Basic Anaesthetic Physics - Ultrasound Flashcards

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Medical uses of ultrasound

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Echocardiography
Cardiac output monitoring

Real time imaging for procedures - regional anaesthesia, vascular access

Therapeutic ablation therapies

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Type of energy of ultrasound

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Mechanical energytransmitted by pressure waves through a given medium

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Medical ultrasound frequency

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2-18 megaHertz

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Audible sound frequency

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2-20,000 Hertz

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