Training activity information
Details
Generate high-quality ultrasound images and take accurate measurements to assess adult patients with a secundum atrial septal defect and calculate a shunt.
Considerations
- Echocardiographic features of secundum atrial septal defects.
- Cardiac embryology.
- Catheter/surgical treatment of atrial septal defects.
- Calculation of shunts.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 6 |
Outcome
Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examinations on adult patients with congenital heart disease. |
| # 8 |
Outcome
Make appropriate measurements and interpret the ultrasound data, and produce high-quality reports. |