Module 3: Introduction to Transthoracic Echocardiography

48 Lessons

Introduction to Echocardiography

Probe Manipulation

Patient positioning and standard TTE Views

Parasternal Views

Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

Right Ventricular Inflow (RVIT)

Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT)

Parasternal Short Axis at the AV level (PSAX- AV)

Parasternal Short Axis of the Mitral Valve (PSAX-MV)

Parasternal Short Axis of the Left ventricle/Papillary Level (PSAX-LV)

Parasternal Short Axis at the LV Apex Level

Apical Views

Apical Four Chamber (A4C)

Apical Five Chamber (A5C)

Apical Two Chamber (A2C)

Apical Three Chamber (A3C)

Subcostal Views

Subcostal Four Chamber (SC 4C)

Subcostal of the Inferior Vena Cava (SC IVC)

Suprasternal Views

Suprasternal Notch of the Aortic Arch (SSN)

Introduction of M-mode Imaging

M-mode of the Aorta

M-mode of the Mitral Valve

M-mode of the Left Ventricle

2D Measurements

Color Flow Imaging

Spectral Doppler

Doppler of the MV

Doppler Tissue Imaging

Doppler of the LVOT

Doppler of the AV

Doppler of the TV

Doppler of the PV

Additional Echo Measurements

Ejection Fraction

Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE)

Assessment of Diastolic Function

Normal Diastolic Function Parameters

Sample Protocol

Conclusion

Recommended simulator work

2D Imaging

Measuring from M-mode and the 2D Image

Color Flow Imaging and Spectral Doppler