Echocardiography for Intensivists

1. Essential Physics of Ultrasound and Use of the Ultrasound Machine
Dionisio F. Colella, Paolo Prati, Armando Sarti

2. Ultrasound Morphology of the Heart: Transthoracic Examination
Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Costanza Innocenti

3. Transthoracic Echocardiography in the ICU: The Patient Who Is Difficult To Study
Piercarlo Ballo

4. Ultrasound Morphology of the Heart: Transesophageal Examination
F. Luca Lorini, Carlo Sorbara, Sergio Cattaneo

5. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Mauro Pepi, Gloria Tamborini

6. The Left Ventricle
Armando Sarti, Claudio Poli, Silvia Marchiani

7. The Right Ventricle and Pulmonary Artery
Luigi Tritapepe, Vincenzo Santis, Massimo Pacilli

8. Left and Right Atria
Luigi Tritapepe, Francesca Pompei, Claudio Di Giovanni

9. Pericardium and Pericardial Diseases
F. Luca Lorini, Stefania Cerutti, Giovanni Didedda

10. The Aorta
Luigi Tritapepe, Domenico Vitale, Roberto Arzilla

11. Inferior and Superior Venae Cavae
Massimo Milli

12. Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction
F. Luca Lorini, Marialuigia Dello Russo, Elena Pagani

13. The Cardiomyopathies
F Luca Lorini, Alessandra Rizza, Francesco Ferri

14. Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Hypertension
Lorenzo Grazioli, F. Luca Lorini, Angelo Vavassori

15. Mitral Valve
Ilaria Nicoletti, Carla Avallato, Alessandro Locatelli

16. The Aortic Valve
Irene Betti

17. Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves
Claudio Poli, Armando Sarti, Vanni Orzalesi

18. Endocarditis
Roger L. Click

19. Prosthetic Valve Evaluation
Roger L. Click

20. Cardiac Tumors and Masses
Roger L. Click

21. Congenital Septal Abnormalities in the Adult Patient
F. Luca Lorini, Cristian O. Mirabile, Moreno Favarato

22. Essential Pediatric Echocardiography
F. Luca Lorini, Simona Marcora, Mariavittoria Lagrotta

23. Echocardiographic History, Echocardiographic Monitoring, and Goal-Directed, Focus-Oriented, and Comprehensive Examination
Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Massimo Barattini

24. Intraoperative Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery
Carlo Sorbara, Alessandro Forti, F. Luca Lorini

25. General Hemodynamic Assessment
Carla Avallato, Ilaria Nicoletti, Alessandro Locatelli

26. Contrast Echocardiography in the ICU and OR
Paolo Voci, Luigi Tritapepe, Demetrio Tallarico, Luciano Agati

27. Echo-Guided Therapy for Myocardial Ischemia
Michele Oppizzi, Marco Ancona, Rachele Contri

28. Hypovolemia and Fluid Responsiveness
Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Massimo Barattini

29. ARDS, ALI, Mechanical Ventilation, and Weaning
Federica Marini, Carla Farnesi, Armando Sarti

30. Hypotension
Luigi Tritapepe, Cecilia Nencini, Demetrio Tallarico

31. Suspicion of Pulmonary Embolism
Alessandro Locatelli, Carla Avallato, Ilaria Nicoletti

32. Suspicion of Acute Aortic Diseases
Luigi Tritapepe, Francesca Pacini, Maurizio Caruso

33. Chest Pain
Michele Oppizzi, Rachele Contri

34. Acute Dyspnea
Gino Soldati

35. Unexplained Hypoxemia
F. Luca Lorini, Bruno Rossetto, Francesco Ferri

36. Sepsis and Septic Shock
Armando Sarti, Simone Cipani, Germana Tuccinardi

37. Chest Trauma
Fabio Sangalli, Lucia Galbiati, Roberto Fumagalli

38. Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Other Arrhythmias
Vanni Orzalesi, Silvia Marchiani, Armando Sarti

39. Multiorgan Donor and Transplant Patients
F. Luca Lorini, Lorenzo F. Mantovani

40. New-Onset Cardiac Murmur in the Unstable Patient
Michele Oppizzi, Marco Ancona

41. ICU Echocardiography and Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring: The Integrated Approach
Carlo Sorbara, Valeria Salandin

42. Echocardiography and Advanced Life Support
Simone Cipani, Silvia Marchiani, Armando Sarti

43. Central and Peripheral Vein Cannulation
Antonio Franco, Cecilia Pelagatti, Laura Pera

44. Essential Ultrasonography for Venous Thrombosis
Federica Marini, Paola Pieraccioni, Armando Sarti

45. Lung and Pleural Ultrasonography in Emergency and Intensive Care
Gino Soldati

46. Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
Alfonso Lagi, Federica Marini

47. Renal Ultrasound and Echo–Color Doppler Techniques in Kidney Failure
Andrea Masi, Filippo Nori Bufalini, Federica Manescalchi

48. Ultrasound for Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Massimo Barattini, Carla Farnesi, Silvia Marchiani

49. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Intensive Care
Simone Cencetti, Daniele Cultrera

50. Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve
Vanni Orzalesi, Daniele Cultrera

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Ultrasound, Cardiology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine