Textbook of Echocardiography for Intensivists and Emergency Physicians

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Essential Physics of Ultrasound and Use of the Ultrasound Machine  (Dionisio F. Colella, Paolo Prati, Armando Sarti)....Pages 3-17
Front Matter ....Pages 19-19
 Ultrasound Morphology of the Heart: Transthoracic Examination  (Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Costanza Innocenti)....Pages 21-36
 Transthoracic Echocardiography in the ICU: The Patient Who Is Difficult to Study  (Piercarlo Ballo)....Pages 37-46
 Ultrasound Morphology of theHeart: Transesophageal Examination  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Carlo Sorbara, Sergio Cattaneo)....Pages 47-55
 Three-Dimensional Echocardiography  (Mauro Pepi, Gloria Tamborini)....Pages 57-70
 Speckle Tracking Echocardiography (STE) for Left and Right Ventricles  (Simone Cipani, Anna Viappiani, Armando Sarti)....Pages 71-78
Front Matter ....Pages 79-79
 The Left Ventricle: Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients  (Simone Cipani, Claudio Poli, Silvia Marchiani)....Pages 81-99
 The Right Ventricle and Pulmonary Artery: Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients  (Luigi Tritapepe, Mario Mezzapesa, Giulia Frasacco, Chiara Manganelli, Vincenzo De Santis, Massimo Pacilli)....Pages 101-110
 Left and Right Atria: Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients  (Luigi Tritapepe, Francesca Pompei, Maurizio Marandola, Giovanni Carriero, Alessandra Di Persio, Claudio Di Giovanni)....Pages 111-116
 Pericardium and Pericardial Disease  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Stefania Cerutti, Giovanni Di Dedda)....Pages 117-123
 The Aorta: Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients  (Luigi Tritapepe, Domenico Vitale, Mario Mezzapesa, Emilia Delia, Ilaria Chiesa, Roberto Arzilla)....Pages 125-135
 The Vena Cava’s and the Great Vessels Ultrasound  (Silvia Laviola, Angelica Venni, Silvio Cantini)....Pages 137-144
 Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Marialuigia Dello Russo, Elena Pagani)....Pages 145-152
 The Cardiomyopathies  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Alessandra Rizza, Francesco Ferri)....Pages 153-161
 Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Hypertension  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Lorenzo Grazioli, Angelo Vavassori)....Pages 163-172
 Mitral Valve  (Ilaria Nicoletti, Carla Avallato, Alessandro Locatelli)....Pages 173-186
 Aortic Valve  (Alessandro Locatelli, Ilaria Nicoletti, Carla Avallato)....Pages 187-199
 Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves  (Claudio Poli, Armando Sarti, Vanni Orzalesi)....Pages 201-204
 Endocarditis  (Roger L. Click)....Pages 205-210
 Prosthetic Valve Evaluation  (Roger L. Click)....Pages 211-215
 Cardiac Tumors and Masses  (Roger L. Click)....Pages 217-221
 Congenital Septal Abnormalities in The Adult Patient  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Cristian Ottavio Mirabile, Moreno Favarato)....Pages 223-230
 Essential Pediatric Echocardiography  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Mariavittoria Lagrotta, Simona Marcora)....Pages 231-240
Front Matter ....Pages 241-241
 Echocardiographic History, Echocardiographic Monitoring, and Goal-Directed, Focus-Oriented, and Comprehensive Examination  (Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Massimo Barattini)....Pages 243-249
 Echocardiography in the ICU and OR: Basic and Advanced Applications  (Alessandro Forti, Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Carlo Sorbara)....Pages 251-255
 General Hemodynamic Assessment  (Carla Avallato, Ilaria Nicoletti, Alessandro Locatelli)....Pages 257-268
 Contrast Echocardiography in the ICU and OR  (Paolo Voci, Luigi Tritapepe, Marta Iaconi, Daria Collacchi, Demetrio Tallarico, Luciano Agati)....Pages 269-273
 Echo-Guided Therapy of Myocardial Ischemia  (Michele Oppizzi, Marco Ancona, Vittorio Pazzanese, Rachele Contri)....Pages 275-282
 Hypovolemia and Fluid Responsiveness  (Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Massimo Barattini)....Pages 283-293
 ARDS, Mechanical Ventilation, and Weaning  (Federica Marini, Simone Cipani, Armando Sarti, Carla Farnesi)....Pages 295-303
 Hypotension  (Luigi Tritapepe, Cecilia Nencini, Giulia Frasacco, Demetrio Tallarico)....Pages 305-315
 Suspicion of Pulmonary Embolism  (Alessandro Locatelli, Ilaria Nicoletti, Carla Avallato)....Pages 317-322
 Suspicion of Acute Aortic Diseases  (Luigi Tritapepe, Francesca Pacini, Giulia Frasacco, Mario Mezzapesa, Maurizio Caruso)....Pages 323-331
 Chest Pain  (Michele Oppizzi, Vittorio Pazzanese, Roberto Spoladore, Rachele Contri)....Pages 333-349
 Acute Dyspnea  (Simone Cipani, Federica Marini)....Pages 351-361
 Unexplained Hypoxemia  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Bruno Rossetto, Francesco Ferri)....Pages 363-367
 Sepsis and Septic Shock  (Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Germana Tuccinardi)....Pages 369-374
 Chest Trauma  (Fabio Sangalli, Serena Calcinati, Lucia Galbiati, Roberto Fumagalli)....Pages 375-385
 Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Other Arrhythmias  (Piercarlo Ballo)....Pages 387-402
 Ultrasound-Guided Nursing  (Marco Sozzi, Dorella Donati, Stella Neri)....Pages 403-411
 Multiorgan Donor and Transplanted Patient  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Lorenzo F. Mantovani)....Pages 413-418
 New-Onset Cardiac Murmur in the Unstable Patient  (Michele Oppizzi, Marco Ancona, Vittorio Pazzanese)....Pages 419-430
 ICU Echocardiography and Noninvasive Haemodynamic Monitoring  (Giulia Frasacco, Mario Mezzapesa, Giovanni Carriero, Fernando Piscioneri, Luigi Tritapepe)....Pages 431-438
 Arterial Ventricular Coupling (AVC)  (Simone Cipani, Francesco Maria Traina, Armando Sarti)....Pages 439-444
 Non-cardiac Surgery: Perioperative Echocardiography and Lung Echography  (Stefano Romagnoli, Cosimo Chelazzi, Zaccaria Ricci)....Pages 445-452
 Perioperative Echocardiography for Aortic Procedures  (Ilaria Blangetti, Alessandro Locatelli)....Pages 453-465
 Obstetric Echocardiography  (Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Chiara Viviani)....Pages 467-473
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 Echocardiography and Advanced Life Support  (Simone Cipani, Rita Cammelli, Sara Felici, Mauro Cavuta)....Pages 477-481
 Ultrasound-Guided Central and Peripheral Vein Cannulation  (Fulvio Pinelli, Antonio Franco)....Pages 483-488
 Essential Ultrasound for Venous Thrombosis  (Federica Marini, Silvia Laviola, Paola Pieraccioni, Armando Sarti)....Pages 489-493
 Lung and Pleural Ultrasonography in Emergency and Intensive Care  (Federica Marini, Francesca Covani Frigieri, Diletta Guarducci)....Pages 495-501
 Ultrasound and Morbidly Obese Patient  (Pavoni Vittorio, Poli Claudio, Cipani Simone)....Pages 503-511
 Ultrasound Exam Approach in Trauma Patients  (Gianfranco Giannasi)....Pages 513-532
 Color Duplex Ultrasonography in the Study of the Stenosis of Renal Arteries  (Gianfranco Giannasi, Antonio Mannarino)....Pages 533-543
 Ultrasound for Percutaneous Tracheostomy  (Massimo Barattini, Gabriele Gori, Alessandra Nella)....Pages 545-549
 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Emergency and Intensive Care  (Mauro Pratesi, Daniele Cultrera)....Pages 551-559
 Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve  (Daniele Cultrera, Mauro Pratesi)....Pages 561-563
 Muscle Ultrasound for the ICU Patient  (Duccio Conti, Laura Salucci)....Pages 565-573
 Fever of Unknown Origin and Ultrasound  (Diletta Guarducci, Armando Sarti)....Pages 575-582
 US-Guided Regional Analgesia in the ICU  (Stefano Secchi, Juri Valoriani, Paolo Cecconi)....Pages 583-593