Vì chúng ta đã bắt đầu sử dụng nó, siêu âm đã trở thành một niềm vui thực sự. Chỉ cần thấm ướt một nén với một số tapwater và để lại gel để gác mái . Đây là một trong những ví dụ trong số những người khác (siêu âm phổi) trong đó cho thấy sự đơn giản đó là trung tâm triết lý siêu âm. | 12 Chapter 2 The Ultrasound Equipment conscious patient. Since we have begun using it ultrasound has become a true pleasure. Just wet a compress with some tapwater and leave the gel to the attic. This is one example among others see lung ultrasound which shows that simplicity is central to the ultrasound philosophy. The Problem of Incident Light Emergency ultrasound has another particularity it is practiced around the clock. Daylight can be a real problem when it bleaches the screen. Manufacturers do not always think of systems to prevent this inconvenience. We must imagine several temporary set-ups adapted to each unit. The most promising seems to be sliding panels. A matt black cylinder applied to the screen at an oblique angle towards the operator s eye is another possible solution. Disinfection and General Care The basic problem of the disinfection of the probe and of the areas which are touched during the examination is dealt with in chap. 3. The ultrasound unit the probe and the cable are fragile objects to be respected. References 1. Denys BG Uretsky BF Reddy PS Ruffner RJ 1992 Fast and accurate evaluation of regional left ventricular wall motion with an ultraportable 2D echo device. Am J Noninvas Cardiol 6 81-83 2. Schwartz KQ and Meltzer RS 1988 Experience rounding with a hand-held two-dimensional cardiac ultrasound device. Am J Cardiol 62 157-158 3. Lichtenstein D and Courret JP 1998 Feasibility of ultrasound in the helicopter. Intensive Care Med 24 1119 4. Taylor KJW 1987 A prudent approach to Doppler ultrasonography editorial . Radiology 165 283-284 5. Miller DL 1991 Update on safety of diagnostic ultrasonography. J Clin Ultrasound 19 531-540 CHAPTER 3 Specific Notions of Ultrasound in the Critically III From the ultrasound perspective the critically ill patient differs from other patients on two levels. First since most often comatose and immobilized in the supine position the patient cannot participate in the examination maintain apnea etc. Second .
