GULFCOAST Adult Echocardiography Registry Review 2020

Objectives

• – Increase the participants’ knowledge to better perform and/or interpret cardiac ultrasound examinations.
• – Apply knowledge of the cardiac anatomy and corresponding cardiac physiology of the systemic & pulmonary circulation to perform routine scan protocols for adult

echocardiography.

• – Differentiate normal and abnormal imaging characteristics of the adult cardiac ultrasound examination.
• – Cite commonly seen valvular pathology based upon their characteristic appearance and Doppler signature and/or quantitative diagnostic criteria.
• – Recognize cardiac pathology commonly diagnosed by echocardiography such as pericardial disease, Cardiomyopathies, CAD (ischemic disease), pulmonary hypertension and

congenital heart disease.

• – Apply quality assurance and the relationship of specificity, sensitivity and overall accuracy of cardiac ultrasound examination test validation.
• – Define areas of weakness that require additional self-study to successfully pass your cardiac technology ultrasound board examination. (RDCS or RCS)

Topics :

• Applying Physics of Ultrasound
• Preparing for the Echocardiographic Procedure
• Performing Echocardiographic Imaging
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Ischemic Heart Disease
• Cardiomyopathies
• Stress Echo, TEE, Contrast, and Other Complimentary Imaging
• Pericardial Disease
• Cardiac Tumors
• Aortic Dissection
• Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Interactive Practice Exams