates to the potential to identify any hemodynamic condition and cardiac pathology that implies a morphologic and/or a flow pattern change. Because the machines themselves are small, portable and powerful and reporting can be swift and revealing, echocardiography is an essential part of the diagnostic strategy when dealing with critically ill patients.
Emergency Echocardiography is a step-by-step guide for cardiologists, intensivists, emergency room doctors and sonographers faced with critically ill patients in whom major therapeutic decisions could depend on the information provided by timely and accurate examination. It includes both specific cardiology topics, such as aortic pathology, valvular emergencies, mechanical complications of myocardial infarction or tamponade, and general intensive care situations, such as pulmonary embolism, resuscitation, sepsis and the need for filling status assessment. In doing so, it addresses the practical needs of cardiology trainees and of intensivists faced with the increased use of echocardiography in an acute care setting.
Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xx
Getting Ready for the Study….Pages 1-27
Emergency Echocardiography….Pages 29-54
Echocardiography in the Hypotensive Patient….Pages 55-74
Echocardiography in the Hypoxemic Patient….Pages 75-76
Echocardiography in Valvular Emergencies….Pages 77-85
Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain and Coronary Syndromes….Pages 87-100
Echocardiography in Acute Aortic Syndromes….Pages 101-107
Echocardiography in Acute Pulmonary Embolism….Pages 109-112
Echocardiography in Stroke and Systemic Embolism….Pages 113-114
Echocardiography in the Septic Patient….Pages 115-116
Echocardiography During and After Resuscitation….Pages 117-122
Echocardiography in Special Situations….Pages 123-146
Conclusion….Pages 147-149
Back Matter….Pages 151-183
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