Ultrasound of the Diaphragm and the Respiratory Muscles

Part I: Introduction

1. Anatomy, Physiology and Dysfunction of the diaphragm

2. Ultrasound basics

Part II: Diaphragm ultrasound: technique

3. Diaphragmatic excursion

4. Diaphragmatic thickness and thickening

Part III: Applications of diaphragm ultrasound

5. Diaphragm ultrasound in respiratory disorders and diaphragm paralysis

6. Assessment of diaphragmatic dysfunction in mechanically ventilated patients

7. Diaphragm Ultrasound during weaning from mechanical ventilation

8. Diaphragmatic ultrasound after thoracic and abdominal surgery

9. Diaphragm ultrasound in patients with neuromuscular disorders

10. Other applications of diaphragm ultrasound: trauma, malignancies, ultrasound guided procedures

Part IV: New perspectives

11. Ultrasound assessment of the accessory respiratory muscles

12. Tissue Doppler Imaging of the diaphragm

13. Ultrasound of the diaphragm in pediatric patients

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• Radiologia
• Medicina respiratória

Diaphragm ultrasound;diaphragmatic paralysis;diaphragmatic dysfunction;diaphragm excursion;monitoring mechanical ventilation;weaning