Written by Dr. Ahmed Ali and Dr. Alexander Nossikoff
Agitated saline "Echo Bubble study" is often a neglected complementary echocardiographic technique. What is an echo bubble study? What are the indications and interpretation for the use of agitated saline, "bubble study"? This week Dr. Ali and Dr. Nossikoff will provide us with 7 indications...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
As the MitraClip procedure becomes more available to hospitals it is imperative that sonographers understand the goals of the transthoracic echocardiogram prior to the MitraClip procedure. In this blog we will review the 7 components for a complete MitraClip echo protocol.. In past...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
"Isn't there a black box warning for contrast?" "I don't feel comfortable giving contrast to my ICU patient" "The patient has acute coronary syndrome, I don' think you should give contrast" These are just a few of the responses you may face from an ICU nurse or critical care staff in response to...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
Earlier this year the American Society released a new guideline paper on Chagas Disease with recommendations for cardiac imaging. What the heck is Chagas Disease?! Then after never hearing of Chagas Disease in relation to cardiology it suddenly began to pop up in more and more articles and...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
This week we would like to introduce you to Matthew Cox, BS, RDCS. Matthew will be presenting an interesting echo case study with an unusual diagnosis, be sure to check out the case study here!
Matthew Cox: Non-Traditional Journey into Echocardigraphy
Matthew is a cardiac sonographer that...
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