Focused ultrasound techniques for the small animal practitioner / / edited by Gregory R. Lisciandro

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139024603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ames, Iowa : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2014]; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-76077-8; 1-118-40388-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (359 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LisciandroGregory R
• Disciplina: 636.089/607543
• Soggetti: Veterinary ultrasonography; Ultrasonic imaging
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Basic ultrasound principles & artifacts / Robert Fulton -- The abdominal FAST3 (AFAST3) exam / Gregory Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : liver & gallbladder / Stephanie Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : spleen / Stephanie Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : kidneys / Stephanie Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : urinary bladder / Stephanie Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : gastro-intestinal & pancreas / Søren Boysen and Jennifer Gambino -- Focused or COAST3 : reproductive / Robert Fulton -- The thoracic FAST3 (TFAST3) exam / Gregory Lisciandro -- The vet blue lung scan / Gregory Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : echo (heart) / Teresa DeFrancesco -- Focused or COAST3 : central venous & arterial lines, big arteries & veins / Scott Chamberlin -- Focused or COAST3 : pediatrics / Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker -- Focused or COAST3 : eye / Jane Cho -- Focused or COAST3 : musculoskeletal / Gregory Lisciandro -- Focused or COAST3 : cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), global fast (GFAST3) & the FAST-ABCDE exam / Gregory Lisciandro and Andrea Armenise -- Interventional ultrasound-guided procedures / Søren Boysen.
• Sommario/riassunto: Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner offers a highly practical guide to incorporating abbreviated ultrasound exams into the veterinary practice. Focused point-of-care exams are an ; effective way to quickly detect conditions and complications not readily apparent through the physical exam, laboratory diagnostics, or radiographic findings. Encompassing all the information needed to begin performing these techniques, Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner is a useful tool for improving patient outcomes in clinical practice.