With a large volume of ultrasound images and teaching videos, Pleural Ultrasound for Clinicians: A Text and E-book is a print and interactive digital resource that provides practical guidance for all those undertaking pleural ultrasound investigations and procedures. With clear, precise instructions for clWith a large volume of ultrasound images and teaching videos, Pleural Ultrasound for Clinicians: A Text and E-book is a print and interactive digital resource that provides practical guidance for all those undertaking pleural ultrasound investigations and procedures. With clear, precise instructions for clinical practice, it will help clinicians:

Recognise normal anatomy as well as common pleural pathologies

Perfect techniques for ultrasound-guided pleural procedures

Learn how to choose the correct ultrasound equipment for their department

Test their knowledge through the self-assessment and revision sectionsinical practice, it will help clinicians:

• Recognise normal anatomy as well as common pleural pathologies
• Perfect techniques for ultrasound-guided pleural procedures
• Learn how to choose the correct ultrasound equipment for their department
• Test their knowledge through the self-assessment and revision sections

Review

“This is the first book on this topic and it is a valuable contribution to the field of pulmonology. I teach and perform ultrasound-guided pleural procedures, and I found this to be a complete and concise manual on the topic. Weighted numerical score: 99 – 5 stars.”
―K. P. Ravikrishnan, FRCP(C), FACP (William Beaumont Hospitals), from Doody’s Book Reviews™

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Contents

Chapter One: Clinical Indications for Pleural Ultrasound
Chapter Two: Basic Physics of Diagnostic Ultrasound and Control’ Knobology”
Chapter Three: Getting Started: Bringing the Ultrasound Machine to the Patient
Chapter Four: Image Interpretation: Normal Ultrasound of the Chest
Chapter Five: Image Interpretation: Pleural Effusions
Chapter Six: Image Interpretation: Related Thoracic Structures
Chapter Seven: Pneumothorax
Chapter Eight: Artifacts, Pitfalls, and Limitations
Chapter Nine: Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Procedures
Chapter Ten: Ultrasound Skills and Application Beyond the Pleura
Chapter Eleven: Ultrasound Training and Accreditation
Chapter Twelve: Choosing a Thoracic Ultrasound Machine