Echocardiography Verified Questions And Answers With Verified Updates
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Echocardiography
when we need to pinpoint exact speed & direction of a flow a particular spot - When would you
use the spectral doppler echocardiography over the color flow doppler?
low in cost, time saving, serially repeatable, comfortable - What are the advantages of
echocardiograms?
chest pain, palpitations,...
Echocardiography
when we need to pinpoint exact speed & direction of a flow a particular spot - When would you
use the spectral doppler echocardiography over the color flow doppler?
low in cost, time saving, serially repeatable, comfortable - What are the advantages of
echocardiograms?
chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, exercise intolerance, CAD, SOB, murmurs, syncope, abnormal ECG, MI,
LV function, cardiac tumors/masses/clots, valve disease, prosthetic cardiac valves, cardiomyopathies,
stroke, cardiac trauma, chest injury, congenital heart defects, infective endocarditis - What are the
indications for echocardiograms?
high frequency sound waves that bounce off the heart to create a real-time image of the heart & related
structures - What is an ultrasound?
transducer, ultrasound gel, computer system, monitor, recorder, digital acquisition, and paper -
What is the basic equipment used for echocardiograms?
crystals at the tip of the transducer - What is used to generate the soundwaves?
to eliminate air between transducer & patient's chest - Why is ultrasound gel used?
2 dimensional or 3 dimensional - What kind of images does an Echo display?
contractility, chamber size measurements, thickness of walls, blood velocities, valve leaks, source of
murmurs, pathology severity - What information can we get from an Echo?
left lateral decubitus - what position should patient be in for an echo
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