EXAM 2 Reading 2 (B.Ch 27)

Question 1

Echocardiography 2 types

Answer 1

Transthoracic

Transesophageal

Question 2

What does Echocardiography reveals?

Answer 2

Cardiac valve function
Ventricular contractility
Diastolic function
Intracardiac structures.

Question 3

Indications for Echo: Valve

Answer 3

Uninterpretable PAC values
Suspected cardiac mass of vegetation
Valvular abnormalities.
Pericardial disease

Question 4

Indications for Echo: systemic

Answer 4

Hypotension of unknown causation
Air embolism
Shunts
Thoracic aneurysm/ Dissection

Question 5

`Methods comparison TTE vs TEE

Answer 5

Transthoracic patient is awake good visualization of right heart structures, VISUALIZATION of LEFT limited
TEE patient is asleep ALLOW SUPERIOR VISUALIZATION OF THE LEFT HEART>