Full Description
Interest in training for diagnostic and interventional ultrasound is rapidly growing in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. Many residents and young specialists are eager to learn point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), gain hands-on experience with procedures such as percutaneous renal biopsy, or develop skills in vascular access management, which are often assigned to other professionals. Offering training in these subspecialties can effectively foster interest in Nephrology and help revitalize this increasingly overlooked field.
This book, authored by a nephrologist with extensive expertise in diagnostics and intervention, offers essential technical knowledge of ultrasound, coupled with foundational insights into comparative anatomy and pathophysiology, which are vital for analyzing ultrasound and Doppler imaging. Ultimately, the objective of this text is to enhance practical skills, thereby improving patient care and enabling effective performance in daily clinical practice.
Contents
Imaging In Clinical Nephrology.- Gray-Scale Ultrasound. Physics And Instrumentation.- Ultrasound Transmission And Imaging Formation.- Grayscale Or B-Mode Ultrasound.- Doppler Effect And Application.- Hemodynamics Element For Analyzing The Doppler Signal.- Principles And Techniques Of Elastography.- Fundamentals Of Microbubble Contrast Agents And Contrast-Specific Modes.- "Normal Anatomy Of The Kidney And Urinary Tract".- Anatomical Variants And Congenital Anomalies Of The Kidney And Urinary Tract.- Space, Structures And Pathology Of Retroperitoneum.- Abdominal Aorta.- Inferior Vena Cava And Portal Vein System.- Ultrasound On Fluid Overload.- Ultrasound In Acute Kidney Injury.- Chronic Kidney Disease.- Interstitial Nephropathies.- Male And Female Pelvic Overview.- Urinary Tract Infection.- Hydronephrosis.- Nephrolithiasis.- Cystic Kidney Disease.- "Tumors Of The Kidney And Urinary Tract".- Renal Biopsy.- The Use Of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography To Study The Kidney.- Renovascular Disease.- Ultrasound In The Hypertensive Patient.- Adrenal Glands.- Renal Vein Thrombosis.- Primary And Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.- The Echocardiography In The Uremic Patient.- Sonographic Assessment Of Epiaortic Vessels.- Ultrasonographic Assessment Of Lower Limb Arteries.- "Ultrasound In Vascular Access Creation: Anatomy Of The Upper Limb".- Role Of Ultrasound In Mapping, Maturation, And Surveillance Of Vascular Access.- Early And Late Complications Of Avf.- Central Venous Catheterization.- Ultrasound In The Renal Transplantation.- Combined Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation.
