Clinical Ultrasound in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Michael Gottlieb and Alexis Salerno bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Clinical Ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Top experts explore various aspects of ultrasound in the ED, including physics/knobology/artifacts; airway/thoracic; cardiac (LV + RV); aorta; GI (biliary and bowel); GU (renal, bladder testicular) OB/GYN; and more.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including ocular ultrasound; skin/soft tissue and MSK; vascular/DVT; common US Procedures, including PIV and CVC; nerve blocks; resuscitative US and protocols (E-FAST, RUSH, Shoc-ED); and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on clinical ultrasound in the emergency department, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.