Preface |
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Contributors |
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1 Clinical indications for pleural ultrasound |
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Advantages of pleural ultrasound over clinical assessment and chest radiography |
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Pleural ultrasonography by chest physicians |
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2 | (2) |
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Diagnostic applications of pleural ultrasound |
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Ultrasonography in pleural procedures |
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7 | (1) |
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2 Basic physics of diagnostic ultrasound and control "knobology" |
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Generation and transmission of the ultrasound wave |
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Interaction of sound waves with matter |
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12 | (1) |
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Formation of the ultrasound image |
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13 | (1) |
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Characteristics of the ultrasound beam |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (6) |
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Ultrasound controls"knobology" |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (4) |
3 Getting started: bringing the ultrasound machine to the patient |
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Bedside ultrasound: introduction |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (5) |
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34 | (4) |
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Recording results: archiving ultrasound images |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (6) |
4 Image interpretation: normal ultrasound of the chest |
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The diaphragm and upper abdominal organs |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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Common artifacts and signs seen in the normal lung |
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5 Image interpretation: pleural effusions |
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Pleural effusionbasic appearance |
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Evidence for thoracic ultrasound in pleural fluid detection |
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60 | (2) |
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Calculation of pleural fluid volume |
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Differentiation of fluid characteristics |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (4) |
6 Image interpretation: related thoracic structures |
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71 | (6) |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (1) |
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Chest tubes and indwelling pleural catheters |
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86 | (5) |
7 Pneumothorax |
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Ultrasonographic features of a pneumothorax |
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Common ultrasonographic mimics of a pneumothorax |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (4) |
8 Artifacts, pitfalls, and limitations |
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Common artifacts in pleural ultrasound |
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101 | (4) |
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Common problems in user interpretation of the pleural space |
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9 Real-time ultrasound-guided pleural procedures |
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Proper positioning for pleural procedures |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Lateral and semidecubitus positioning |
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113 | (1) |
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Pleural access site identification |
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Pleural access for diagnostic and therapeutic aspiration |
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114 | (3) |
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Pleural access for intercostal tube drainage |
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117 | (1) |
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Real-time ultrasound-guided pleural procedures |
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118 | (1) |
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Other uses for ultrasound-guided pleural access |
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119 | (1) |
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10 Ultrasound skills and application beyond the pleura |
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Extrathoracic lymph nodes |
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Chest wall and skeletal pathology |
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122 | (1) |
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130 | (5) |
11 Ultrasound training and accreditation |
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The future of ultrasound training |
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Specific training requirements around the world |
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137 | (1) |
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Continuous professional development |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (2) |
12 Choosing a thoracic ultrasound machine |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (5) |
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Index |
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