1 online resource With portable, hand-carried ultrasound devices being more frequently implemented in medicine today, Point-of-Care Ultrasound will be a welcome resource for any physician or health care practitioner looking to further their knowledge and skills in point-of-care ultrasound. This comprehensive, portable handbook offers an easy-access format that combines electronic content and peer-reviewed videos to provide comprehensive, non-specialty-specific guidance on this ever-evolving technology. Access all the facts with focused chapters covering a diverse range of topics, as well as case-based examples that include ultrasound scans and videos. Understand the pearls and pitfalls of point-of-care ultrasound through contributions from experts at more than 30 institutions. View techniques more clearly than ever before. Illustrations and photos include transducer position, cross-sectional anatomy, ultrasound cross sections, and ultrasound images. Watch more than 200 ultrasound videos from real-life patients that demonstrate key findings. Available at Expert Consult, these videos are complemented by anatomical illustrations and text descriptions to maximize learning Evolution of Point-of-Care Ultrasound -- Ultrasound Physics -- Transducers -- Orientation -- Basic Operation of an Ultrasound Machine -- Imaging Artifacts -- Overview -- Lung and Pleural Ultrasound Technique -- Lung Ultrasound Interpretation -- Pleural Ultrasound Interpretation -- Lung and Pleural Procedures -- Overview -- Cardiac Ultrasound Technique -- Left Ventricular Function -- Right Ventricular Function -- Valves -- Pericardial Effusion -- Inferior Vena Cava -- Gallbladder -- Kidneys -- Bladder -- Abdominal Aorta -- Peritoneal Free Fluid -- First-Trimester Pregnancy -- Testicular Ultrasound -- Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis -- Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis -- Central Venous Access -- Peripheral Venous Access -- Arterial Access -- Ocular Ultrasound -- Thyroid Gland -- Lymph Nodes -- Peripheral Nerve Blocks -- Lumbar Puncture -- Skin and Soft Tissues -- Joints -- Dyspnea and Acute Respiratory Failure -- Abdominal Pain -- Hypotension and Shock -- Trauma -- Cardiac Arrest -- Competence, Credentialing, and Certification -- Equipment, Image Archiving, and Billing Print version record