Noninvasive clinical investigation of the cardiovascular system in the critically ill.
An understanding of fundamental principles of various modes of noninvasive cardiovascular monitoring is important in the investigation and management of acute cardiac illnesses found in the critically ill. The clinical application of electrocardiography, radiology, echocardiography, and nuclear medicine will be discussed as it applies to investigation and management of the cardiovascular system in these patients.
D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging