Competency 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.