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Ultrasound Examinations

 

This chapter describes cardiac ultrasound - echocardiography. It includes descriptions and illustrations of the different ultrasound views used to obtain a clear image of the heart's pumping function. It presents the comprehensive FATE (Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo) examination. It also explains how to perform a general ultrasound on acute patients with an examination of the thorax and abdomen. It details the extended examination of acute trauma cases - eFAST. It covers ultrasound of the lungs and thorax, including descriptions of pleural sliding, A-lines, B-lines, and pleural effusion.

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Echocardiography – Cardiac Ultrasound, Indications and Uses

Basic Principles of Echocardiography In two-dimensional echocardiography (UCG), ultrasound waves are successively sent out in different directions from the examination probe (transmitter/probe). The ultrasound machine can calculate the depth of reflection by tracking how long the...

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