2024年3月13日发(作者：银作)

Introduction to Digital Adult Echocardiography

Introduction / Definition of Terms

Introduction

Abbreviations

Definitions of terms

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Introduction / Definition of TermsIntroduction to Digital Adult Echocardiography

Introduction

This guide is an introduction to transthoracic adult echocardiography for ultrasound

students, new sonographers, cardiovascular fellows, other physicians and health care

providers interested in echocardiography. It is meant as a beginner’s manual to help the

echocardiography student understand the basics of obtaining and interpreting images of

the adult heart. This guide will follow the digital image archiving protocol performed at

the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Adult echocardiography laboratory. It is

not meant to supplant the many excellent textbooks available on this subject.

The guide is set up as a step-by-step approach to performing complete evaluation of the

adult heart. An attempt will be made to keep to the basics. As each view is shown the

normal anatomy will be illustrated. The potential pitfalls and misdiagnoses will also be

outlined. As with all ultrasonography, the abnormal is frequently easy to differentiate

while the many variants of normal can present the greatest difficulty in interpretation. It

is hoped that this guide may assist in the development of the skills necessary to better

understand adult echocardiography.

At the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, the transthoracic echocardiogram

begins with entering patient data into the ultrasound machine, noting the indication for

the exam and obtaining a brief patient history. The echocardiographer is responsible for

obtaining and entering the following data:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Full name and sex.

Hospital number.

Height and weight (to calculate body surface area (BSA)).

Birthdate and age.

Referring physician and service/clinic.

Additional physician(s) that should receive a report.

Sonographer performing the study.

Activate the Digital Camtronics Image Archiving System. This is done by pushing

the left upper button on the Camtronics box attached to all machines on the left

hand side.

Recording systolic and diastolic blood pressure (echocardiographer is responsible

for taking blood pressure and recording on patient worksheet).

9.

ing heart rate on the patient worksheet after obtaining heart rate during

echocardiogram.

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2024年3月13日发(作者：银作)

Introduction to Digital Adult Echocardiography

Introduction / Definition of Terms

Introduction

Abbreviations

Definitions of terms

Windows

iii - ii

iii - iv

iii - ix

iii - xi

Rev. Aiii - i

Introduction / Definition of TermsIntroduction to Digital Adult Echocardiography

Introduction

This guide is an introduction to transthoracic adult echocardiography for ultrasound

students, new sonographers, cardiovascular fellows, other physicians and health care

providers interested in echocardiography. It is meant as a beginner’s manual to help the

echocardiography student understand the basics of obtaining and interpreting images of

the adult heart. This guide will follow the digital image archiving protocol performed at

the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Adult echocardiography laboratory. It is

not meant to supplant the many excellent textbooks available on this subject.

The guide is set up as a step-by-step approach to performing complete evaluation of the

adult heart. An attempt will be made to keep to the basics. As each view is shown the

normal anatomy will be illustrated. The potential pitfalls and misdiagnoses will also be

outlined. As with all ultrasonography, the abnormal is frequently easy to differentiate

while the many variants of normal can present the greatest difficulty in interpretation. It

is hoped that this guide may assist in the development of the skills necessary to better

understand adult echocardiography.

At the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, the transthoracic echocardiogram

begins with entering patient data into the ultrasound machine, noting the indication for

the exam and obtaining a brief patient history. The echocardiographer is responsible for

obtaining and entering the following data:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Full name and sex.

Hospital number.

Height and weight (to calculate body surface area (BSA)).

Birthdate and age.

Referring physician and service/clinic.

Additional physician(s) that should receive a report.

Sonographer performing the study.

Activate the Digital Camtronics Image Archiving System. This is done by pushing

the left upper button on the Camtronics box attached to all machines on the left

hand side.

Recording systolic and diastolic blood pressure (echocardiographer is responsible

for taking blood pressure and recording on patient worksheet).

9.

ing heart rate on the patient worksheet after obtaining heart rate during

echocardiogram.

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