Main description:

Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner offers a highly practical guide to incorporating abbreviated ultrasound exams into the veterinary practice. Focused point-of-care exams are an effective way to quickly detect conditions and complications not readily apparent through the physical exam, laboratory diagnostics, or radiographic findings. Encompassing all the information needed to begin performing these techniques, Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner is a useful tool for improving patient outcomes in clinical practice. Covering focused exams in all body systems, the book also outlines the principles of interventional radiology, medical documentation, and the basic fundamentals of using an ultrasound machine. A companion website offers 87 video clips of AFAST, TFAST, and Vet Blue examinations with normal, abnormal, and incidental findings at www.wiley.com/go/lisciandro/ultrasound. Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner is an essential purchase for veterinary practitioners and specialists wanting to implement these techniques in their veterinary practice.

Contents:

Contributors ix Acknowledgements x Introduction xi Gregory R. Lisciandro About the Companion Website xiv 1 Focused Basic Ultrasound Principles and Artifacts 1 Robert M. Fulton 2 The Abdominal FAST3 (AFAST3) Exam 17 Gregory R. Lisciandro 3 Focused or COAST3 Liver and Gallbladder 44 Stephanie Lisciandro 4 Focused or COAST3 Spleen 65 Stephanie Lisciandro 5 Focused or COAST3 Kidneys 80 Stephanie Lisciandro 6 Focused or COAST3 Urinary Bladder 99 Stephanie Lisciandro 7 Focused or COAST3 Gastrointestinal and Pancreas 110 Soren Boysen and Jennifer Gambino 8 Focused or COAST3 Reproductive 126 Robert M. Fulton 9 The Thoracic FAST3 (TFAST3) Exam 140 Gregory R. Lisciandro 10 The Vet BLUE Lung Scan 166 Gregory R. Lisciandro 11 Focused or COAST3 Echo (Heart) 189 Teresa DeFrancesco 12 Focused or COAST3 Central Venous and Arterial Line Placement, Big Arteries, and Veins 206 Scott Chamberlin 13 Focused or COAST3 Pediatrics 222 Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker 14 Focused or COAST3 Eye 243 Jane Cho 15 Focused or COAST3 Musculoskeletal 261 Gregory R. Lisciandro 16 Focused or COAST3 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Global FAST (GFAST3), and the FAST-ABCDE Exam 269 Gregory R. Lisciandro and Andrea Armenise 17 Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Procedures 286 Soren Boysen Appendices 304 I Setting Up an Ultrasound Program 304 II Goal-Directed Templates for Medical Records 306 III Abbreviations, Terminology, and Glossary 315 IV Quick References of Normal Values and Rules of Thumb 318 V Ultrasound Resources and Companies 324 Index 325