Point-of-Care Echocardiography, 1st Edition

By: Tasneem Z. Naqvi, MD, FRCP (UK), MMM, FASE, FACC 

ISBN: 9780323612845

Pub Date: December 2, 2021

Reviewed By:  Fares H Ghanem, M.D. (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) 

Description  

This book presents point-of care echocardiography. 

Purpose  

This book provides a comprehensive and practical approach to point of care echocardiography. Additionally, it demonstrates the fundamental role of handheld echocardiography in routine patient care and describes how it serves as an essential component of the initial assessment of a patient. 

Audience  

The intended audience of this book includes cardiologists, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, internists, physicians in training, medical students, and midlevel providers. The chapter author is a national and international thought leader in the respective fields. 

Features  

This book provides a comprehensive and practical approach to point-of-care echocardiography. It consists of three parts divided into multiple chapters as well as 59 videos. Part one focuses on basic cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, part two focuses on handheld echocardiography devices, imaging features and cardiac imaging techniques, and part three consists of a collection of clinical case studies discussing various cardiovascular diseases diagnosed with handheld echocardiography. These cases, which range from normal findings to complex diseases, teach how to assess cardiac and valve function, intravascular volume and detect pericardial and pleural effusion. The cases are structured in a stepwise and reader-friendly format, starting with history, physical exam, and laboratory data, followed by images and videos obtained by handheld devices. Each case ends with key teaching points, role of hand-held echocardiography in the diagnosis, and when to refer for further studies. The numerous images, videos, illustrations, graphs, and tables with appropriate references are detailed yet easy to understand. This resource is instrumental for building knowledge to become proficient in the clinical use of handheld echocardiography and demonstrates the imperative role of hand-held echocardiography in initial patient evaluation and diagnosis in a provider’s daily practice. 

Assessment   

The quality of the content of this book is excellent. It will be a valuable resource for any cardiologist, intensivist, emergency medicine physician, internist, physician in training, student, or midlevel provider. 

©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Fares H Ghanem, M.D. (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine)

Doody’s Score: 100 – 5 Stars!

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