2019 Echocardiography Board Preparation Curriculum
Faculty Director: Sharad Patel, MD
patel-sharad@cooperhealth.edu
Location:
Viner ICU Conference Room
1. Functional Anatomy
a. Left ventricle
i. Systolic function (qualitative, quantitative)
ii. Diastolic function
iii. LV chamber quantification
iv. Masses/thrombi
v. Cardiomyopathies
b. Right ventricle
i. RV chamber quantification
ii. Function
iii. Estimated right heart pressure
c. Atria
i. Chamber quantification
ii. Masses/thrombi
iii. Left atrial hemodynamics
2. Valvular disease
a. Aortic
b. Mitral
c. Tricuspid
d. Pulmonic
e. Endocarditis
f. Prosthetic valve disease/dysfunction
3. Pericardium
a. Pericardial effusion
b. Constrictive pericarditis
c. Hematoma
4. Great vessels
a. Aorta
b. Pulmonary artery
c. IVC and SVC
5. Devices and foreign bodies
a. Catheters
b. Pacing wires
c. Cannulae
6. Intracardiac masses
a. Left ventricle
b. Right Ventricle
7. Adult congenital
a. Atrial septal defect
b. Ventricular septal defect
c. Bicuspid valve
d. Patent foramen ovale
e. Persistent left superior vena cava
8. Clinical Diagnosis and Management
a. Shock
b. Volume assessment
c. Fluid responsiveness
9. Acute cardiovascular presentations
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Regional wall motion abnormalities
c. Pulmonary embolism
d. Aortic dissection.D
10. Trauma
11. Respiratory failure
a. Cardiac versus pulmonary
b. Adverse effects of mechanical ventilation
c. Cardiac arrest
12. Physics
a. 2D ultrasonography
b. Doppler ultrasonography
c. M mode
d. Enhanced cardiac ultrasound (contrast)
e. Artifacts
f. Reverberations
g. Side lobe
h. Mirror image/refraction
i. Acoustic shadowing
j. Aliasing
k. Electrical interference
13. Image Acquisition
a. Probe position
b. Probe manipulation
c. Probe selection
d. Indications
e. Canonical views
f. Image optimization
g. Patient positioning
h. Cardiac versus abdominal presets
i. Integrated ultrasound imaging
14. Lung and pleural
a. Postintubation assessment
b. A line versus B line
c. Pleural effusion
d. ARDS
e. Pneumothorax
15. Vascular
16. Abdominal
a. Evaluation for free fluid
Resources
First Do this.
Otto- https://www-clinicalkey-com.ezproxy.rowan.edu/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20160001997-Freely available through Cooper.
http://www.123ultrasongraphy.com – Access is covered through the fellowship, info below.
ECHO: Master Class (rolling monthly renewal)
TEE: Master Class (1 year subscription)
Login: Ask Program Director
Password: Ask Program Director
How to get there
1. Login
-MY ACCOUNT
-MY ACCESS
-MY Courses
o Courses
Echo Master Class
TEE Master Class
Google Drive Ultrasound Education Links
Papers-https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SsGB5Xjm1kcPPlzokYjITOC3F9zdFIgk
Board Review Material-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NIVjyk_LZgMs-hJopMxfSyjwJt0TgmHF
Cooper Echo lectures-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DMgF63xfdw5z2ehMH_hrSTu3NdfQ-ivV4
6 months to year into fellowship
Boardvitals-500 echo question bank (better to start this around 6 months in. Access link below. Free for Cooper, just make a account.
https://rowanmed.libguides.com/c.php?g=369185&p=5232722
Very difficult-for board prep.
Asher-Klein-Will have 1 book available through the fellowship