Case Studies in Small Animal Point of Care Ultrasound: A Color Handbook (Veterinary Color Handbook Series) 1st Edition 2025

Your Practical Guide to Small Animal Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

This book is an illustrated, practical guide that covers the many facets of small animal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) using clinical cases commonly seen in practice. It highlights the utility of initial and serial POCUS for both diagnostic and patient management purposes. This full-color handbook is the ideal reference for small animal and mixed practitioners, including general veterinary practitioners, emergency veterinarians, interns, residents, and veterinary students.

Key Features

• Clinical Cases: It details specific POCUS techniques, views, interpretations, and pitfalls, using clinical cases to highlight the utility of POCUS for both diagnostic and patient management.
• Binary Question Approach: The authors take a binary question approach to veterinary POCUS, which has been shown to decrease errors in human POCUS.
• Comprehensive Coverage: The book is divided into seven sections, covering ultrasound of the pleural space and lungs, heart, and abdomen, as well as the Caudal Vena Cava Collapsibility Index (CVC-CI), miscellaneous, and advanced cases.
• Video Resources: Case videos to accompany several chapters are available on a companion website and can be accessed on a smartphone using QR codes in the relevant chapters.
• Expert Authorship: Authored by leading authorities in the field, this guide recognizes the strengths of POCUS in screening and monitoring while also highlighting its limitations as a sole diagnostic tool.