{"id":140,"date":"2019-07-16T15:17:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/criticalcare.cooperhealth.org\/fellows\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2019-07-16T15:17:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:17:31","slug":"2019-echocardiography-board-preparation-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/criticalcare.cooperhealth.org\/fellows\/echocardiography-ultrasound\/2019-echocardiography-board-preparation-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Echocardiography Board Preparation Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 Echocardiography Board Preparation Curriculum <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Faculty Director<\/b><\/span>: Sharad Patel, MD <\/span><\/p>\n

patel-sharad@cooperhealth.edu<\/p>\n

Location:<\/p>\n

Viner ICU Conference Room<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1. Functional Anatomy<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Left ventricle<\/p>\n

i. Systolic function (qualitative, quantitative)<\/p>\n

ii. Diastolic function<\/p>\n

iii. LV chamber quantification<\/p>\n

iv. Masses\/thrombi<\/p>\n

v. Cardiomyopathies<\/p>\n

b. Right ventricle<\/p>\n

i. RV chamber quantification<\/p>\n

ii. Function<\/p>\n

iii. Estimated right heart pressure<\/p>\n

c. Atria<\/p>\n

i. Chamber quantification<\/p>\n

ii. Masses\/thrombi<\/p>\n

iii. Left atrial hemodynamics<\/p>\n

2. Valvular disease<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Aortic<\/p>\n

b. Mitral<\/p>\n

c. Tricuspid<\/p>\n

d. Pulmonic<\/p>\n

e. Endocarditis<\/p>\n

f. Prosthetic valve disease\/dysfunction<\/p>\n

3. Pericardium<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Pericardial effusion<\/p>\n

b. Constrictive pericarditis<\/p>\n

c. Hematoma<\/p>\n

4. Great vessels<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Aorta<\/p>\n

b. Pulmonary artery<\/p>\n

c. IVC and SVC<\/p>\n

5. Devices and foreign bodies<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Catheters<\/p>\n

b. Pacing wires<\/p>\n

c. Cannulae<\/p>\n

6. Intracardiac masses<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Left ventricle<\/p>\n

b. Right Ventricle<\/p>\n

7. Adult congenital<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Atrial septal defect<\/p>\n

b. Ventricular septal defect<\/p>\n

c. Bicuspid valve<\/p>\n

d. Patent foramen ovale<\/p>\n

e. Persistent left superior vena cava<\/p>\n

8. Clinical Diagnosis and Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Shock<\/p>\n

b. Volume assessment<\/p>\n

c. Fluid responsiveness<\/p>\n

9. Acute cardiovascular presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Myocardial infarction<\/p>\n

b. Regional wall motion abnormalities<\/p>\n

c. Pulmonary embolism<\/p>\n

d. Aortic dissection.D<\/p>\n

10. Trauma<\/strong><\/p>\n

11. Respiratory failure<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Cardiac versus pulmonary<\/p>\n

b. Adverse effects of mechanical ventilation<\/p>\n

c. Cardiac arrest<\/p>\n

12. Physics<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 2D ultrasonography<\/p>\n

b. Doppler ultrasonography<\/p>\n

c. M mode<\/p>\n

d. Enhanced cardiac ultrasound (contrast)<\/p>\n

e. Artifacts<\/p>\n

f. Reverberations<\/p>\n

g. Side lobe<\/p>\n

h. Mirror image\/refraction<\/p>\n

i. Acoustic shadowing<\/p>\n

j. Aliasing<\/p>\n

k. Electrical interference<\/p>\n

13. Image Acquisition<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Probe position<\/p>\n

b. Probe manipulation<\/p>\n

c. Probe selection<\/p>\n

d. Indications<\/p>\n

e. Canonical views<\/p>\n

f. Image optimization<\/p>\n

g. Patient positioning<\/p>\n

h. Cardiac versus abdominal presets<\/p>\n

i. Integrated ultrasound imaging<\/p>\n

14. Lung and pleural<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Postintubation assessment<\/p>\n

b. A line versus B line<\/p>\n

c. Pleural effusion<\/p>\n

d. ARDS<\/p>\n

e. Pneumothorax<\/p>\n

15. Vascular<\/strong><\/p>\n

16. Abdominal<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Evaluation for free fluid<\/p>\n

Resources<\/p>\n

First Do this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Otto- https:\/\/www-clinicalkey-com.ezproxy.rowan.edu\/#!\/browse\/book\/3-s2.0-C20160001997<\/a>-Freely available through Cooper.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.123ultrasongraphy.com<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Access is covered through the fellowship, info below.<\/p>\n

ECHO: Master Class (rolling monthly renewal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

TEE: Master Class (1 year subscription)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Login: Ask Program Director<\/p>\n

Password: Ask Program Director<\/p>\n

How to get there<\/p>\n

1. Login<\/p>\n

\uf0e8 -MY ACCOUNT<\/p>\n

\uf0e8 -MY ACCESS<\/p>\n

\uf0e8 -MY Courses<\/p>\n

o Courses<\/p>\n

Echo Master Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

TEE Master Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google Drive Ultrasound Education Links<\/p>\n

Papers-https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1SsGB5Xjm1kcPPlzokYjITOC3F9zdFIgk<\/a><\/p>\n

Board Review Material-https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1NIVjyk_LZgMs-hJopMxfSyjwJt0TgmHF<\/a><\/p>\n

Cooper Echo lectures-https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1DMgF63xfdw5z2ehMH_hrSTu3NdfQ-ivV<\/a><\/span>4 <\/span><\/p>\n

6 months to year into fellowship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boardvitals-500 echo question bank (better to start this around 6 months in. Access link below. Free for Cooper, just make a account.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/rowanmed.libguides.com\/c.php?g=369185&p=5232722<\/a><\/p>\n

Very difficult-for board prep.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asher-Klein-Will have 1 book available through the fellowship<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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