Critical Care Ultrasound for Emergency Situations and Clinical Applications

1. Introduction to Critical Care Ultrasound and Clinical Implications
2. Basic Ultrasound Physics for the Critical Care Fellow
3. Ultrasound of the Airways for Emergencies
4. Ultrasound of the Lung and Clinical Uses in Emergencies
5. Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
Part 1:: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Acute Care Physician-Basic Views, Anatomy, and Measurements
Part 2:: Focused Hemodynamic Assessment at Bedside- Interpretations, Fluid Management, and Basic Eyeballing Principles
Part 3:: Critical Care Ultrasound-Valvular Assessment, Regional Wall Assessment, and Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment
6. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism:: Use of Ultrasound
7. Ultrasound of the Gallbladder, Pancreas and Bowel in Emergencies
8. Ultrasound Use in Nephrology, Critical Care Settings and Post-transplant Period
9. Role of Ultrasound in the Liver Transplant Patient
10. Ultrasound in the Neurocritical Care Setting
11. Ultrasound in Trauma (FAST/eFAST in Trauma Victim)
12. Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access
13. Ultrasound-guided Nerve Blocks:: Basics
14. Ultrasound-guided Procedures
Index