Emergency medicine sonography: pocket guide to sonographic anatomy and pathology. : first edition

emergency Medicine Sonography: Pocket Guide To Sonographic Anatomy And Pathology Is A Quick Reference Guide That Fits In The Palm Of Your Hand And Is Perfect For The Clinical Emergency Setting. This Portable Resource Provides The Pertinent Information On Performing Songraphic Procedures And Interpreting Sonographic Images. Filled With High Quality Sonographic Images And Written In A Clear Concise Style, This Is An Essential Resource For Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practioners, And Other Health Professionals. doody Review Services reviewer: mary Beth Phelan, Md, Rdms(medical College Of Wisconsin) description: this Is An Excellent, Quick Image Reference For The Abdominal, Gynecologic, Obstetric, Testicular, And Some Retroperitoneal Uses Of Emergency Ultrasound. purpose: the Purpose Is To Provide A Quick Reference For Normal And Abnormal Sonographic Anatomy For Emergency Physicians, Sonographers, And Residents. audience: according To The Authors, The Audience Includes Emergency Medicine Practitioners, Residents, And Sonographers. However, It Is Most Appropriate For Physicians With A Moderate To Significant Amount Of Training, As It Is Mostly An Image Reference. It Also Would Be Excellent As An Adjunct For New Learners To Assist Them In More Accurately Interpreting Ultrasound Findings. However, Emergency Physicians Looking For A Comprehensive Reference Will Not Find The Procedural Or Cardiac Uses They May Be Seeking. features: the Important First Chapter Reviewing Ultrasound Nomenclature And Image Orientation Contains A Concise Review Of Ultrasound Nomenclature And Artifacts. Subsequent Chapters Provide A Brief Review Of Normal Sonographic Anatomy Followed By Common Pathologic Findings That May Be Encountered During An Ultrasound Exam. The Book Reviews Anatomy And Pathology For Abdominal, Gynecology, First Trimester Pregnancy, And Testicular Applications, As Well As Some Retroperitoneal Applications In The Most Detail. The Blunt Abdominal Trauma Section Focuses On Possible Pathology That Is Made Up Of Mostly Solid Organ Injury Findings. While It Is Important For Physicians To Be Aware Of Solid Organ Injury Sonographic Findings They May Encounter, Most Emergency Physicians Are Looking For Free Fluid, And More Images Related To This Would Have Strengthened This Chapter. Additional Images And Descriptions Of Pericardial Fluid And Pericardial Hematoma Would Have Been Helpful As Well. The Chapters On The Lower Extremity And On Fluid Collection And Ultrasound-guided Procedures Are Lean (containing Limited Information On Vascular Access) And Have The Least Helpful Detail For Practicing Emergency Physicians. The Lack Of Any Emergency Cardiac Uses Is A Significant Shortcoming. The Cardiac Application Of Emergency Ultrasound Is One Of The Most Time-sensitive Point-of-care Uses By Emergency Physicians, Especially In Trauma Patients. In Addition To A Chapter On Cardiac Uses, This Book Would Have Been Strengthened By A Chapter Demonstrating Sonographic Findings Common In The Evaluation Of The Hypotensive And Dyspneic Patient. assessment: overall, This Is An Excellent Pocket Reference On The Abdominal, Gynecologic, Obstetric, Testicular, And Some Retroperitoneal Uses Of Emergency Ultrasound. Title Page......Page 2 Copright Page......Page 3 Table Of Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Ultrasound Nomenclature......Page 14 Ultrasound Artifacts......Page 17 Ultrasound Description of Masses......Page 22 Sectional Views and Image Orientation......Page 25 Technical Points......Page 36 Summary......Page 37 Normal Sonographic Anatomy......Page 38 Liver Pathology......Page 44 Gallbladder Pathology......Page 60 Pancreatic Pathology......Page 84 Major Distinguishing Features Between Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava on Sonography......Page 97 Pathology......Page 98 The Kidneys......Page 105 Renal Pathology......Page 109 Bladder Pathology......Page 131 Normal Bowel......Page 142 Normal Appendix......Page 143 Pathology......Page 144 Splenic Pathology......Page 149 Malignant Tumors......Page 156 Lymph nodes......Page 157 Sonographic Findings in Blunt Abdominal Trauma......Page 160 Vasculature......Page 170 Pathology......Page 173 Pseudoaneurysms......Page 192 Foreign Bodies......Page 193 Ultrasound-Guided Procedures......Page 196 Summary......Page 199 Normal Sonography of the Uterus......Page 201 The Menstrual Cycle—Sonographic Appearances of Endometrium......Page 204 Common Congenital Variations Seen on Ultrasound......Page 206 Pathology......Page 210 Summary......Page 227 Pathology......Page 228 Ovarian Torsion......Page 247 Fallopian Tubes......Page 251 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease......Page 252 Endometriosis......Page 253 Nongynecological Pelvic Masses......Page 256 Summary......Page 258 Sonographic Visualization of Normal Early Pregnancy......Page 260 Multiple Pregnancies......Page 271 Abnormal First Trimester Pregnancy......Page 272 Ectopic Pregnancy......Page 277 Summary......Page 289 Suggested Reading List......Page 292 Index......Page 294 Color Plates......Page 314 Back Cover......Page 322 Ultrasound nomenclature, image orientation, and basic instrumentation / Cynthia Silkowski The liver / Dunstan Abraham The gallbladder and bile ducts / Dunstan Abraham The pancreas / Dunstan Abraham The abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava / Dunstan Abraham The kidneys and urinary bladder / Dunstan Abraham The gastrointestinal system / Dunstan Abraham The spleen and lymph nodes / Dunstan Abraham Blunt abdominal trauma / Dunstan Abraham The scrotom and testes / Dunstan Abraham Lower extremity pathology / Kalani Fernando, Dunstan Abraham Fluid collections and ultrasound guided procedures / Kalani Fernando, Dunstan Abraham The uterus / Cynthia Silkowski The ovaries and fallopian tubes (adnexa) / Cynthia Silkowski First trimester normal and abnormal pregnancy / Charles Odwin. Emergency Medicine Sonography: Pocket Guide to Sonographic Anatomy and Pathology is a quick reference guide that fits in the palm of your hand and is perfect for the clinical emergency setting. This portable resource provides the pertinent information on performing sonographic procedures and interpreting sonographic images. Filled with high quality sonographic images and written in a clear concise style, this is an essential resource for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practioners, and other health professionals.