The ICU Ultrasound pocket book is far and above the most concise, targeted reference source to enable the novice or advanced emergency or ICU clinician to incorporate point of care ultrasound into their practice. This book effectively teams internationally recognized sonologists with NASA researchers developing just in time ultrasound training meth- ods for astronauts on the International Space Station, to provide a rapid ultrasound diagnostic and procedural guide for the ICU. The comprehensive sections included in this book cover the ever expanding array of clinical indications for non-radiologist performed ultrasound and provide a novel addition to this field. Scott A. Dulchavsky MD PhD Detroit 2010

Critical Care physicians have been slower than their Emergency Medicine colleagues to adopt this technology, but this is changing rapidly. There is an expanding literature on the use of ultrasonography in critically ill patients. Recent consensus guidelines outlining specific elements of knowledge that define competency in critical care ultrasound have been published. Training guidelines and examinations designed to demonstrate proficiency in critical care ultrasonography are the next steps to fully establishing intensivist-performed ultrasound.

This book succeeds outstandingly in one important part of that process: the creation of educational materials designed to be used at the ICU bedside to guide image acquisition, image interpretation, and procedural ultrasound. As such “The ICU Ultrasound Pocket Book” is a valuable resource for medical students, nurses, physician extenders, residents, and fellows, as well as practicing intensivists.

Contents

۱. Getting Started Knobology
۲. Abdominal Exam
۳. Evaluation of the Aorta
۴. Vascular Access
۵. Lung Exam
۶. Optic Nerve
۷. QB/GYN
۸. Soft Tissuer Bone & DVT
۹. Procedures
۱۰. Clinical Protocols