Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Fourth Edition [Paperback]

Claudia Rumwell (Author), Michalene McPharlin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0941022730 | ISBN-13: 978-0941022736 | Publication Date: January 30, 2009 | Edition: 4

The standard has been raised. Completely revised and updated, significantly expanded, and better than ever, the new edition of this popular book explains and illustrates what you need to know to pass the Vascular Technology exam topic by topic, in one volume, by leading technologists who themselves have taken, passed, and helped others prepare for and pass their RVT exams. Based on the registry s exam outline, it includes new illustrations, duplex and color flow images, Doppler waveforms, photo-documented physiologic exam techniques, angiograms, new self-assessment exercises, glossaries, and integral CME application. Particularly useful in combination with Vascular Technology Review, Vascular Physics Review, and ScoreCards for Vascular Technology.

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From the Publisher

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About the Author

Claudia Rumwell, RN, RVT, FSVU is editor of the Vascular Laboratory Operations Manual and the Vascular Policies & Procedures Manual on LabDisk, recipient of the SVU's distinguished service award, and a Fellow of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound. She has served as Technical/QA Director for the Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital/Providence Health Systems Vascular Laboratory and lectures on registry preparation, provides consulting services, and continues to write in her spare time. Michalene McPharlin, RN, RVT, FSVU has managed the vascular surgery clinic and vascular laboratory at Henry Ford Hospital/Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit. She lectures widely on registry preparation and vascular topics, has chaired the SVU legislative watch subcommittee, serves on the editorial boardof The Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, and has been a member of the SVU board of directors. Like Claudia, Micky is a Fellow of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, the recipient of its distinguished service award, and editor of the Vascular Laboratory Policies & Procedures Manual.

Product Details

• Paperback: 442 pages
• Publisher: Davies Inc; 4 edition (January 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941022730
• ISBN-13: 978-0941022736
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best non-seminar review book for the ARDMS RVT exam!, February 5, 1999

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This review is from: Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review for the Registry Exam (Paperback)

I feel like this book covers all the information necessary to pass the ARDMS RVT specialty exam. It is very thorough, and well written. If you don't have several hundred dollars to go to a review seminar, and even if you do, this book is a great asset.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Study Tool, January 16, 2002

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APRIL (HUNTSVILLE, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review (Paperback)

This book is hands down the best book to study for the RVT exam. This is the only book I used to study and passed the ARDMS (RVT) on the first try. Lots of great information I didn't even know, also a great quick reference!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent contents, poor package, November 11, 2005

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This review is from: Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review, Third Edition (Paperback)

This paperback, which is only available in paperback, is outstanding for both passing the registry exam and grasping virtually all you need to know as a vascular sonographer.
It is easy to read, simple but not simplistic, good continuity, accurate, and a great deal of it's contents seem to be on the registry exam very much like it appears in the book.
It should be kept in mind that it is inherently not a reference book (it is not intended to be) so if you are seeking detailed comprehensive explanations, you probably won't find it here. For that you will need a supplemental text (I prefer Zwiebel & Pellerito, Fifth Ed. for that purpose). The one big negative about "Vascular Technology" is that it has just about the WORST
binding ever. Pages literally fall out!