Ultrasound of the Diaphragm and the Respiratory Muscles (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Zambon, Massimo

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Ultrasound is the most reliable, easily available, fast, non-invasive technique to study diaphragm function, and is an irreplaceable tool to diagnose, monitor and follow-up critical respiratory patients. This essential guide analyzes every aspect of ultrasound of the diaphragm which is vital to provide the most suitable treatment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000537604
• Artikelnr.: 63648596

Autorenporträt

Dr Massimo Zambon is a skilled Anesthesiologist and Critical Care specialist, Head of Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care of the Uboldo Hospital in Cernusco sul Naviglio - Milan. He holds wide expertise in intensive care medicine, mainly focusing in the application of ultrasound in critically ill patients. In the last decade, he has started to perform ultrasound of the diaphragm on critically ill patients, an innovative and non-invasive tool that allows to assess respiratory muscle function. He has published more than 20 papers in critical care indexed journals, mostly focused on ultrasound, and a number of abstracts and book chapters.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction
1. Anatomy, Physiology and Dysfunction of the diaphragm
2. Ultrasound basics
Part II: Diaphragm ultrasound: technique
3. Diaphragmatic excursion
4. Diaphragmatic thickness and thickening
Part III: Applications of diaphragm ultrasound
5. Diaphragm ultrasound in respiratory disorders and diaphragm paralysis
6. Assessment of diaphragmatic dysfunction in mechanically ventilated
patients
7. Diaphragm Ultrasound during weaning from mechanical ventilation
8. Diaphragmatic ultrasound after thoracic and abdominal surgery
9. Diaphragm ultrasound in patients with neuromuscular disorders
10. Other applications of diaphragm ultrasound: trauma, malignancies,
ultrasound guided procedures
Part IV: New perspectives
11. Ultrasound assessment of the accessory respiratory muscles
12. Tissue Doppler Imaging of the diaphragm
13. Ultrasound of the diaphragm in pediatric patients