Echocardiography Board Review, 2nd Edition

500 Multiple Choice Questions with Discussion

Ramdas G. Pai, MD, Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda
University, CA, USA

Padmini Varadarajan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Loma Linda University, CA, USA

Echocardiography is an essential tool for the modern-day
cardiologist and routinely used in the diagnosis, management and
follow-up of patients with suspected or known heart diseases.

This best-selling book now returns in a fully revised new
edition, once again providing cardiologists and
cardiology/echocardiography trainees with a rapid reference,
self-assessment question and answer guide to all aspects of
echocardiography.

Packed with full-color images and written by experienced
echocardiographers, the book covers:

• applied ultrasound physics

• practical hydrodynamics

• valvular heart disease

• myocardial diseases

• congenital heart disease

• non-invasive hemodynamics

• surgical echocardiography

Containing 500 case-based questions, including clear
explanations and discussions for every question,
Echocardiography Board Review, 2nd Edition, is
the perfect preparation guide for all those about to take the
National Board of Echocardiography's Board exam, including
cardiology and echocardiography trainees and specialist physicians
preparing for re-certification. Sonographers planning to take
RDCS or RDMS certification examinations should find this book very
helpful as well.

Of related interest
Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting

Fridman, ISBN 978-0-470-65997-7

Successful Accreditation in Echocardiography: A Self-Assessment
Guide

Banypersad, ISBN 978-0-470-65692-1

Website

www.wiley.com/go/cardiology

Autorentext

Ramdas G Pai. MD, FACC, FRCP (Edin), Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiac Imaging Center, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA, USA.

Padmini Varadarajan. MD, FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, University of Southern California, USA.

Zusammenfassung

Echocardiography Board Review, 2nd Edition

500 Multiple Choice Questions with Discussion

Ramdas G. Pai, MD, Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, CA, USA

Padmini Varadarajan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, CA, USA

Echocardiography is an essential tool for the modern-day cardiologist and routinely used in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with suspected or known heart diseases.

This best-selling book now returns in a fully revised new edition, once again providing cardiologists and cardiology/echocardiography trainees with a rapid reference, self-assessment question and answer guide to all aspects of echocardiography.

Packed with full-color images and written by experienced echocardiographers, the book covers:

• applied ultrasound physics
• practical hydrodynamics
• valvular heart disease
• myocardial diseases
• congenital heart disease
• non-invasive hemodynamics
• surgical echocardiography
  Containing 500 case-based questions, including clear explanations and discussions for every question, Echocardiography Board Review, 2nd Edition, is the perfect preparation guide for all those about to take the National Board of Echocardiography's Board exam, including cardiology and echocardiography trainees and specialist physicians preparing for re-certification. Sonographers planning to take RDCS or RDMS certification examinations should find this book very helpful as well.

Of related interest

Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting

Fridman, ISBN 978-0-470-65997-7

Successful Accreditation in Echocardiography: A Self-Assessment Guide

Banypersad, ISBN 978-0-470-65692-1

Website

www.wiley.com/go/cardiology

Inhalt

Preface ix

Chapter 1 1

Questions 1-20 1

Answers 1-20 4

Chapter 2 7

Questions 21-40 7

Answers 21-40 10

Chapter 3 13

Questions 41-60 13

Answers 41-60 16

Chapter 4 19

Questions 61-80 19

Answers 61-80 23

Chapter 5 27

Questions 81-100 27

Answers 81-100 30

Chapter 6 33

Questions 101-120 33

Answers 101-120 37

Chapter 7 41

Questions 121-140 41

Answers 121-140 44

Chapter 8 47

Questions 141-160 47

Answers 141-160 50

Chapter 9 53

Questions 161-180 53

Answers 161-180 56

Chapter 10 59

Questions 181-200 59

Answers 181-200 62

Chapter 11 65

Questions 201-220 65

Answers 201-220 69

Chapter 12 73

Questions 221-240 73

Answers 221-240 82

Chapter 13 85

Questions 241-260 85

Answers 241-260 96

Chapter 14 99

Questions 261-280 99

Answers 261-280 110

Chapter 15 113

Questions 281-300 113

Answers 281-300 124

Chapter 16 127

Questions 301-320 127

Answers 301-320 138

Chapter 17 143

Questions 321-340 143

Answers 321-340 154

Chapter 18 157

Questions 341-360 157

Answers 341-360 168

Chapter 19 173

Questions 361-380 173

Answers 361-380 185

Chapter 20 189

Questions 381-400 189

Answers 381-400 200

Chapter 21 205

Questions 401-420 205

Answers 401-420 214

Chapter 22 219

Questions 421-440 219

Answers 421-440 230

Chapter 23 233

Questions 441-460 233

Answers 441-460 243

Chapter 24 245

Questions 461-480 245

Answers 461-480 256

Chapter 25 259

Questions 481-500 259

Answers 481-500 270