Michelle Fraser 
Handbook of Critical Care Ultrasound 

Ultrasound is a type of imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to look at organs and structuresinside the body. Health care professionals use it to view the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, liver, and otherorgans. For physicians and nurses in critical care medicine, the increased demand and use of ultrasoundnecessitates further training. Critical Care Ultrasound helps meet that need. In this book there is astraightforward, practical approach, an abundance of detailed ultrasound images which provide stepby-step guidance on the principles and effective use of this important imaging modality in bothdiagnosis and assistance with specific procedures. This book includes the latest applications ofultrasound for various fields of medicine, as well as assistance in a variety of specific procedures incritical care. It is well structured and designed to meet the academic requirements adequately. Thisbook, is the outcome of concerted efforts of a large number of experts. This book will prove a valuablereference for practitioners, specialists, consultants and students. It is hoped that the insight anderudition of the book will serve well for the readers.