Echocardiography for the Neonatologist
- 1st Edition - May 31, 2000
- Editors: Jonathan Skinner, Dale Alverson, Susan M Hunter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 5 4 8 0 - 8
This book provides a highly practical atlas on the use of echocardiography by the neonatologist in the management of the neonate. Whilst recognising the limitations of the… Read more
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This book provides a highly practical atlas on the use of echocardiography by the neonatologist in the management of the neonate. Whilst recognising the limitations of the non-specialist in echocardiography, the lavish use of illustrations and practical advice will provide an excellent companion to those being trained in and applying this technique in the special care baby unit.
Pediatricians and neonatologists in training and in practice. Radiologists; cardiologists; ultrasonographers
Section I: Physics of Ultrasound and Imaging the Structurally Normal Heart.Part 1: Imaging. Physics, Principles and Safety of Ultrasound Scanning. Basic Features and Controls of an Ultrasound Scanner. Essential Cardiac Anatomy. Obtaining the Standard Echocardiographic Views. M-Mode Echocardiography. Part 2: Doppler Ultrasound. The Doppler Effect and Its Applications in Echocardiography. Normal Doppler Measurements in the Newborn. Assessment of Gradient and Regurgitation. Section II: Haemodynamic Assessment.Interatrial Shunting. Ventricular Function. Cardiac Output. Pulmonary Arterial Pressure. Ductal Shunting. Section III: Putting It Into Practice. A Logical Approach to Each Scan: Sequential Chamber Localisation. The Cyanosed Newborn. Excluding Structural Heart Disease. Evaluating the Infant withNon-Structural Heart Disease. Echocardiography and ECMO. The Infant with Heart Failure, Hypotension or Shock. Excluding Structural Heart Disease. Evaluating the Infant with Non-Structural Heart Disease. The Dysmorphic Baby and Other Congenital Heart Diseases. Miscellaneous Applications and Interesting Cases.
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 31, 2000
- Language: English
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Jonathan Skinner
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New ZealandDA
Dale Alverson
Affiliations and expertise
School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NMSH
Susan M Hunter
Affiliations and expertise
Former Senior Lecturer, Honorary Fellow in Social Work, Department of Social Work, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK