Download or read book Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting written by Vladimir Fridman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Settingcovers the essentials of echocardiography in the acute setting,from ultrasound basics to descriptions of all pertinentechocardiographic views to clear stepwise advice on basiccalculations and normal/abnormal ranges. This compact new reference: • Provides step-by-step guidance to acquiring the correct views andmaking the necessary calculations to accurately diagnose cardiacconditions commonly encountered in urgent settings. • Presents information organized by complaint/initial presentation sothat readers can work from this first knowledge of the patientthrough the steps required to pinpoint a diagnosis. • Covers echo basics, from sound wave characteristics/properties tocommon device settings to basic ultrasound formulas. • Includes diagnostic algorithms fitted to address the differentialdiagnosis in the most commonly-encountered clinical scenarios. Designed and written by frontline clinicians with extensiveexperience treating patients, Practical Manual of Echocardiographyin the Urgent Setting is the perfect pocket-sized guide forresidents in cardiology, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine;trainees in echocardiography; medical students on cardiology oremergency medicine rotations; technicians, nurses, attendingphysicians -- anyone who practices in the urgent setting and whoneeds reliable guidance on echocardiographic views, data andnormal/abnormal ranges to aid rapid diagnosis and decision-makingat the point of care.