Abstract
Article: At the Heart of the Matter: An Overview of Adult Echocardiography for the Non-Cardiac Sonographer
Author: Pamela Mayer, BSDMS, RDMS
Category: Cardiac
Credit: 1.0 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “At the Heart of the Matter: An Overview of Adult Echocardiography for the Non-Cardiac Sonographer,” you will be able to:
Describe the anatomy of the heart.
Position the probe to appropriately use standard cardiac scanning windows.
Explain the findings for common cardiac pathologies.
Stress echocardiography may be more helpful than ECG stress testing for men with chest pain women with chest pain men with syncope women with syncope
The innermost layer of the heart is the endocardium myocardium epicardium pericardium
The apex of the heart lies approximately at the level of the third intercostal space fourth intercostal space fifth intercostal space sixth intercostal space
The heart valve with only 2 cusps is the mitral valve aortic valve tricuspid valve pulmonic valve
The valves separating the atria from the ventricles are attached to the ventricular walls by the interventricular septum anterior papillary muscles posterior papillary muscles chordae tendineae
With transthoracic echocardiography, the aortic arch is best seen using the parasternal view apical view subcostal view suprasternal view
A normal right ventricle is approximately _____ the size of the left ventricle. one half two thirds three quarters 80%
The image of the heart that shows the apex of the heart at the very top is taken using the parasternal view apical view subcostal view suprasternal view
The FDA has approved the use of contrast echocardiography for myocardial perfusion visualization of myocardial infarcts enhanced left ventricular endocardial border visualization evaluation of cardiomyopathy
Current echocardiographic technology allows evaluation of the 4 heart valves using 2-dimensional imaging M-mode spectral and color Doppler all of the above
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