Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill

Preface

Contents

Part I Introductive Chapters

Basic Notions of Critical Ultrasound

The Ultrasound Equipment

Specific Notions of Critical Ultrasound in the Critically Ill

Part II Organ by Organ Analysis

Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasound: Normal Patterns

Peritoneum

Gastrointestinal Tract

Liver

Gallbladder

Urinary Tract

Various Targets in the Abdomen ( Spleen, Adrenals, Pancreas, Lymph Nodes)

Aorta

Principles of Examination of the Deep Veins in the Critically Ill

Principles of Examination of the Deep Veins in the Critically Ill

Introduction to Lung Ultrasound

Pleural Effusion

Lung: Alveolar Syndrome

Lung and Interstitial Syndrome

Pneumothorax

Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 1 – A Bedside Alternative to CT and Other Irradiating Techniques

Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 2 – The Ultrasound Approach of an Acute Respiratory Failure: The BLUE Protocol

Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 3 – Lung Ultrasound in the Neonate

Simple Emergency Cardiac Sonography

Simple Critical Ultrasound Considering Hemodynamic Therapy: Our Limited Investigation

Head and Neck

Soft Tissues and Miscellaneous Areas

Part III Clinical Applications of Ultrasound

Interventional Ultrasound

Ultrasound in the Surgical Intensive -Care Unit: Some Peculiarities

Critical Ultrasound Outside the Intensive Care Unit

Analytic Study of Severe and/or Frequent Situations in the Critically Ill

Free Considerations

A Way to Learn Critical Ultrasound

Critical Ultrasound, Not Just a New Technique: Also a Philosophy

Index