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 at wiley.com/go/lisciandro/ultrasound. 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.

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 at wiley.com/go/lisciandro/ultrasound. 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.

Contributors ixAcknowledgements xIntroduction xiGregory R. LisciandroAbout the Companion Website xiv1 Focused--Basic Ultrasound Principles and Artifacts1Robert M. Fulton2 The Abdominal FAST³ (AFAST3) Exam 17Gregory R. Lisciandro3 Focused or COAST³--Liver and Gallbladder44Stephanie Lisciandro4 Focused or COAST³--Spleen 65Stephanie Lisciandro5 Focused or COAST³--Kidneys 80Stephanie Lisciandro6 Focused or COAST³--Urinary Bladder 99Stephanie Lisciandro7 Focused or COAST³--Gastrointestinal andPancreas 110Søren Boysen and Jennifer Gambino8 Focused or COAST³--Reproductive 126Robert M. Fulton9 The Thoracic FAST³ (TFAST3) Exam 140Gregory R. Lisciandro10 The Vet BLUE Lung Scan 166Gregory R. Lisciandro11 Focused or COAST³--Echo (Heart) 189Teresa DeFrancesco12 Focused or COAST³--Central Venous andArterial Line Placement, Big Arteries, and Veins 206Scott Chamberlin13 Focused or COAST³--Pediatrics 222Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker14 Focused or COAST³--Eye 243Jane Cho15 Focused or COAST³--Musculoskeletal 261Gregory R. Lisciandro16 Focused or COAST³--CardiopulmonaryResuscitation (CPR), Global FAST (GFAST3), and the FAST-ABCDE Exam269Gregory R. Lisciandro and Andrea Armenise17 Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Procedures 286Søren BoysenAppendices 304I Setting Up an Ultrasound Program 304II Goal-Directed Templates for Medical Records 306III Abbreviations, Terminology, and Glossary 315IV Quick References of Normal Values and Rules of Thumb 318V Ultrasound Resources and Companies 324Index 325