Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting

Vladimir Fridman, Mario Garcia

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English

John Wiley & Sons Inc
26 April 2013

Cardiovascular medicine; Ultrasonics

Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting

In the acute care setting, medicine happens at full speed and with little margin for error. As echocardiography plays an ever more important role in the diagnosis of patients who present with symptoms that suggest a cardiovascular emergency, clinicians must learn to collect, process and act on echocardiographic information as quickly and effectively as possible.

Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting covers the essentials of echocardiography in the acute setting, from ultrasound basics to descriptions of all pertinent echocardiographic views to clear, stepwise advice on basic calculations and normal/abnormal ranges.

This compact new reference:

Provides step-by-step guidance to acquiring the correct views and making the necessary calculations to accurately diagnose cardiac conditions commonly encountered in urgent settings. Presents information organized by complaint/initial presentation so that readers can work from this first knowledge of the patient through the steps required to pinpoint a diagnosis. Covers echo basics, from sound wave characteristics/properties to common device settings to basic ultrasound formulas Includes diagnostic algorithms fitted to address the differential diagnosis in the most commonlyencountered clinical scenarios.

Designed and written by frontline clinicians with extensive experience treating patients, Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting is the perfect pocket-sized guide for residents in cardiology, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine; trainees in echocardiography; medical students on cardiology or emergency medicine rotations; technicians, nurses, attending physicians—anyone who practices in the urgent setting and who needs reliable guidance on echocardiographic views, data and normal/abnormal ranges to aid rapid diagnosis and decision-making at the point of care.

RELATED TITLES:

Kacharava, et al: Pocket Guide to Echocardiography; ISBN: 978-0-470-67444-4

Sun, et al: Practical Handbook of Echocardiography: 101 Case Studies; ISBN: 978-1-4051-9556-0

Edited by: Vladimir Fridman, Mario Garcia
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780470659977
ISBN 10: 0470659971
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 26 April 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edited by: Vladimir Fridman MD Department of Cardiology Long Island College Hospital New York, NY, USA Mario J. Garcia MD Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology); Professor, Department of Radiology; Chief, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care. New York, NY, USA

Reviews for Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting

This is a very practical and comprehensive book on the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients. (Doody's, 23 August 2013)