Musculoskeletal – Soft Tissue
Introduction
Equipment and Settings for POCUS Musculoskeletal – Soft Tissue
Patient Preparation
How To Do the POCUS Musculoskeletal – Soft Tissue
Ultrasonographic Findings of Common Soft Tissue Structures
Common Soft Tissue Lesions
Abdominal Wall Injury or Hernia
Neoplasia of Superficial Structures
Pearls and Pitfalls, The Final Say
References & Further Reading
Chapter Thirty‐Five: POCUS: Musculoskeletal – Bones and Joints
Introduction
Equipment and Settings
Minimizing MSK‐related Artifacts
Ultrasonographic Findings in the Normal Bone, Muscle, and Tendon
Ultrasonographic Findings in Diseased Bone, Muscle, and Tendon
Pearls and Pitfalls, The Final Say
References
Further Reading
16 Section VII: Monitoring and Surveillance Chapter Thirty‐Six: POCUS: Global FAST – Patient Monitoring and Staging Introduction Ultrasound Settings, Probe Preferences, Patient Positioning, and Preparation Global FAST for Patient Monitoring Global FAST for Staging Disease – Localized Versus Disseminated Disease Global FAST Approach Case Examples Global FAST for Urinary Obstruction and Renal Failure Global FAST for Pulmonary Thromboembolism Global FAST and Anesthesia Use of Global FAST as Geriatric Health Screening Global FAST and Saving Images Pearls and Pitfalls, The Final Say References Chapter Thirty‐Seven: POCUS: Global FAST – Rapidly Detecting Treatable Forms of Shock, Advanced Life Support, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Introduction Ultrasound Settings, Probe Preferences, and Patient Positioning and Preparation How to Do Global FAST The Hs Covered by Global FAST The Ts Covered by Global FAST Comparison of Global FAST and the RUSH Examination Global FAST for Rapidly Detecting Treatable Forms of Shock Final Comments on the Global FAST Approach Global FAST and Saving Images Global FAST and Goal‐Directed Templates Global FAST for Advanced Life Support and Patient Management Pearls and Pitfalls, The Final Say References Chapter Thirty‐Eight: POCUS: VetFAST‐ABCDE Introduction Ultrasound Settings, Probe Preferences, and Patient Positioning How to do the POCUS: VetFAST‐ABCDE Exam Clinical Significance and Implications of Abnormal VetFAST‐ABCDE Exam Findings Ultrasound‐Guided and ‐Assisted Procedures POCUS: VetFAST‐ABCDE in Shock Syndrome, CPR, and ALS Pearls and Pitfalls, The Final Say References
17 Section VIII: Felines and Exotic Species Chapter Thirty‐Nine: POCUS: Feline Differences – Abdomen and Thorax Introduction Feline Abdomen Feline Thorax – TFAST and Vet BLUE Performing Global FAST in a Cat Goal‐Directed Templates Pearls and Pitfalls, The Final Say References Further Reading Chapter Fourty: POCUS: Exotic Companion Mammals Introduction Anatomy Patient Positioning and Probe Selection Imaging the
