Training activity information
Details
Generate high-quality ultrasound images and take accurate measurements to assess patients with suspected infective endocarditis, a cardiac mass and pericardial disease, judging the route for pericardiocentesis.
Considerations
- Echocardiographic features of:
- typical vegetations
- an abscess
- valve complications, e.g. perforation
- left atrial myxoma
- left ventricular thrombus and trabeculation
- pleural and pericardial effusion
- tamponade and restrictive physiology.
- Differentiation between pericardial constriction and restrictive myopathy.
- Route and procedure for pericardiocentesis.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 5 |
Outcome
Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examinations on patients with suspected infective endocarditis, pericardial effusion and cardiac masses. |
| # 8 |
Outcome
Make appropriate measurements and interpret the ultrasound data, and produce high-quality reports. |