
Echocardiography Review Guide
Companion to the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography
Saunders (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 30. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-323-22758-2 (ISBN)
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Description
This review companion to Dr. Catherine Otto's Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography demonstrates how to record echos, avoid pitfalls, perform calculations and understand the fundamentals echocardiography for every type of cardiac problem. It teaches and tests in one convenient volume, with precise step-by-step instructions on using and interpreting echocardiography. It's a must-have for anyone new to the field or preparing for the echocardiography boards, the PTEeXAM, or the diagnostic cardiac sonographer's exam.
Enhance your calculation skills for all aspects of echocardiography.
Multiple-choice questions in each chapter cover the latest information tested on exams.
Features expert advice and easy-to-follow procedures on using and interpreting echo (including pitfalls in recording) in every chapter.
Prepare for your exams with "The Echo Exam" section included in each chapter, which features a summary of how to perform the procedure along with all the necessary calculations, diagnostic information, and real-life examples you may encounter.
Gain a full understanding of the material in the main textbook, such as contrast echo, 3D echo, myocardial mechanics, as well as intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), which is discussed in more detail for those new to the field.
Easily comprehend complex topics, including the latest in ultrasound physics and image acquisition.
Test your knowledge! Completely new questions and answers are fed into an assessment and testing module on the website for convenient learning and review.
Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Ace your echocardiography exam with the help of Dr. Catherine M. Otto's Echocardiography Review Manual - providing ALL NEW questions and answers plus online resources for more versatile and effective learning and self-testing.
Enhance your calculation skills for all aspects of echocardiography.
Multiple-choice questions in each chapter cover the latest information tested on exams.
Features expert advice and easy-to-follow procedures on using and interpreting echo (including pitfalls in recording) in every chapter.
Prepare for your exams with "The Echo Exam" section included in each chapter, which features a summary of how to perform the procedure along with all the necessary calculations, diagnostic information, and real-life examples you may encounter.
Gain a full understanding of the material in the main textbook, such as contrast echo, 3D echo, myocardial mechanics, as well as intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), which is discussed in more detail for those new to the field.
Easily comprehend complex topics, including the latest in ultrasound physics and image acquisition.
Test your knowledge! Completely new questions and answers are fed into an assessment and testing module on the website for convenient learning and review.
Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Ace your echocardiography exam with the help of Dr. Catherine M. Otto's Echocardiography Review Manual - providing ALL NEW questions and answers plus online resources for more versatile and effective learning and self-testing.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 340 illustrations (240 in full color)
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 184 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-323-22758-2 (9780323227582)
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Catherine M. Otto | Rebecca Gibbons Schwaegler | Rosario V. Freeman
Echocardiography Review Guide: Companion to the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography
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03/2011
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Saunders
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Persons
Catherine M Otto, MD, is Editor-in-Chief of Heart, J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr Otto has combined echocardiography and valve disease expertise. She is a prolific and reliable editor, editing five other Elsevier echocardiography titles ranging from educational content for cardiologists and technicians (Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, Echocardiography Review Guide) to practitioner references (The Practice of Echocardiography, Intraoperative and Interventional Echocardiography) and a title in Braunwald's Companion series Valvular Heart Disease.
Content
1. Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis
2. Normal Anatomy and Flow Patterns on Transthoracic Echocardiography
3. Transesophageal Echocardiography
4. Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities
5. Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance
6. Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function
7. Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function
8. Coronary Artery Disease
9. Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive, and Pulmonary Heart Disease
10. Pericardial Disease
11. Valvular Stenosis
12. Valvular Regurgitation
13. Prosthetic Valves
14. Endocarditis
15. Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac Source of Embolus
16. Diseases of the Great Arteries
17. The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
18. Intraoperative and Interventional Echocardiography
2. Normal Anatomy and Flow Patterns on Transthoracic Echocardiography
3. Transesophageal Echocardiography
4. Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities
5. Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance
6. Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function
7. Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function
8. Coronary Artery Disease
9. Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive, and Pulmonary Heart Disease
10. Pericardial Disease
11. Valvular Stenosis
12. Valvular Regurgitation
13. Prosthetic Valves
14. Endocarditis
15. Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac Source of Embolus
16. Diseases of the Great Arteries
17. The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
18. Intraoperative and Interventional Echocardiography