Publisher's Synopsis
An invaluable resource for everything you must remember when doing TEE and for reporting-normal values, explanations of abnormal findings, schematics and tables, formulas, calculations, pitfalls and artifacts-all in the back pocket of your scrubs! Quickly look up normal values and obscure normal variants, adult congenital abnormalities, prosthetic valve gradients, and calculations for determining various chamber pressures, as well as common pitfalls and artifacts. Each chapter includes echocardiographic findings, specific to two-dimensional, color-flow, and Doppler imaging modalities. Also included is a chapter on three-dimensional TEE.
- Concise and complete guide to all the normal numbers with explanations of abnormal findings
- Schematic figures and tables of normal/abnormal values and diagnostic criteria
- Two sections cover formulas and calculations as well as pitfalls and artifacts
Especially useful for practical echo reporting
