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- Ultrasound for the Generalist
- Ultrasound for the Generalist
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Editors and Contributing Authors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Basic Physics, Knobology and Artefacts
- Chapter 2 Echocardiography
- Chapter 3 Thoracic Ultrasound
- Chapter 4 Abdominal Ultrasound
- Chapter 5 Vascular Ultrasound
- Chapter 6 Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Chapter 7 Ultrasound for Neurology
- Chapter 8 Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Chapter 9 Hospital at Home
- Chapter 10 Palliative Care and End of Life Care
- Chapter 11 Ultrasound in Prehospital, Remote and Austere Environments
- Chapter 12 COVID-19 – A World Stage
- Chapter 13 Governance and Quality Assurance
- Chapter 14 Training and Accreditation
- Meet the Authors
- Index
Chapter 2 - Echocardiography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2021
- Ultrasound for the Generalist
- Ultrasound for the Generalist
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Editors and Contributing Authors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Basic Physics, Knobology and Artefacts
- Chapter 2 Echocardiography
- Chapter 3 Thoracic Ultrasound
- Chapter 4 Abdominal Ultrasound
- Chapter 5 Vascular Ultrasound
- Chapter 6 Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Chapter 7 Ultrasound for Neurology
- Chapter 8 Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Chapter 9 Hospital at Home
- Chapter 10 Palliative Care and End of Life Care
- Chapter 11 Ultrasound in Prehospital, Remote and Austere Environments
- Chapter 12 COVID-19 – A World Stage
- Chapter 13 Governance and Quality Assurance
- Chapter 14 Training and Accreditation
- Meet the Authors
- Index
Summary
Echocardiography (echo) is an intimidating discipline that many clinicians avoid assuming it is too complex to acquire and interpret images. It is true that a comprehensive, ‘formal’ study is time consuming and requires a significant degree of expertise and training to be performed accurately. However, focused echo differs to departmental studies as only a few images need to be acquired to answer key clinical questions (Table 2.1). This reduces the inter-user variability, subjective bias and transforms echo into a diagnostic tool that is simple, accessible and easier to achieve the required competence and confidence.
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- Ultrasound for the GeneralistA Guide to Point of Care Imaging, pp. 26 - 67Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021