Introduction To Vascular Scanning: A Guide For The Complete Beginner (Introductions To Vascular Technology)(3rd Edition) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
For novice scanners and for sonographers and echocardiographers cross-training in vascular ultrasound, here is the improved third edition of Don Ridgway's very popular, unabashedly practical, and famously unique guide to performing vascular studies now with Uncle Don's Bonus Image Section, new chapters on the Doppler principle, those darn Doppler angles, and other vascular diagnostic modalities, plus new illustrations, new scanning exercises, and expanded coverage of carotid scanning, abdominal Doppler, upper and lower extremity scanning, and color flow imaging. As if that weren't enough, the latest edition is approved for 12 hours of SDMS-approved CME credit.
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Davies Publishing, Inc.; 3 edition (August 30, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0941022706
ISBN-13: 978-0941022705
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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This book is an absolute must have for anyone in the field--not just for beginners. Donald Ridgway just has a way of explaining the vascular system & scanning techniques like no other. I understand the vascular system & I learned how to scan (pretty much on my own) thanks to his book. Very helpful. Great humor. I hope Donald Ridgway writes a guide for abdominal & ob/gyn scanning in the near future.
This is an excellent text for the beginner and a very useful resource for the educator. Ridgway has mastered the art of explanation with injection of gentle humor. This book belongs on the shelf of every vascular lab with students in training.
This book and this specific edition are extremely helpful. The illustrations and explanations are clear. You can trace each venous/arterial system - upper ext., lower ext., carotid, etc. Step by step with important angle information. Great help!
As a cardiologist with an interest in vascular imaging, this was a very good introduction. I appreciated the colloquial style and illustrations. The only critisism would be the absence of any mention of variations caused by vascular pathology
Having been an Registered Vascular Technologist since the 1980's I am always on the search for interesting material to keep my CME's up-to-date. Thanks to Don for providing 12 SDMS CME's for the experienced tech and a great review book for the beginner! I have just cruising through for another good review with CME's I will let you know how the search goes.Update: 05-17-10: Since this was published I have also purchased Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Fourth Edition that is also an excellent review for the RVT exam or 12 SDMS CME's. Great combo review!Happy Reviewing!
This book is EXCELLENT and I recommend it to ALL techs interested in improving their scanning technique. It is very well written, with the technologists in mind, and it has plenty of illustrations. I have been in the field for 5 years now and still carry this book with me as a reference book and to read for fun (great humor in the writing). I always find new things to learn from the book. I believe that Donald P. Ridgway did a great job and should be very proud.
Having just completed my first semester in my school's program, this is an amazing book for beginners to get an overall idea of the processes of scanning, and a little anatomy and physiology review as well. It's written much like a "for dummies" book, with a lot of humor, tips and tricks, and terminology that a beginner can understand. This is the gold standard book in my program for this reason, and I support that. It's so much easier to learn when the book has a fairly conversational and lighthearted tone like this.Be warned, though, the author writes the book according to protocol at either his hospital or the way he learned it, and in such a changing field, you may learn differently. Don't be confused! Odds are you're going to learn many different protocols throughout your career, and what is acceptable in the book may get you looks at your hospital or schools. For example, he mentions doing compressions while in the longitudinal scan plane, which would get you a verbal bitchslap in my program. He also starts with carotid scanning, which is great if you want to master tricky maneuvers right away, but the way my program was set up, the book and in-class lectures didn't match because we read that chapter, but started hands-on practice on LE Venous. See it all as a learning opportunity! If you and your program are like my situation, see it as previewing or jumping ahead a bit. Apply your carotid readings to your legs, you may be the fastest to master everything this way!Have fun and good luck!
Awesome book. You can't get more detail anywhere else. Walks you through, step by step. The author also has a great sense of humor, so it makes it quite the easy read.
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