Basic Echo Exam Flashcards
What is the most commonly performed cardiac test?
EKG
What are the types of echo?
transthoracic, transesophageal, stress echo
What MHz is a transthoracic adult echo probe?
2-4
What MHz is a TEE probe?
5
What is the name of the blind probe for echo that just gets doppler?
pedoff probe
What MHz is the pedoff probe?
2
What is pt position for an echo exam?
on left side with left arm above head
Where is the marker for PLAX?
11
Where is the marker for PSAX?
1
What views can you get from the parasternal window?
PLAX, PSAX, RVIT, RVOT
How do you get the RVIT window?
angle down slightly from PLAX view
What do you measure in the PLAX diastolic image?
IVS, LV, post LV wall, aortic root
What do you measure in the PLAX systolic image?
LV, LA
What are the levels of PSAX?
apex, papillary muscle, MV, base/AoV
Where is the marker for apical views?
3
What are the 4 views in apical?
Apical 4, 5, 2, 3
What can you see in apical 4?
all 4 chambers
What can you see in apical 5?
4 chambers and aorta
What can you see in apical 2?
left side of heart, 2 chambers
What can you see in apical 3?
left side of heart and AoV
What is the most important thing when scanning apical?
heart must be vertical/straight up and down
Where is the marker for subcostal?
3
What is the pt position for subcostal?
supine
What can be viewed from subcostal window?
4 chambers, pericardial space, IVC, hepatics, aorta, IAS, IVS
Where is the marker for subcostal with IVC/aorta?
12
Where is the marker for SSN?
12-2
What can be viewed from the SSN window?
aorta, R PA, aortic arch and branches
