• 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 www.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.

  • 1 Focused—Basic Ultrasound Principles and Artifacts 1
    Robert M. Fulton

    2 The Abdominal FAST3 (AFAST3) Exam 17
    Gregory R. Lisciandro

    3 Focused or COAST3—Liver and Gallbladder 44
    Stephanie Lisciandro

    4 Focused or COAST3—Spleen 65
    Stephanie Lisciandro

    5 Focused or COAST3—Kidneys 80
    Stephanie Lisciandro

    6 Focused or COAST3—Urinary Bladder 99
    Stephanie Lisciandro

    7 Focused or COAST3—Gastrointestinal and Pancreas 110
    Søren Boysen and Jennifer Gambino

    8 Focused or COAST3—Reproductive 126
    Robert M. Fulton

    9 The Thoracic FAST3 (TFAST3) Exam 140
    Gregory R. Lisciandro

    10 The Vet BLUE Lung Scan 166
    Gregory R. Lisciandro

    11 Focused or COAST3—Echo (Heart) 189
    Teresa DeFrancesco

    12 Focused or COAST3—Central Venous and Arterial Line Placement, Big Arteries, and Veins 206
    Scott Chamberlin

    13 Focused or COAST3—Pediatrics 222
    Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker

    14 Focused or COAST3—Eye 243
    Jane Cho

    15 Focused or COAST3—Musculoskeletal 261
    Gregory R. Lisciandro

    16 Focused or COAST3—Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Global FAST (GFAST3), and the FAST-ABCDE Exam 269
    Gregory R. Lisciandro and Andrea Armenise

    17 Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Procedures 286
    Søren Boysen

    Appendices 304

    I Setting Up an Ultrasound Program 304

    II Goal-Directed Templates for Medical Records 306

    III Abbreviations, Terminology, and Glossary 315

    IV Quick References of Normal Values and Rules of Thumb 318

    V Ultrasound Resources and Companies 324

    Index 325

  • Gregory R. Lisciandro, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, Dipl. ACVECC, is in private practice at the Emergency Pet Center, San Antonio, Texas.

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