Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Acknowledgements x

Introduction xi
Gregory R. Lisciandro

About the Companion Website xiv

1 Focused—Basic Ultrasound Principles and Artifacts 1
Robert M. Fulton

2 The Abdominal FAST3 (AFAST3) Exam 17
Gregory R. Lisciandro

3 Focused or COAST3—Liver and Gallbladder 44
Stephanie Lisciandro

4 Focused or COAST3—Spleen 65
Stephanie Lisciandro

5 Focused or COAST3—Kidneys 80
Stephanie Lisciandro

6 Focused or COAST3—Urinary Bladder 99
Stephanie Lisciandro

7 Focused or COAST3—Gastrointestinal and Pancreas 110
Søren Boysen and Jennifer Gambino

8 Focused or COAST3—Reproductive 126
Robert M. Fulton

9 The Thoracic FAST3 (TFAST3) Exam 140
Gregory R. Lisciandro

10 The Vet BLUE Lung Scan 166
Gregory R. Lisciandro

11 Focused or COAST3—Echo (Heart) 189
Teresa DeFrancesco

12 Focused or COAST3—Central Venous and Arterial Line Placement, Big Arteries, and Veins 206
Scott Chamberlin

13 Focused or COAST3—Pediatrics 222
Autumn P. Davidson and Tomas W. Baker

14 Focused or COAST3—Eye 243
Jane Cho

15 Focused or COAST3—Musculoskeletal 261
Gregory R. Lisciandro

16 Focused or COAST3—Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Global FAST (GFAST3), and the FAST-ABCDE Exam 269
Gregory R. Lisciandro and Andrea Armenise

17 Interventional Ultrasound-Guided Procedures 286
Søren Boysen

Appendices 304

I Setting Up an Ultrasound Program 304

II Goal-Directed Templates for Medical Records 306

III Abbreviations, Terminology, and Glossary 315

IV Quick References of Normal Values and Rules of Thumb 318

V Ultrasound Resources and Companies 324

Index 325

About the Author

Gregory R. Lisciandro, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, Dipl. ACVECC, is in private practice at the Emergency Pet Center, San Antonio, Texas.

Reviews

Overall, this book is a very nice eye-opener to AFAST3,TFAST3 and GFAST subtleties with definitions andusefulness. (European Journal of Companion AnimalPractice, 1 October 2014) In the end, the book will be of more interest to thosewishing to find a pearl or two of novel information to add to theirultrasound skill sets. (Doody s, 17October 2014) A must for afterhours clinics! Veterinarians or vetstudents with an interest in ultrasound may also find this bookuseful in conjunction with other ultrasonography textbooks, as thedescriptions of principles and ultrasound findings are veryinformative. (Australian Veterinary Journal, 28October 2014) Experts in the field write articles, access is providedto a companion website of video clips, and black and whiteradiographic images pack a solid coverage highly recommended forany vet's practice and many a student technician. (Midwest Book Review, 1 July 2014)