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Multiple Choice Question-and-Answer Book for Echocardiographers of All Levels-Now Updated with 100 New Questions Echocardiography Board Review addresses all major areas of echocardiography, such as applied ultrasound physics, practical hydrodynamics, imaging techniques, valvular heart disease, myocardial diseases, congenital heart disease, noninvasive hemodynamics, and surgical echocardiography. Written in a unique question-and-answer format, this bestselling book covers the aspects of echocardiography that are likely to appear in the National Board of Echocardiography for Cardiologists and other certifying examinations. Each question contains four potential answers, a thorough explanation of the correct answer, and additional information on the topic. An essential tool in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with suspected or known heart diseases,
Echocardiography Board Review:
- Contains 600 case-based questions with detailed answers and discussions for every question
- Provides the specific rationale behind choosing each correct answer
- Covers various echocardiographic techniques, applications, and disease processes
- Addresses applied physics and various technical or hemodynamic considerations
- Features 100 new MCQs, including additional questions on strain imaging and adult congenital heart diseases (ACHD)
Packed with full-color images and written by experienced echocardiographers,
Echocardiography Board Review, Third Edition, is a must-have guide for cardiologists, anesthesiologists, medical students, technical trainees, and those preparing for certification in echocardiography.
List of contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 1 Questions 1-20 1
Answers 1-20 4
Chapter 2 7 Questions 1-20 7
Answers 1-20 10
Chapter 3 13 Questions 1-20 13
Answers 1-20 16
Chapter 4 19 Questions 1-20 19
Answers 1-20 23
Chapter 5 27 Questions 1-20 27
Answers 1-20 30
Chapter 6 33 Questions 1-20 33
Answers 1-20 37
Chapter 7 41 Questions 1-20 41
Answers 1-20 44
Chapter 8 47 Questions 1-20 47
Answers 1-20 50
Chapter 9 53 Questions 1-20 53
Answers 1-20 56
Chapter 10 59 Questions 1-20 59
Answers 1-20 62
Chapter 11 65 Questions 1-20 65
Answers 1-20 68
Chapter 12 71 Questions 1-20 71
Answers 1-20 80
Chapter 13 83 Questions 1-20 83
Answers 1-20 93
Chapter 14 97 Questions 1-20 97
Answers 1-20 108
Chapter 15 111 Questions 1-20 111
Answers 1-20 122
Chapter 16 125 Questions 1-20 125
Answers 1-20 136
Chapter 17 141 Questions 1-20 141
Answers 1-20 152
Chapter 18 155 Questions 1-20 155
Answers 1-20 166
Chapter 19 171 Questions 1-20 171
Answers 1-20 183
Chapter 20 187 Questions 1-20 187
Answers 1-20 198
Chapter 21 203 Questions 1-20 203
Answers 1-20 212
Chapter 22 217 Questions 1-20 217
Answers 1-20 228
Chapter 23 231 Questions 1-20 231
Answers 1-20 241
Chapter 24 243 Questions 1-20 243
Answers 1-20 254
Chapter 25 257 Questions 1-20 257
Answers 1-20 268
Chapter 26 271 Questions 1-30 271
Answers 1-30 284
Chapter 27 293 Questions 1-34 293
Answers 1-34 303
About the author
RAMDAS G. PAI is Professor of Medicine, Chairman of Medicine and Clinical Sciences, and Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at The University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine. He is an invited speaker in the field of echocardiography internationally. He has published 400 abstracts and articles in the field of cardiology and echocardiography.
PADMINI VARADARAJAN is Professor of Medicine, Chief of Cardiology, and Associate Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at The University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine. She is also an advanced academic echocardiographer with expertise in both echocardiography and cardiac MRI. She is an active researcher, clinician, and teacher who has presented at multiple national meetings.
