While performing a routine echocardiogram on a newborn in th…
While performing a routine echocardiogram on a newborn in the nursery you obtain the following 2D image in the parasternal LAX, SAX and apical 4 view. What is the most likely cardiac diagnosis based on this 2D image and what images are important to obtain?
Read DetailsA 4-year-old child is referred to the pediatric echocardiogr…
A 4-year-old child is referred to the pediatric echocardiography laboratory for routine serial surveillance six weeks after completing initial treatment for Kawasaki disease. During the evaluation, the sonographer meticulously images the main, left, and right coronary artery pathways. Which of the following echocardiographic findings represents the complication of greatest clinical concern for this patient?
Read DetailsA 34-year-old male patient presents to the adult echocardiog…
A 34-year-old male patient presents to the adult echocardiography laboratory for a routine echo. He has a median sternotomy surgical scar, however he does not know his diagnosis. Your imaging reveals an anatomically normal right ventricle acting as the systemic pump and an anatomically normal left ventricle acting as a pulmonary pump with what appears to be atrial baffles. What is the most likely diagnosis and what is important to evaluate?
Read DetailsDuring early embryonic development, the septation of the com…
During early embryonic development, the septation of the common atrial cavity into separate chambers requires the coordinated growth of multiple tissue membranes. The crescent-shaped septum primum grows downward toward the endocardial cushions to form a primary barrier. In mature cardiac anatomy, a persistent defect at the lowermost margin of this membrane is classified as which of the following?
Read DetailsWhich cardiopulmonary life support provides isolated lung su…
Which cardiopulmonary life support provides isolated lung support and no mechanical circulatory support to the heart by pulling deoxygenated blood from a large systemic vein and passes it through an external oxygenator, and returns it directly back into another systemic vein or the right atrium (RA)?
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