0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
An abnormal finding on an echocardiogram doesn’t always represent true pathology.
Cross-talk, mirror-image, slice-thickness, and beam-width artifacts can create Doppler and imaging findings that look convincingly abnormal.
In this case-based CME activity, Dr. Ronald H. Wharton walks through real echo cases and shows how to use Doppler timing, anatomy, physiology, alternate imaging planes, and internal study consistency to determine whether an unexpected finding is true pathology or artifact.
You’ll see how misleading findings can mimic clinically important abnormalities, and how a systematic verification approach can help you avoid accepting an artifact at face value.
Why take this course?
Because some of the most consequential echo errors begin with a finding that looks believable.
Work through Dr. Wharton’s cases and strengthen your approach to deciding when a finding makes sense, when it does not, and what to check next.
Earn 0.5 CME credit while sharpening a practical skill you can apply to everyday echocardiography.
