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

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323546528 ISBN 13: 9780323546522

Publisher: Elsevier, 2019

Synopsis

In one compact resource, Echocardiography Review Guide, 4th Edition, provides both a concise review and an effective self-assessment for exam preparation. Easy-to-digest, bulleted text summarizes key concepts and gives precise step-by-step instructions for performing and interpreting echocardiographic studies. Study and self-assessment questions throughout help you increase your knowledge and identify areas for further study. This study guide is an ideal companion to Dr. Otto's Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography and is a must-have resource for anyone preparing for the echocardiography boards, the PTEeXAM, the diagnostic cardiac sonographer's exam, or other sonography exams.

• Includes updated images, content, and 30% NEW multiple-choice questions to address changes in the field and in the revised companion text, Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography.
• Contains concise, step-by-step instructions and questions on all aspects of echo use and interpretation, including how to record echos, avoid pitfalls, perform calculations, and understand the fundamentals for every type of cardiac problem.
• Teaches and tests in one convenient volume! Questions and answers are fed into an assessment and testing module on the website for convenient learning and review.
• Helps you prepare for 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, and diagnostic information you may encounter.
• Offers additional images and examples to help readers understand the concepts presented in the Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography.
• A quick reference guide and learning tool to keep "in your pocket" for integrating your clinical experience with didactic learning.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access 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: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323546528
• ISBN 13: 9780323546522
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 456