Ultrasound for Primary Care [E-Book]

Description based upon print version of record. Online resource, information based on ePub (EBSCO, viewed March 28, 2022).

Ultrasound basics: physics, transducers, convention, terminology, and artifacts -- Point-of-care ultrasound billing and credentialing -- Is the patient's intracranial pressure elevated? -- Does the patient have a retinal or vitreous detachment? -- Does this thyroid nodule need to be biopsied? -- Is this enlarged lymph node benign appearing? -- Does this patient have hydrocephalus? -- What is the patient's left ventricular systolic function? -- Does the patient have left ventricular hypertrophy? -- Does the patient have a pericardial effusion? -- Does the patient have right heart strain? -- Does the patient have pulmonary edema? -- Does the patient have a pleural effusion? -- Does the patient have a pneumothorax? -- Does the patient have pneumonia? -- Does the patient's breast mass need to be biopsied? -- Does the patient have nephrolithiasis? -- Does the patient have chronic kidney disease? -- Does the patient have hepatosplenomegaly? -- Does the patient have hepatic steatosis? -- Does the patient have ascites? -- Does the patient have cholelithiasis or cholecystitis? -- Does the patient have a bowel obstruction? -- Does the patient have appendicitis? -- Does the patient have intussusception? -- Does the patient have pyloric stenosis? -- Does the patient have a viable intrauterine pregnancy? -- What is the gestational age? -- What is the status of fetal well-being? -- Does this patient have testicular torsion? -- How thick is the patient's endometrial stripe? -- Does the patient have an adnexal mass? -- What is the patient's postvoid residual bladder volume? -- Is the patient's intrauterine device in the proper location? -- Does the patient have a join effusion? -- Does the patient have a rotator cuff tear? -- Does the patient have an ankle sprain or fracture? -- Does the patient have tendinopathy? -- Is the patient's arthritis from crystal disease? -- Does the patient have carpal tunnel syndrome? -- Does the patient have cellulitis or an abscess? -- Is a foreign body present? -- Is this soft tissue mass concerning? -- Does the patient have a hernia? -- Does the patient have a lower extremity deep venous thrombosis? -- What is the patient's central venous pressure? -- Does the patient have an abdominal aortic aneurysm? -- Does the patient have carotid stenosis? -- Cardiopulmonary limited ultrasound examination (CLUE) -- Focused ultrasonography in trauma (FAST) -- Rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension (RUSH)-- Musculoskeletal aspirations and injections -- Central line placement -- Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis using point-of-care ultrasound -- Paracentesis -- Lumbar puncture -- Peripheral intravenous catheter placement -- Core needle biopsy/fine needle aspiration -- Saline infusion sonography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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