List of Contributors xi
Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
About the Companion Website xxi
Section I: Basics of Ultrasound and Imaging 1
1 POCUS: Introduction 3
Gregory R. Lisciandro
2 POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Physics 11
Robert M. Fulton
3 POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Artifacts 15
Robert M. Fulton
4 POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Scanning 25
Robert M. Fulton
5 POCUS: Top Ultrasound Mistakes During Global FAST 39
Gregory R. Lisciandro
Section II: Abdomen 55
6 POCUS: AFAST – Introduction and Image Acquisition 57
Gregory R. Lisciandro
7 POCUS: AFAST – Clinical Integration 111
Gregory R. Lisciandro
8 POCUS: Liver and Gallbladder 149
Stephanie C. Lisciandro, Jennifer M. Gambino, and Sarah Young
9 POCUS: Spleen 173
Stephanie C. Lisciandro and Sarah Young
10 POCUS: Kidney 189
Stephanie C. Lisciandro and Sarah Young
11 POCUS: Urinary Bladder 211
Stephanie C. Lisciandro and Sarah Young
12 POCUS: Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreas 225
Soren R. Boysen and Jennifer M. Gambino
Section III: Reproductive and Pediatric 245
13 POCUS: Reproductive – Male 247
Robert M. Fulton
14 POCUS: Reproductive – Female 255
Robert M. Fulton
15 POCUS: Dystocia 265
Robert M. Fulton
16 POCUS: Pediatrics 271
Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker
Section IV: Thorax 295
17 POCUS: TFAST – Introduction and Image Acquisition 297
Gregory R. Lisciandro
18 POCUS: TFAST – Clinical Integration 337
Gregory R. Lisciandro
19 POCUS: Heart – Introduction and Image Acquisition 389
Teresa DeFrancesco
20 POCUS: Heart ? Abnormalities of Valves, Myocardium, and Great Vessels 403
Teresa DeFrancesco
21 POCUS: Heart – Pericardial Effusion and Pericardiocentesis 417
Teresa DeFrancesco
22 POCUS: Vet BLUE – Introduction and Image Acquisition 425
Gregory R. Lisciandro and Stephanie C. Lisciandro
23 POCUS: Vet BLUE – Clinical Integration 459
Gregory R. Lisciandro and Stephanie C. Lisciandro
Section V: Vascular 509
24 POCUS: Central Venous and Arterial Catheterization 511
Scott Chamberlin
25 POCUS: Vascular – Veins and Arteries 529
Gregory R. Lisciandro
26 POCUS: Caudal Vena Cava 541
Kris Gommeren, Elodie Darnis, and Anne?Christine Merveille
Section VI: Ocular, Neurological, and Musculoskeletal 551
27 POCUS: Eye 553
Jane Cho
28 POCUS: Brain – Image Acquisition 579
Cibele F. Carvalho
29 POCUS: Brain – Clinical Integration 595
Cibele F. Carvalho
30 POCUS: Nerve Blocks – Forelimb 609
Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
31 POCUS: Nerve Blocks – Pelvic Limb 619
Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
32 POCUS: Nerve Blocks – Trunk 629
Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
33 POCUS: Nerve Blocks – Neuroaxial 637
Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
34 POCUS: Musculoskeletal – Soft Tissue 647
Susanne M. Stieger?Vanegas
35 POCUS: Musculoskeletal – Bones and Joints 663
Susanne M. Stieger?Vanegas
Section VII: Monitoring and Surveillance 683
36 POCUS: Global FAST – Patient Monitoring and Staging 685
Gregory R. Lisciandro
37 POCUS: Global FAST – Rapidly Detecting Treatable Forms of Shock, Advanced Life Support, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 729
Gregory R. Lisciandro
38 POCUS: VetFAST?ABCDE 757
Andrea Armenise
Section VIII: Felines and Exotic Species 775
39 POCUS: Feline Differences – Abdomen and Thorax 777
Daniel Rodriguez and Gregory R. Lisciandro
40 POCUS: Exotic Companion Mammals 815
Sara Gardhouse and Hugues Beaufrere
41 POCUS: Marine Mammals 829
Gregory R. Lisciandro, Jennifer M. Gambino, Debra P. Moore, and Enrique Yarto
42 POCUS: Birds and Reptiles 863
Sara Gardhouse and Hugues Beaufrere
Section IX: Ultrasound?Guided Procedures 883
43 POCUS: Ultrasound?Guided Procedures – Abdominocentesis, Thoracocentesis, and Pericardiocentesis 885
Soren R. Boysen
44 POCUS: Ultrasound?Guided Lung and Thoracic Sampling 907
Daniel Rodriguez
Section X: Management 919
45 POCUS: Setting Up Successful POCUS and FAST Ultrasound Programs 921
Gregory R. Lisciandro
Appendices 933
I Goal?Directed Templates for Medical Records 933
II Abbreviations, Terminology and Glossary 943
III Quick References of Normal Values and Rules of Thumb 949
Index 971