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Emergency Ultrasound
By O. John Ma, James R. Mateer, and Michael Blaivas
2nd ed, 562 pp with DVD, $129.50
New York, NY, McGraw Hill Professional, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-0714-7904-2
JAMA. 2008;300(17):2064-2065.
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The use of bedside ultrasound in medicine has grown exponentially over the past several decades to include applications in emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, obstetrics, and critical care. In the second edition of Emergency Ultrasound, the editors have created an improved reference for novice as well as experienced practitioners seeking to expand their clinical skills with ultrasound in the emergency department (ED) and other clinical settings.
The book begins with several chapters covering the fundamentals of establishing and maintaining an ultrasound program in the ED. The first chapter covers administrative aspects, including physician training and credentialing, billing, and quality improvement. The chapter structure provides an exceptionally user-friendly checklist of tasks that provides a thoughtful overview of the basic and essential components of an ultrasound program. The second chapter covers ultrasound equipment considerations, including ultrasound machine and probe options, desirable features, recording devices, and supply and maintenance issues. An appendix at the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Chad Kessler, MD, Reviewer
Jesse Brown VA Hospital
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago
chad.kessler@va.gov
Lisa D. Mills, MD, Reviewer
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans
Michael Zimmerman, MD, RDMS, Reviewer
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey
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