1. Applied physics of medical ultrasound / J.A. Evans -- 2. Practical applications : getting the best out of your ultrasound machine / Heather Venables -- 3. Assessment of needle, catheter, and guidewire position using ultrasonography / G.A. Chapman and A.R. Bodenham -- 4. Teaching, training, and accreditation / Heather Venables -- 5. Ultrasound-guided vascular access / A.R. Bodenham -- 6. Ultrasound-guided peripheral and regional nerve block / Pawan K. Gupta and Philip M. Hopkins -- 7. Transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography : examination techniques and views / Bryan May, Kim Payne, and Scott T. Reeves -- 8. Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography of the heart valves / David A. Zvara. [et al.] -- 9. Basic echo doppler / Mary Beth Brady -- 10. Transesophageal doppler / Mark Hamilton and Monty Mythen -- 11. Transcranial doppler ultrasonography / Alet Jacobs and Ravi P. Mahajan -- 12. The respiratory system / Daniel A. Lichtenstein.