Echo, Vascular and Nuclear
Accreditation and Education

Dr. Wharton Presents: Diabolic Dopplers – Advanced Spectral Doppler Interpretation

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The waveform looks familiar. But is it really what you think it is?

Put your spectral Doppler reasoning to the test with Dr. Ronald Wharton as he works through a series of challenging echocardiographic cases where timing, contour, velocity, and hemodynamics reveal what the signal is really telling you.

Rather than relying on the first impression, you’ll follow the physiologic clues, question findings that do not fit, and see how unusual Doppler patterns can point to very different diagnoses.

Dr. Ronald Wharton uses unusual real-world echocardiographic examples to demonstrate a disciplined approach to spectral Doppler interpretation. Instead of identifying a waveform by appearance alone, you’ll examine when the signal occurs, what its contour reveals, how fast it is moving, where it is directed, and whether the proposed interpretation makes physiologic sense.

The result is a case-based course built around one central question:

Does the entire Doppler signal support the diagnosis you think you are seeing?

1 CME
1

On completion you will be able to

1
Interpret complex spectral Doppler tracings using ECG timing, waveform contour, direction, and velocity.
2
Apply pressure-gradient and chamber-pressure reasoning to determine the likely origin and physiologic meaning of atypical Doppler signals.
3
Differentiate abnormal Doppler patterns from common mimics and identify when additional Doppler windows are needed.

Who this is for

This echocardiography focused CME course is designed for physicians, cardiac sonographers and other health care professionals who acquire, interpret, or report echocardiographic findings in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Curriculum

Course Content

Accreditation, Disclosures and CME Information 2 Topics
Course Information 1 Topic
Lesson Content
0% Complete 0/1 Steps
Pre-Course Knowledge Assessment 1 Topic | 1 Quiz
Video Presentation 1 Topic
Post-Course Knowledge Assessment 1 Topic | 1 Quiz
CME Course Evaluation Survey – Dr. Wharton Obstructive HCM

How to earn credit

1
Complete the pre-course assessment.
2
Review the educational content.
3
Complete the post-course assessment.
4
Complete the CME activity evaluation.
5
Claim credit commensurate with participation.

Your certificate is issued immediately after the evaluation is submitted and remains available in your account.

Faculty

Laura Hennessey

RDCS, FASE

Laura has spent eighteen years in hospital echocardiography laboratories, the last nine leading quality improvement and accreditation preparation. She teaches valve quantification to sonographers and fellows across North America.
Director of Education, CardioServ

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