Table of contents
List of Contributors
Foreword - Nilam Soni, MD
Preface - Gregory R. Lisciandro, DVM
Section 1: Ultrasound Basics
Chapter 1 POCUS: Introduction - Gregory R. Lisciandro, DVM
Chapter 2 POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Physics - Robert M. Fulton
Chapter 3 POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Artifacts - Robert M. Fulton
Chapter 4 POCUS: Basic Ultrasound Scanning - Robert M. Fulton
Chapter 5: POCUS: Top Ultrasound Mistakes During Global FAST - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Section 2: The Abdomen
Chapter 6 POCUS: AFAST - Introduction and Image Acquisition - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 7 POCUS: AFAST - Clinical Integration - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 8 POCUS: Liver & Gallbladder - Stephanie Lisciandro, Jennifer Gambino, Sarah Young
Chapter 9 POCUS: Spleen - Stephanie Lisciandro, Sarah Young
Chapter 10 POCUS: Kidney - Stephanie Lisciandro, Sarah Young
Chapter 11 POCUS: Urinary Bladder - Stephanie Lisciandro, Sarah Young
Chapter 12 POCUS: Gastrointestinal Tract & Pancreas - Søren R. Boysen and Jennifer Gambino
Section 3: Reproductive and Pediatric
Chapter 13 POCUS: Reproductive - Imaging the Male - Robert M. Fulton
Chapter 14 POCUS: Reproductive Female - Robert M. Fulton
Chapter 15 POCUS: Dystocia - Robert M. Fulton
Chapter 16 POCUS: Pediatrics - Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker
Section 4: The Thorax
Chapter 17 POCUS: TFAST - Introduction and Image Acquisition - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 18 POCUS: TFAST - Clinical Integration - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 19 POCUS: Heart - Introduction and Image Acquisition - Teresa DeFrancesco
Chapter 20 POCUS: Heart - Abnormalities of Valves, Myocardium and Great Vessels - Teresa DeFrancesco
Chapter 21 POCUS: Heart - Pericardial Effusion and Pericardiocentesis - Teresa DeFrancesco
Chapter 22 POCUS: Vet BLUE - Introduction and Image Acquisition - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 23 POCUS: Vet BLUE - Clinical Integration - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Section 5: Vascular
Chapter 24 POCUS: Central Venous and Arterial Catheterization - Scott Chamberlin
Chapter 25 POCUS: Vascular Veins and Arteries - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 26 POCUS: Caudal Vena Cava - Kris Gommeren, Elodie Darnis, Anne-Christine Merveille
Section 6: Nervous System
Chapter 27 POCUS: Eye - Jane Cho
Chapter 28 POCUS: Brain - Image Acquisition - Cibele F. Carvalho
Chapter 29 POCUS: Brain - Clinical Integration - Cibele F. Carvalho
Chapter 30 POCUS: Nerve Blocks - Forelimb - Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
Chapter 31 POCUS: Nerve Blocks - Pelvic Limb - Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
Chapter 32 POCUS: Nerve Blocks - Trunk - Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
Chapter 33 POCUS: Nerve Blocks - Neuroaxial - Pablo E. Otero and Diego A. Portela
Section 7: Musculoskeletal
Chapter 34 POCUS: Musculoskeletal - Soft Tissue - Susanne M. Stieger-Vanegas
Chapter 35 POCUS: Musculoskeletal - Bones and Joints - Susanne M. Stieger-Vanegas
Section 8: Monitoring
Chapter 36 POCUS: Global FAST for Patient Monitoring and Staging - Gregory Lisciandro
Chapter 37 POCUS: Global FAST - Rapidly Detecting Treatable Forms of Shock, ALS and CPR - Gregory Lisciandro
Chapter 38 POCUS: VetFAST-ABCDE - Andrea Armenise
Section 9: Cats, Exotics, Marine Mammals
Chapter 39 POCUS: Feline Abdomen and Thorax Differences - Daniel Rodriguez, Gregory R. Lisciandro
Chapter 40 POCUS: Exotic Companion Mammals - Sara Gardhouse, Hugues Beaufrère
Chapter 41 POCUS: Marine Mammals - Gregory R. Lisciandro, Jennifer Gambino, Debra Moore, Enrique Yarto
Chapter 42 POCUS: Birds and Reptiles - Sara Gardhouse, Hugues Beaufrère
Section 10: Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
Chapter 43 POCUS: Ultrasound-Guided Procedures - Søren R Boysen
Chapter 44 POCUS: Ultrasound-guided Lung and Thoracic Sampling - Daniel Rodriguez
Section 11: Program Management
Chapter 45 POCUS: Setting Up Successful POCUS and FAST Ultrasound Programs - Gregory R. Lisciandro
Appendices
Appendix 1 - Quick References and Normal Values
Appendix II - Goal-Directed Templates
Appendix III - Abbreviations, Terms, Glossary