• This reader-friendly source
• familiarizes non-radiologists with ultrasound instrumentation and application for daily practice and enhanced patient care
• clearly directs readers through each step of ultrasound-guided techniques for cardiac, trauma, emergency, and surgical situations
• helps emergency personnel expedite and improve their examinations of patients in critical conditions
• reviews literature pertinent to the most commonly performed procedures and nonprocedural applications of ultrasonography
• provides a background in physics and imaging technology

Recognizing the increasing importance of ultrasonography in the evaluation and management of patients across a range of medical disciplines, this guide provides illustrative instruction on the performance and interpretation of ultrasound examinations in emergency, critical care, hospital, and outpatient settings.