Echocardiography Review Guide: Companion to the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography - Softcover

Otto MD, Catherine M.; Schwaegler BS RDCS, Rebecca Gibbons; Freeman MD MS, Rosario V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323227589 ISBN 13: 9780323227582

Publisher: Elsevier, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Authors

Dr. Catherine Otto is currently the J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Heart, published by the BMJ and the British Cardiovascular Society. Formerly head of the fellowship program at the University of Washington she is a highly prolific author with solid experience in teaching echocardiography skills and applications.

Dr. Rosario V. Freeman is a colleague of Dr. Otto's and Director of the Cardiovascular Noninvasive Laboratory, Echocardiography and Electrocardiography Services. She recently assumed responsibility for the Cardiology Fellowship Program and is also Professor of Cardiology and Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. She was a junior editor on the current edition of Echocardiography Review Guide and will resume primary responsibility for managing a team of writers in collaboration with Dr. Otto's revision of the companion Textbook so these titles can publish simultaneously.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0323227589
• ISBN 13: 9780323227582
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432