Description
Essential Echocardiography: A Review of Basic Perioperative TEE and Critical Care Echocardiography is a comprehensive and up-to-date review book designed to support clinicians involved in perioperative care, critical care medicine, and acute resuscitation. Building on the success of the previous edition, this expanded volume retains all original core content while introducing new chapters focused on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS), reflecting the evolving role of echocardiography in modern clinical practice.
This book is specifically structured to address the educational needs of anesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency physicians, and other acute care providers who rely on echocardiographic assessment in high-stakes environments such as the operating room, intensive care unit, and emergency department. Complex concepts are presented in a clear, accessible, and clinically relevant format, making the material suitable for both trainees and experienced practitioners.
Each chapter includes board review–style questions and detailed answers, helping readers reinforce key concepts and effectively prepare for echocardiography-related certification and board examinations. In addition, the text incorporates the latest echocardiography practice guidelines and standards, ensuring alignment with current clinical recommendations and real-world application.
By filling a critical educational gap in perioperative and critical care echocardiography, this book serves as both a practical learning tool and a reliable reference for clinicians who perform bedside cardiac imaging to guide diagnosis, monitoring, and life-saving interventions across diverse clinical settings.
