We love to hear from our readers and have them share interesting case studies with us. This week Patrice McKay, will share her story of an interesting find while in the ER. Patrice is featured in this week’s sonographer spotlight. Please check it out and learn about her inspiring journey into cardiac ultrasound and her recent volunteer work. Take it away Patrice…
Now that diastology is a mandated part of the scanning protocol for all of our accreditation clients, we are starting to see more diastology measurement errors. We thought that sharing these errors may help others to avoid them. This week, we will review correct tissue Doppler measurement techniques while reviewing two common errors. These errors include:
This week, in our spotlight article, we featured one of our 2018 Mentor Award winners, Dr. Ahmed Said Saad. One of the reasons Dr. Said was noiminated is for his educational Facebook Group that includes an echo case study atlas! In addition, interesting case studies are uploaded regularily.
This week we are pleased to introduce our guest writer, Dr. Sukhvinder Singh. He will discuss the role of echocardiography in the presence of Left Bundle Branch Block Dr. Singh is a board certified cardiologist in India with 10 years of experience.
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM) is held annually in October to create awareness of the role diagnostic medical sonographers play in the medical community and to educate the public about medical ultrasound and its many uses in healthcare. We would like to recognize and thank the many individuals that work tirelessly, day-in and day-out, to provide the highest level of care to their patients. We have found that many healthcare providers are unaware of the skill and dedication required to excel in ultrasound. Ultrasound remains one of the few diagnostic imaging modalities that relies so heavily on the skill of the operator!
Last week we walked through a case study demonstration, using the ASE’s chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) algorithm. This week, we have another case study to present– let’s see how you quantify the severity of MR!
Our blog last week discussed the algorithm for determining the severity of chronic mitral regurgitation, provided by the ASE! If you missed it, you can find it here! Let’s use this information and work through a case study together!
Modality: Adult Echo TEE
Review the following images and see if you know what pathology is present! TEE images of LA and RA Color Doppler over the atrial septum demonstrating PFO.
Modality: Carotid Duplex
View: Long axis CCA
ANSWER:
This image demonstrates prox CCA that was labeled and measured as a distal CCA.
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS IMAGE?
Modality: Carotid Vascular
View: Color Right ICA Prox
Measurement: RICA Prox – Peak/end diastolic velocity
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