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By
Justin Bowra, MBBS, FACEM, Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Department of Emergency Medicine, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Russell McLaughlin, MB, FRCSI, FFAEM, MMedSci, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, UK
Included in series
Made Easy,
Description
This book is a pocket-sized, practical introduction and ready reference to focused ultrasound (USS) in the Emergency Department. USS is
a safe, rapid imaging technique, however, it is only in recent years that its role has emerged in the field of Emergency Medicine. In
this context, limited Emergency USS is used to answer very specific questions, such as the presence or absence of AAA (abdominal aortic
aneurysm), or of free fluid (such as blood) in the abdomen after trauma. Unlike other imaging modalities (eg CT scan) it is a rapid technique
that can 'come to the patient'. The book explains the indications for, and use of, limited USS. Importantly it also explains its limitations.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. How ultrasound works
3. Abdominal aorta
4. Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)
5. Deep
vein thrombosis (DVT)
6. The painful hip
7. Central venous access
8. Soft-tissue foreign bodies
9. Draining pleural effusions
and ascites
10. Shock and cardiac arrest
11. Renal tract
12. Gallbladder
13. Early pregnancy
14. Getting trained and
staying trained
15. Setting up an emergency ultrasound service
16. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Useful paperwork
Appendix 2. Useful
organisations
Appendix 3. Further reading
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Paperback, 180 pages, publication date: MAY-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10150-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-10150-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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