Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner

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Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner offers a highly practical guide to incorporating abbreviated ultrasound exams into the veterinary practice. Focused point-of-care exams are an effective way to quickly detect conditions and complications not readily apparent through the physical exam, laboratory diagnostics, or radiographic findings. Encompassing all the information needed to begin performing these techniques, Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner is a useful tool for improving patient outcomes in clinical practice.Covering focused exams in all body systems, the book also outlines the principles of interventional radiology, medical documentation, and the basic fundamentals of using an ultrasound machine.  A companion website offers 87 video clips of AFAST, TFAST, and Vet Blue examinations with normal, abnormal, and incidental findings.  Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner is an essential purchase for veterinary practitioners and specialists wanting to implement these techniques in their veterinary practice.Content: Chapter 1 Focused—Basic Ultrasound Principles and Artifacts (pages 1–16): Robert M. FultonChapter 2 The Abdominal FAST3 (AFAST3) Exam (pages 17–43): Gregory R. LisciandroChapter 3 Focused or COAST3—Liver and Gallbladder (pages 44–64): Stephanie LisciandroChapter 4 Focused or COAST3—Spleen (pages 65–79): Stephanie LisciandroChapter 5 Focused or COAST3—Kidneys (pages 80–98): Stephanie LisciandroChapter 6 Focused or COAST3—Urinary Bladder (pages 99–109): Stephanie LisciandroChapter 7 Focused or COAST3—Gastrointestinal and Pancreas (pages 110–125): Søren Boysen and Jennifer GambinoChapter 8 Focused or COAST3—Reproductive (pages 126–139): Robert M. FultonChapter 9 The Thoracic FAST3 (TFAST3) Exam (pages 140–165): Gregory R. LisciandroChapter 10 The Vet Blue Lung Scan (pages 166–188): Gregory R. LisciandroChapter 11 Focused or COAST3—ECHO (Heart) (pages 189–205): Teresa DeFrancescoChapter 12 Focused or COAST3—Central Venous and Arterial Line Placement, Big Arteries, and Veins (pages 206–221): Scott ChamberlinChapter 13 Focused or COAST3—Pediatrics (pages 222–242): Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. BakerChapter 14 Focused or COAST3—Eye (pages 243–260): Jane ChoChapter 15 Focused or COAST3—Musculoskeletal (pages 261–268): Gregory R. LisciandroChapter 16 Focused or COAST3—Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Global FAST (GFAST3), and the FAST‐ABCDE Exam (pages 269–285): Gregory R. Lisciandro and Andrea ArmeniseChapter 17 Interventional Ultrasound‐Guided Procedures (pages 286–303): Søren Boysen