Introduction Print Section Listen Shock (hemodynamic failure) is ubiquitous in the modern intensive care unit (ICU). Venodilation, transudation of fluid from the vascular space into the interstitium and increased insensible…
Introduction Print Section Listen For the patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) pressing priorities exist. Symptoms must be ameliorated, lethal arrhythmias identified and treated, arteries opened, and complications identified and…
Introduction Print Section Listen The value of performing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is well established. Although transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a useful diagnostic tool in…
Introduction Print Section Listen Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has major application in the intensive care unit (ICU). Proficiency in TTE allows the intensivist to determine the diagnosis of cardiopulmonary failure, develop…
Introduction Print Section Listen This chapter reviews an important component of critical care ultrasonography (CCUS), which is basic critical care echocardiography (CCE). For purpose of the discussion, the term goal-directed…
Introduction Print Section Listen The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), like other intensive care units (ICU), is a dynamic place that provides multidisciplinary care with the integration of numerous medical…
Introduction Print Section Listen In order to become competent in critical care ultrasonography (CCUS), the intensivist must access effective training, as competence is the goal of training. This chapter summarizes…
Transducer Structure and Function Print Section Listen Transducers are defined as devices converting one form of energy into another. In the case of ultrasound, electrical energy is converted into mechanical…
Sound and Ultrasound: Acoustic Parameters Print Section Listen All our lives we are surrounded by sounds. In fact, it is our ability to create and comprehend sounds in the form…
Introduction Print Section Listen More than a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine challenged medical care providers and systems to improve healthcare delivery across six essential areas: safety, effectiveness, efficiency,…
