Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill The BLUE Protocol /

Written by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and "signatures" of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications. The tools and clinical uses of the BLUE protocol, which allows diagnosis of most cases of acute respiratory failure, ar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lichtenstein, Daniel A. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Temas:
Critical care medicine.
Anesthesiology.
Respiratory organs-Diseases.
Pediatrics.
Emergency medicine.
Ultrasonics.
Intensive Care Medicine.
Pneumology.
Emergency Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The tools of the BLUE-protocol: Basic notions: the indispensable
  • Which unit
  • Which probe
  • Specific notions
  • The seven principles of L.U.C.I.
  • The BLUE-points
  • The 10 signatures at a glance
  • The pleural line
  • The A-profile and the A-line
  • The A-profile and lung sliding
  • The B-line
  • Interstitial syndrome and lung rockets
  • The B-profile, the B'-profile
  • The A'-profile and pneumothorax
  • PLAPS
  • PLAPS and pleural effusion
  • PLAPS and lung consolidation. The C-profile
  • BLUE-DVT. Deep venous thrombosis in the BLUE-protocol
  • Simple emergency cardiac sonography
  • The BLUE-protocol in clinical use: Basic principle of the BLUE-protocol. The 8 profiles. The data
  • Excluded patients of the BLUE-protocol
  • Frequently asked questions on the BLUE-protocol
  • The BLUE-protocol and pneumonia.- The BLUE-protocol and acute hemodynamic pulmonary edema
  • The BLUE-protocol, asthma and COPD
  • The BLUE-protocol and pulmonary embolism.- The BLUE-protocol and pneumothorax.- The main products derived from the BLUE-protocol: Pink-protocol (lung ultrasound in ARDS)
  • The LUCI-FLR project (decrease of medical irradiation)
  • FALLS-protocol (heart, lung, venous ultrasound in management of acute circulatory failure).- SESAME-protocol (ultrasound in cardiac arrest).- Extension of lung ultrasound to specific disciplines, wider settings, various considerations: Lung ultrasound in the neonate.- All specialties involved in lung ultrasound.- Critical ultrasound, lung, heart and DVT apart.- The Extended BLUE-protocol.- Non critical ultrasound.- Various considerations.- How to learn the BLUE-protocol.- Holistic ultrasound, a new definition - how it can impact critical medicine.- Lung artifacts from A to Z.

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