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Cardiac Ultrasound Quick Reference Guide

Use the Cardiac Point-of-Care Quick Guide to reference many of the common procedures and identifiable pathologies in cardiac ultrasound. This guide includes anatomical diagrams, images of ultrasound scans, and concise directions on how to perform specific scans. You can quickly reference what to look for, required measurements and how to perform them, and ratios you should be familiar with. Keep this reference guide handy while performing cardiac scans.

What You'll Learn

The Cardiac Ultrasound Quick Guide includes the following topics:

  • Tissue Doppler Imaging
  • Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE)
  • IVC Collapse Ratio
  • Heart Rate and Stroke Volume
  • Ejection Fraction: M-Mode Measurement
  • Cardiac Output: CO=SV x HR
  • Atrial Volume: Right and Left Atriums
  • Left Ventricular Function (LVF Using Modified Simpson’s)
  • Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT): Velocity Time Integral (VTI)
  • Mitral Valve Deceleration Time (MV-DV)
  • E-Point Septal Separation (EPSS)
  • Mitral Valve Isovolumic Relaxation Time (MV-IVRT)
  • Mitral Valve Pressure Half Time (MV-PHT)