Savage Robert M., Aronson Solomon (eds.) Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Multimedia Review

Wolters Kluwer, 2013. — 245 p.The editors of the Comprehensive Textbook of Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography have created a new product entitled Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Multimedia Review. Consisting of a short, full-color paperback book with a bound-in DVD, this product was developed with the recent endorsement of the ASA of an extensive educational program to train its members as well as creating a certification process with the NBE for its members in basic echocardiography.The book covers the basics — how to set up the machine, how to acquire the different views, relevant cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology, normal and abnormal values, how to perform the TEE exam, as well as basic assessment and interpretation skills. Each chapter ends with questions and answers.Basic Perioperative Echocardiography and Review is suited for anyone interested in basic TEE skills: anesthesiologists, cardiologists, and critical care practitioners.Physics of Ultrasound and Physics: Behind the Knobs
Imaging Artifacts and Pitfalls
Optimizing Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Imaging
Surgical Anatomy
Comprehensive TEE Examination
Indications for Intraoperative TEE
Organization for TEE Service
Global Systolic Ventricular Function
Right Ventricular Function Assessment
Assessment of the Mitral Valve
Aortic Valve
Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves
Assessment of the Thoracic Aorta
TEE in the Critical Care Setting
Hemodynamic Assessment
TEE for Noncardiac Surgery
Echo for Vascular Access
Transthoracic Exam
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