Echo Use in Extracorporeal Support and Heart Failure
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Course Details
Credit/contact hours: .25
Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Expiration date: October 1, 2027
Reviewed: September 30, 2024
Description:
The purpose of this course is to assist the reader in the use of ultrasound and echocardiography to manage extracorporeal support systems.
Please note this course includes a Reference section. For accurate completion status, you MUST review the reference section.
You Will Learn
- The use of TEE in extracorporeal life support
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart failure and assist devices
Method and medium:
Robert H Thiele, MD
Dr. Thiele attended medical school at Vanderbilt, completed his internship at Northwestern, his anesthesiology residency at UVA and his critical care fellowship at Duke. He is board certified in anesthesiology, critical care, and advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography.
DISCLOSURE: This individual reports no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.
