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| Aortic root M-mode measurement |
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| Drop line vertically from QRS (End diastole). LA systolic diameter: Use widest part of LA. Aortic valve excursion: distance between open leaflets. WNL: LASD 26-38 mm, Aoroot 26-mm, AoV excursion 13-22mm |
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1. Aortic Root (aim the beam toward the right shoulder)
2. Mitral Valve(aim stright down)
3. LV at level of papillary muscles (aim toward left hip) |
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| Describe the probe placement in the Parsternal long axis view. |
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| 4th left intercostal space, perpendicular to the chest wall (should give MV almost always), with the beam-edge indicator toward the right shoulder(right-shoulder/left-hip axis) |
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| Describe the probe placement in the Parsternal short axis view. |
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| From the position of the long axis view, rotate the probe clockwise 90°. Beam-edge indicator should be toward the left shoulder. |
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| How is the image displayed on the screen? |
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| The scanner detects depth and amplitude information and displays it as a gray-scale image. |
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| In M-mode, what is on the X axis? |
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| In M-mode, what is on the Y axis? |
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| Drop vertical line from QRS for LV ED diameter, Systolic diameter: narrowest LV dimension, EF is a % based on Pumbo formula. WNL: ~66-80% |
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| Mitral valve M-mode measurement |
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| Horizontal line from E point to D point. WNL: 18-22 mm |
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| To center the LV and Ao Root in the short axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To find the best window to optimize the image in long axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To find the best window to optimize the image in short axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To get a truly cross-sectional image in short axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To get the beam through all the structures (Ao/MV/LV) in the short axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To get the beam to shoot down the LV and Ao in the long axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To open the Aortic root and LV in long axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| To optimize a level image in long axis, what should be done with the beam? |
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| A graphical representation of the motion of cardiac walls and valve leaflets over time. |
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| A minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed. |
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| What is the frequency used for echocardiograph ultrasound? |
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| 2.5-3.5 MHz for adults and 5 MHz for pediatric patients |
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| What type of beam is used for electrocardiograph ultrasound? |
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| What type of transducer is used for echocardiograph ultrasound? |
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| What types of echos are processed and displayed on the screen? |
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| Anterior wall of RV a.k.a. RV Free Wall |
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| Right Coronary Cusp Aortic Valve |
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| Anterior wall RV a.k.a. RV Free Wall |
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| Right Coronary Cusp of Aortic Valve |
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| Right Coronary Cusp of Aortic Valve |
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| Left Coronary Cusp of Aortic Valve |
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| Anterolateral papillary muscle |
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| Posteromedial papillary muscle |
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| RV anterior wall a.k.a. RV free wall |
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