ECHO1625

This course is a continuation of Echocardiography Lab I. Students will complete this course with an advanced understanding of transthoracic heart imaging, Doppler imaging, and the use of M-mode in a simulated lab following echocardiography protocols.Student Learning Outcomes

• Perform proper ultrasound instrumentation, transducer care and maintenance.
• Generate patient history, measurements, and comments on an echocardiographer report.
• Discuss various cardiac pathology cases and interpret sonography images.
• Identify cardiac structures and functions in the normal heart.
• Demonstrate the use of M-mode for assessment of heart structures.
• Distinguish between correct and incorrect ergonomic techniques.
• Demonstrate the importance of infection control.
• Illustrate patient care skills.
• Identify correct ultrasound system optimization settings for diagnostic image quality.
• Discuss normal hemodynamic parameters, including intracardiac pressures and oxygen saturation.
• Identify the electrophysiologic pathways and their functions.
• Identify the normal QRS complex and its relation to mechanical systole and diastole.
• Identify the coronary arteries and their associated wall segments.
• Demonstrate scanning techniques using standard protocol guidelines.