Cardiac- TEE

 This course is customized for the EMED, ICU, or Anesthesia Provider. Depending on specialty the participant will learn additional views and calculations needed for advanced cardiac care using the Transesophageal approach.  Participants should have a basic understanding of Ultrasound physics and principles, and be able to identify basic sonographic anatomy. 

Expect to spend 6 hours in the lab setting, using state of the art Ultrasound Simulators from Intelligent Ultrasound -HeartWorks application. There will be a short lecture to begin the day, and the rest will be all active participant scanning.

• Ultrasound Fundamentals Lecture
• Patient preparation
• Probe insertion and Operation Mechanics
• Knobology
• Normal anatomy
• Pathology
• Common Artifacts/Pitfalls
• Clinical application/Tips for image acquisition.
• Core Cardiac TEE views and scanning windows
• Using these views to identify normal anatomy and typical patient presentation
• Cardiac Pathology commonly seen – Identifying Acute vs non-Acute
• Assessing acute cardiac changes using Doppler assessment, M-Mode, and Velocity Calculations. 
• Shock and Resuscitation identifiers, techniques, and applying these methods in the surgical, trauma, or critical care environment.

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