Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician

Joint Authors

Galindo Martín, Carlos Alfredo
Monares Zepeda, Enrique
Lescas Méndez, Octavio Augusto

Source

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-03-13

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Nutrition & Dietetics

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Galindo Martín, Carlos Alfredo& Monares Zepeda, Enrique& Lescas Méndez, Octavio Augusto. 2017. Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Galindo Martín, Carlos Alfredo…[et al.]. Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183914

American Medical Association (AMA)

Galindo Martín, Carlos Alfredo& Monares Zepeda, Enrique& Lescas Méndez, Octavio Augusto. Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Rectus Femoris: A Tutorial for the Nutrition Support Clinician. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183914

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1183914