Echographie d'urgence. Comment et quand l'utiliser ? Fondamentaux, principes d'analyses et raisonnement stratégique

Book written in French
There is no longer any question as to whether doctors should perform an ultrasound examination under emergency conditions.
No matter what part of the body is concerned, the ultrasound examination has become indispensible aid to the clinical workup.
Emergency room doctors, anaesthetists, resuscitation specialists, cardiologists and paediatricians use it on a daily basis.
Routine indications include the transcranial Doppler examination, ultrasound scan of the bones or airways, chest, heart, abdominal and vessels and it is also used as a means of identifying different anatomical structures and to guide the hand of the surgeon during an operation.
Over the next years, practitioners dealing with emergencies will have to acquire the training and experience required to be able to use the ultrasound scanner in all its indications. This richly illustrated book is intended to fulfil this purpose.
CONTENTS :
1. All you need to know about ultrasound : general, biological effects, choice of machine and sensor, ultrasound signs
2. Ultrasound of the head and neck : transcranial Doppler ultrasound, optical nerve ultrasound, examination of the pupil, ultrasound of the upper airways
3. Chest ultrasound : lung ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound
4. Abdominal ultrasound
5. Vascular ultrasound : ultrasound of the aorta and inferior vena cava, leg vein ultrasound
6. Bone ultrasound
7. Interventional ultrasound : central venous approach, pericardiocentesis