Echo basics: Apical and Subcostal Views
Patient position coupled with probe placement and orientation for optimal apical and subcostal views
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Echo basics: Parasternal Views
Patient position coupled with probe placement and orientation for optimal parasternal long-axis (PLAX) and parasternal short-axis (PSAX) views
Echo basics: Tips and Tricks
Echocardiography. Tips and tricks on optimising your image, making measurements, recognising artefacts and controlling infection
Echo basics: Machines and Probes
We can do transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) pretty much anywhere. Here are the pros and cons of 3 types of machines, how to identify the different types of probes, and what each type of probe is used for.
The Best Online Echocardiography Courses
Looking for online echocardiography courses? Here are the best free and paid options for physicians, nurses, and healthcare practitioners
Ultrasound Case 091
A 56 year old woman presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her ECG demonstrates widespread precordial ischaemic change.
Ultrasound Case 080
A previously well 56 year old presents after a flight. She has had some fleeting chest discomfort and some mild shortness of breath.
Ultrasound Case 003
72 year old man with a history of mesothelioma presents with increasing shortness of breath.