Echo Made Easy

Author: Atul Luthra
Publisher: JP Medical Ltd
ISBN: 8184489390
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
This third edition provides an overview of the techniques, principles and clinical practice of echocardiography. Beginning with the basic principles of ultrasound and Doppler, and the clinical applications of various echo-modalities including 2-D echo, M-mode scan, Doppler echo and colour flow mapping, the text also includes an account of different echo-windows and normal echo-views along with normal values and dimensions. The following chapters discuss in detail various forms of heart disease including congenital, valvular, coronary, hypertensive and myocardial, with due emphasis given to potential pitfalls in diagnosis, differentiation between seemingly similar findings, causation and clinical relevance. This new edition features 240 colour images and illustrations, as well as a CD demonstrating various techniques for performing an Echo. Key Features New edition providing overview of techniques, principles and clinical practice of echocardiography Detailed discussion of various types of heart disease 240 colour images and illustrations Includes CD demonstrating techniques for performing Echo Previous edition published in 2008

Essential Echocardiography

Author: Scott D. Solomon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 159259977X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
This is the premier practical guide to understanding echocardiography. The perfect marriage between anatomy and physiology, the text covers emerging cardiac imaging technologies, advances in ultrasound technology, as well as new techniques and applications of cardiac ultrasound.

Essential Echocardiography: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease E-Book

Author: Scott D. Solomon
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323508723
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 594

Book Description
Echocardiography remains the most commonly used imaging technique to visualize the heart and great vessels, and this clinically oriented text by Drs. Scott D. Solomon, Justina C. Wu, and Linda D. Gillam helps you make the most of its diagnostic and prognostic potential for your patients. Part of the highly regarded Braunwald's family of cardiology references, Essential Echocardiography expertly covers basic principles of anatomy and physiology, the appearance of normal variants across a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, and the hands-on approaches necessary to acquire and interpret optimal echocardiographic images in the clinical setting. - Abundant illustrations provide a superb visual learning experience both in print and online. Images convey clear, classic examples that represent decades of experience over multiple institutions, as well as recent advances in the field. - More than 485 accompanying video clips mirror the images in the text, with easy-to-follow links from the figure citation to the video online. - Each section includes one or two clinical cases that illustrate key concepts. - Written by expert echocardiographers and sonographers who emphasize practical applications throughout the text, and superbly illustrated by physician-artist Dr. Bernard Bulwer. - Ideal for anyone currently using or learning to use echocardiography, including cardiologists, cardiology fellows, sonographers, anesthesiologists, critical care physicians, emergency physicians, radiologists, residents, and medical students. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

The Washington Manual of Echocardiography

Author: Ravi Rasalingam
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1451181973
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Supervised and edited by faculty from the Washington University School of Medicine, The Washington Manual of Echocardiography provides quick insight into the successful performance and interpretation of echocardiographic images. Ideal for today’s cardiology fellow, this outstanding reference is both sufficiently comprehensive to guide users through training, and accessible enough as a quick consult for general physicians who are interested in echocardiography. Your keys to excellence in cardiac echo... • Tips and pearls from cardiologists and sonographers offer guidance on proper set-up, correct transduction technique, and image optimization • Easy-to-navigate sections address diagnostic markers of valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and congenital anomalies, as well as applications of trans-esophageal echocardiography • Abundant high-quality images enhance visual learning and improve diagnostic accuracy • Succinct yet comprehensive descriptions present critical pieces of information on key areas of echocardiography and Doppler techniques • Free online companion website with hundreds of echo clips in addition to the full text for you to access anytime, anywhere

The Echo Manual

Author: Jae K. Oh
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9780781748537
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 460

Book Description
Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this best-selling manual is a practical guide to the performance, interpretation, and clinical applications of echocardiography. The Echo Manual is written by recognized authorities at the Mayo Clinic and provides a concise, user-friendly summary of techniques, diagnostic criteria, and quantitative methods for both echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. Discussion of each clinical problem also includes transesophageal echocardiography. This edition covers the latest techniques, standards, and applications and includes new contrast agents. All references have been updated. More than 900 images—well annotated and true to gray scale and color—give readers an immediate grasp of salient points.

Pocket Guide to Echocardiography

Author: Andro G. Kacharava
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047067444X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
With its easy accessibility, low cost, and ability to deliver, essential bedside information about the cardiac structure and function, echocardiography has become one of the most relied-upon diagnostic tools in clinical medicine. As a result, more clinicians than ever before must be able to accurately interpret echocardiographic information in order to administer appropriate treatment. Based on the authors’ experience teaching echocardiography in busy clinical settings, this new pocketbook provides reliable guidance on everyday clinical cardiac ultrasound and the interpretation of echocardiographic images. It has been designed to help readers develop a stepwise approach to the interpretation of a standard transthoracic echocardiographic study and teach how to methodically gather and assemble the most important information from each of the standard echocardiographic views in order to generate a complete final report of the study performed. What’s included: • A summary of TTE examination protocol and a comprehensive listing of useful formulas and normal values • Atrial and ventricular dimensions, LV and RV systolic function, LV diastolic patterns • Echocardiographic findings in the most commonly encountered cardiac diseases and disorders, including various cardiomyopathies, cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, infective endocarditis, and congenital heart disease • Companion website with video clips and over 70 self-assessment questions Packed with essential information and designed for quick look-up, this pocketbook will be of great assistance for anyone who works in busy clinical settings and who needs a ready and reliable guide to interpreting echocardiographic information to help deliver optimal patient care.

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Made Easy

Author: Anitha Varghese
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0702043273
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
This title provides an easily digestible and portable synopsis of the technique which will suit the needs of cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons wishing to acquaint themselves with what CMR can do, and what it cannot. Beginning with an outline of some of the basic principles of MRI, the following chapters concentrate on the cardiac side of CMR with a later section on its more established vascular uses.

Making Sense of Echocardiography

Author: Andrew R Houghton
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1444115154
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 361

Book Description
Echocardiography is a powerful diagnostic tool that allows assessment of cardiac function, detection of cardiovascular abnormalities, and measurement of physiological parameters such as valvular function and left ventricular ejection fraction. Taking a step-by-step approach to transthoracic echocardiography, Making Sense of Echocardiography is the

The Ultimate Echo Guide

Author: Carlos A. Roldan
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1451154445
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 674

Book Description
Selected as one of "The 2005 Great Books in Cardiology" by The American Journal of Cardiology®, The Ultimate Echo Guide provides a complete echocardiography consultation in an easy, fast, and succinct manner. Geared toward the trainee and clinician, the bulleted format provides complete information in a concise reader-friendly text. Echocardiographic evaluation of the most common cardiovascular diseases is covered in a succinct, logical manner, from an introduction with definitions, indications for various echo techniques, through interpretation. Discussion of each echo technique—M-mode, 2-D, Doppler TTE, and TEE—includes best imaging planes, diagnostic methods, diagnostic formulas, key diagnostic features, data on accuracy and prognosis, and alerts to potential pitfalls. Highlights of this Second Edition include: • New chapter on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy; • Comparison tables and figures for TTE and TEE findings; • More color images; • Online access to searchable text and more than 375 echo clips

The Stranger's Woes

Author: Max Frei
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468301950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
The international-bestselling Russian fantasy author continues the adventures of Sir Max, the lazy gumshoe of the enchanted city of Echo. The tales of Sir Max, who was a daydreaming loser before he discovered the parallel world of Echo, have become an international literary sensation. In the second novel of the Labyrinths of Echoes series, Max is still a hardened smoker, glutton, and all-around loafer. But once again, he finds himself travelling to an alternate universe where he must root out illegal magic as an agent of the Secret Investigative Force. This time, Sir Max is called upon to handle a peculiar political dispute, investigate strange happenings in the cemetery, and when Echo’s police captain is poisoned, he must lead a team of magicians in pursuit of magical outlaws. “Echo is a world of all sorts of plots, a sort of Krypton with tobacco and the counter-universe’s equivalent of vodka.” —Kirkus Reviews