Practical Guide to Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr Arunangshu Chakraborty (MBBS, MD) graduated from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College Kolkata, India and received postgraduate qualification in anesthesiology from Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India. He is a consultant anesthesiologist at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India, which is a tertiary level oncology center. He has several peer reviewed international publications and has delivered many oral presentations in national and international level meetings. He is an executive committee member of Academy of Regional Anesthesia, India and reviewer of many international peer reviewed medical journals. His areas of interest include regional anesthesia, onco-anesthesia and medical ultrasound. He has edited and authored a textbook of regional anaesthesia.Dr. Balakrishnan Ashokka (MBBS, MD, DNB, FANZCA, MHPE, EDRA) is a consultant anesthesiologist and simulation program director (anesthesia division) at National University Hospital and CenMed Associate at Centre for Medical Education (CenMed), National University of Singapore. He has 13 years of experience in high fidelity simulation based undergraduate, postgraduate medical and allied acute care teaching. He is the module lead for MHPE program for the Maastricht-Singapore Collaboration at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He has a fellowship of the Australia New Zealand College of Anesthesiologists (FANZCA) and masters in health professions educations (MHPE) from Maastricht, Netherlands. Dr. Ashokka's special interests are postgraduate exam support, simulation based postgraduate and undergraduate education, Inter professional education through acute care simulation and multidisciplinary team training. He has conducted international workshops in simulation, airway and crisis management for acute care practitioners, trauma teams, anesthesiologists and nursing delegates and medical education faculty development programs in USA, Taiwan, Philippines, China, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and India.He is the reviewer of the Advances in Health Sciences Education, The Asia Pacific Scholar, Nurse Media and the Singapore Medical Journal. He holds the office of the treasurer of Asia Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine (AOSRAPM) and assistant treasurer of Pan Asia Society of Simulation.

• Chapter 1 Basics of USG and POCUS.- Chapter 2 Vascular cannulations: internal jugular vein, subclavian vein, femoral vein, basilic vein, radial artery, femoral artery.- Chapter 3 Ultrasound of the airway: oropharynx, larynx, trachea.- Chapter 4 Lungs ultrasound- imaging, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, consolidation, interventions (pleural aspiration- USG guided, pleurodesis.- Chapter 5 Screening TT echocardiogram, pericardiocentesis.- Chapter 6 Assessment of IVC, femoral vein and vascular incompetencies and thromboses.- Chapter 7 Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) scan.- Chapter 8 Paediatrics POCUS.- Chapter 9 Miscellaneous: including gastric volume assessment, urinary bladder volume assessment, optic nerve sheath diameter measurement etc.- Chapter 10 Future of ultrasound: 3d-4d RECONSTRUCTION – real-time guidance, AI- direct web assistance, connectivity to group consult for remote expertise.

“What I liked most were the clear descriptions and key principles illustrated by real case studies with a range of answers and treatments. The self-assessment quiz at the end of each chapter is another good feature, allowing the reader to consolidate their learning. … As a clinical teacher myself, I highly recommend this book to supplement clinical learning.” (Catherine Parrin, RAD Magazine, April, 2023)