Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician
Intensive care unit acquired weakness is a long-term consequence after critical illness; it has been related to muscle atrophy and can be considered as one of the main nutritional support challenges at the intensive care unit. Measuring muscle mass by image techniques has become a new area of resear...
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| author | Carlos Alfredo Galindo Martín Enrique Monares Zepeda Octavio Augusto Lescas Méndez |
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| description | Intensive care unit acquired weakness is a long-term consequence after critical illness; it has been related to muscle atrophy and can be considered as one of the main nutritional support challenges at the intensive care unit. Measuring muscle mass by image techniques has become a new area of research for the nutritional support field, extending our knowledge about muscle wasting and the impact of nutritional approaches in the critical care setting, although currently there is no universally accepted technique to perform muscle measurements by ultrasound. Because of this, we present this tutorial for nutrition support clinicians, in order to understand and perform muscle measurements by this reliable, accessible, low-cost, and easy-to-use technique. Reviewing issues such as quadriceps muscle anatomy, correct technique (do’s and don’ts), identification of structures, and measurement of the rectus femoris and vastus intermedius muscles helps to acquire the basic concepts of this technique and encouraging more research in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-96e8339439c149ebba99c57a77c746022025-02-03T01:22:32ZengWileyJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322017-01-01201710.1155/2017/27672322767232Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support ClinicianCarlos Alfredo Galindo Martín0Enrique Monares Zepeda1Octavio Augusto Lescas Méndez2Nutrition Department, Hospital San Ángel Inn Universidad, Ciudad de México, MexicoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital San Ángel Inn Universidad, Ciudad de México, MexicoIntensive Care Unit, Hospital San Ángel Inn Universidad, Ciudad de México, MexicoIntensive care unit acquired weakness is a long-term consequence after critical illness; it has been related to muscle atrophy and can be considered as one of the main nutritional support challenges at the intensive care unit. Measuring muscle mass by image techniques has become a new area of research for the nutritional support field, extending our knowledge about muscle wasting and the impact of nutritional approaches in the critical care setting, although currently there is no universally accepted technique to perform muscle measurements by ultrasound. Because of this, we present this tutorial for nutrition support clinicians, in order to understand and perform muscle measurements by this reliable, accessible, low-cost, and easy-to-use technique. Reviewing issues such as quadriceps muscle anatomy, correct technique (do’s and don’ts), identification of structures, and measurement of the rectus femoris and vastus intermedius muscles helps to acquire the basic concepts of this technique and encouraging more research in this field.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2767232 |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Alfredo Galindo Martín Enrique Monares Zepeda Octavio Augusto Lescas Méndez Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| title | Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician |
| title_full | Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician |
| title_short | Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician |
| title_sort | bedside ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris a tutorial for the nutrition support clinician |
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