Training activity information

Details

Set up appropriate equipment in preparation for each type of procedure, including resuscitation equipment where appropriate.

Calibrate where necessary.

Considerations

  • Range of equipment used, relative merits and principles of measurement, including:
    • recognition of the errors or potential risks of using defective equipment in clinical practice and the implications of use
    • the application of relevant troubleshooting skills
    • identification of common faults and remedial action
    • current safety standards, including safety testing and routine maintenance
    • requirements for set-up and calibration specific to that procedure.
    • preparation of life support equipment, where appropriate.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 1 Outcome

Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examination to assess the size and function of the left ventricle.

# 2 Outcome

Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examinations on patients with suspected mitral valve disease.

# 3 Outcome

Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examinations on patients with suspected aortic valve disease.

# 4 Outcome

Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examination to assess the size and function of the right ventricle.

# 5 Outcome

Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examinations on patients with suspected infective endocarditis, pericardial effusion and cardiac masses.

# 6 Outcome

Perform transthoracic echocardiographic examinations on adult patients with congenital heart disease.

# 7 Outcome

Perform an appropriate transthoracic echocardiographic study in a critically unwell patient and identify any significant clinical findings.