Early in my training as a medical student and intern, it seemed that all people ever cared about on an echo report was the…
According to the guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) examination consists…
My ICU colleagues and I walked into yesterday’s first-ever administered critical care ultrasound certification examination without much insight about the exam itself except for…
My critical care ultrasound exam is tomorrow! It’s the first time this exam is being offered, so there’s really no consensus on how to…
The Doppler effect refers to a shift in frequency perceived by an object in motion relative to the source of a wave. When applying…
Today’s didactic lecture on epiaortic ultrasonography was given by one of my wonderful cardiothoracic anesthesiology attendings – Dr. Jeff Swanson. As part of traditional…