Questions, Tips and Tricks for Echocardiography

Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Copyright

2014

ISBN13

9781469830575

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eBook

Grade Level

College Freshman - 170

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Overview

Prepping for the boards? Don't miss Questions, Tricks, And Tips For The Echocardiography Boards, a study guide designed to sharpen your echocardiography knowledge and hone your test-taking skills. Armed with hundreds of questions composed by clinicians who previously passed the exam, you won't be coached merely to memorize facts, but will come to understand case-based questions in a clinically meaningful way. Each practice question mimics the exact style of the ASC exam-priming you for the kind of higher-level thinking and derivative knowledge that will set you apart from your peers. Don't miss the invaluable study tips contained within, pooled from an impressive array of former fellows and exam takers, and designed to optimize your test performance. Whether you're in the midst of studying, or are a practitioner looking to dive headfirst into the subject, this text is perfect for any medical professional looking to maintain an exceptional working knowledge of echocardiography.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contributors.
Preface.
Contents.
1: Introduction.
2: Test-Taking Principles.
3: Physical Principles of Ultrasound.
4: Basic Principles of 2D Ultrasound.
5: Principles of Doppler Ultrasound.
6: Instrumentation and Knobology.
7: Understanding Spatial and Temporal Resolution.
8: Common and Uncommon Artifacts.
9: Biologic Effects of Ultrasound.
10: The Echo Examination.
11: Understanding the AUC Guidelines.
12: Common TTE Anatomy.
13: Common TEE Anatomy for the Boards.
14: Normal and Abnormal TEE Anatomy.
15: How Good Is Your Echo? Statistics to Memorize for the Boards.
16: Valvular Heart Disease.
17: Aortic Stenosis.
18: Aortic Regurgitation.
19: Mitral Stenosis.
20: Mitral Regurgitation.
21: Tricuspid and Pulmonic Pathology.
22: Normal and Abnormal Prosthetic Valve Features.
23: Ventricular Size and Function.
24: Important 2D and Doppler Echo Measurements.
25: Global LV Systolic Function.
26: Doppler Parameters of Ventricular Function.
27: Diastology for the Echo Boards.
28: Understanding the Other (Right) Ventricle.
29: Coronary Artery Disease.
30: Echo Findings in Acute Coronary Syndromes and Infarct Complications.
31: Stress Echo for the Boards.
32: Echo Features of Chronic CAD.
33: Microbubbles.
34: Cardiomyopathies.
35: Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
36: Echo Features of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
37: Echo Features of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.
38: Echo Features of Other Cardiomyopathies.
39: Normal and Abnormal Appearance of Cardiac Devices.
40: LV Dyssynchrony and Resynchronization Therapy.
41: Congenital Heart Disease and Fetal Echocardiography.
42: Echo in Cardiac Shunt Lesions.
43: Congenital Valve Lesions.
44: Arterial Anomalies.
45: Venous Malformations.
46: Heart Diseases in Congenital Syndromes.
47: Fetal Echocardiography for the Boards.
48: Cardiac Masses.
49: Pathologic Masses in the Atria.
50: Pathologic Masses on the Valves.
51: Noncardiac Findings on Echocardiograms.
52: Pericardial Disease.
53: Norma
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