Echocardiography Review Guide: Companion to the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography
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By- Catherine Otto, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiology Fellowship Programs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Rebecca Schwaegler, RDCS, Cardiac Sonographer, Echocardiography Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Rosario Freeman, M.D., M.S., University of Washington, Division of Cardiology, Seattle, Washington
Echocardiography Review Manual fully prepares you for success on the echocardiography boards, the PTEeXAM, or the diagnostic cardiac sonographer's exam. Drs. Catherine M. Otto and Rosario Freeman, along with cardiac sonographer Rebecca G. Schwaegler, clearly demonstrate how to record echos, avoid pitfalls, perform calculations, and understand the fundamentals of echocardiography for all types of cardiac disease.
Audience
Cardiology and Anesthesiology
Paperback, 440 Pages
Published: March 2011
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4377-2021-1
Contents
Echocardiography Review Guide, 2nd Edition: Companion to the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography
Rosario V. Freeman, MD, Rebecca G. Schwaegler, RDCS, Catherine M. Otto, MD
- Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis
- The Transthoracic Echocardiogram
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities
- Clinical Indications
- Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function
- Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function
- Ischemic Cardiac Disease
- Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pericardial Disease
- Valvular Stenosis
- Valve Regurgitation
- Prosthetic Valves
- Endocarditis
- Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac Source of Embolus
- Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Great Vessels
- The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
