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Titolo

Practical guide to emergency ultrasound / / editors, Karen S. Cosby, John L. Kendall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4698-3010-8

1-4698-3933-4

1-4698-3011-6

1-4698-7712-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CosbyKaren S

KendallJohn L

Disciplina

616.07/543

Soggetti

Ultrasonic imaging

Emergency medicine - Diagnosis

Electronic books.

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

section I. Getting started with bedside ultrasound -- section II. Ultrasound in the resuscitation of acute injury or illness -- section III. Evaluation of abdominal conditions -- section IV. Evaluation of pelvic complaints -- section V. Vascular emergencies -- section VI. Scrotal emergencies -- section VII. Soft tissue and musculoskeletal conditions -- section VIII. Problems of the head and neck -- section IX. Pediatric ultrasound -- section X. Implementing ultrasound into the clinical setting.

Sommario/riassunto

Keep pace with the rapid changes in Emergency Ultrasound knowledge. This 2nd edition of the Practical Guide to Emergency Ultrasound addressesyour need fora practical,comprehensive,how-tobook on ultrasound techniques in the emergency department, including new and expanded applications. Organized in an easy-to-navigate problem-based and symptom-based approach, chapters cover many uses for ultrasound in the ED and proper ultrasound technique. Over



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