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- Modern Monitoring in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care
- Modern Monitoring in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Statistics Used to Assess Monitors and Monitoring Applications
- Chapter 2 Multimodal Neurological Monitoring
- Chapter 3 Cerebral Oximetry
- Chapter 4 The Oxygen Reserve Index
- Chapter 5 Point-of-Care Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Chapter 6 Point-of-Care Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Chapter 7 Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound
- Chapter 8 Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Determination of Fluid Responsiveness
- Chapter 9 Point-of-Care Abdominal Ultrasound
- Chapter 10 Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiac Output
- Chapter 11 Assessing Intravascular Volume Status and Fluid Responsiveness: A Non-Ultrasound Approach
- Chapter 12 Assessment of Extravascular Lung Water
- Chapter 13 Point-of-Care Hematology
- Chapter 14 Assessment of Intraoperative Blood Loss
- Chapter 15 Respiratory Monitoring in Low-Intensity Settings
- Chapter 16 The Electronic Health Record as a Monitor for Performance Improvement
- Chapter 17 Future Monitoring Technologies: Wireless, Wearable, and Nano
- Chapter 18 Downside and Risks of Digital Distractions
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 6 - Point-of-Care Transthoracic Echocardiography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2020
- Modern Monitoring in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care
- Modern Monitoring in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Statistics Used to Assess Monitors and Monitoring Applications
- Chapter 2 Multimodal Neurological Monitoring
- Chapter 3 Cerebral Oximetry
- Chapter 4 The Oxygen Reserve Index
- Chapter 5 Point-of-Care Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Chapter 6 Point-of-Care Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Chapter 7 Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound
- Chapter 8 Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Determination of Fluid Responsiveness
- Chapter 9 Point-of-Care Abdominal Ultrasound
- Chapter 10 Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiac Output
- Chapter 11 Assessing Intravascular Volume Status and Fluid Responsiveness: A Non-Ultrasound Approach
- Chapter 12 Assessment of Extravascular Lung Water
- Chapter 13 Point-of-Care Hematology
- Chapter 14 Assessment of Intraoperative Blood Loss
- Chapter 15 Respiratory Monitoring in Low-Intensity Settings
- Chapter 16 The Electronic Health Record as a Monitor for Performance Improvement
- Chapter 17 Future Monitoring Technologies: Wireless, Wearable, and Nano
- Chapter 18 Downside and Risks of Digital Distractions
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is integral to the practice of acute care medicine to help assess patients quickly, accurately, and non-invasively. This review discusses how point-of-care TTE works in terms of logistics and diagnostic capabilities, specifying the information available from each point-of-care TTE view. The TTE findings of potentially reversible causes of shock are also described to help distinguish different causes of shock and to guide management and therapeutic interventions. While data have not shown that point-of-care TTE improves patient outcomes or mortality, it can certainly narrow the differential diagnosis for the cause of shock, potentially allowing earlier, more appropriate treatment.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020