Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Self-Assessment and Review

Written by three experts from the Mayo Clinic, this comprehensive question-and-answer review book is an excellent study guide for the Examination of Special Competence in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (PTEeXAM). The book contains case-based questions similar in format to those on the exam, extensive explanations, and numerous illustrations. Coverage begins with the basics, including ultrasound physics, principles of Doppler ultrasound, artifacts and pitfalls of imaging, quantitative echocardiography, equipment and safety, indications, contraindications, and complications, and normal anatomy and blood flow during the complete examination. Subsequent chapters cover a variety of clinical applications of transesophageal echocardiography during the perioperative period. =Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Ultrasound Physics Chapter 2 Basic Principles of Doppler Ultrasound Chapter 3 Artifacts and Pitfalls of Imaging Chapter 4 Quantitative Echocardiography Chapter 5 Diastolic Function Chapter 6 Equipment, Infection Control, and Safety Chapter 7 Indications, Contraindications, and Complications of Transesophageal Echocardiography Chapter 8 Normal Anatomy and Flow During the Complete Examination Chapter 9 Myocardial Ischemia and Segmental Ventricular Function Chapter 10 Assessing Heart Valves During the Perioperative Period Chapter 11 Echocardiographic Manifestations of Congenital Heart Disease in Adult Patients Chapter 12 Echocardiography of the Aorta and Pericardium Chapter 13 Cardiomyopathies Chapter 14 Recognizing Intracavitary Contents and Source of Emboli References Index