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What is your assessment of the echo exam?
What is your assessment of the LAP, MR, and RV function?
Does the patient have diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle?
Does the patient have diastolic dysfunction of the right ventricle?
Target Audience
This enduring material is intended for physicians, surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and persons who desire more information about echocardiography theory, principles, and interpretation.
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this accredited continuing education activity, the participant should be better able to:
1. Accurately identify and describe normal echocardiographic findings as well as a spectrum of abnormal pathologies encountered in clinical practice.
2. Demonstrate the ability to differentiate between normal variances in echocardiographic findings and common abnormal findings indicative of various cardiac conditions.
3. Formulate comprehensive and accurate differential diagnoses based on echocardiographic exam findings.
4. Provide accurate measurement of hemodynamic findings encountered during an echocardiographic exam, utilize alternative methods to obtain measurements, and develop the ability to identify and troubleshoot inconsistent findings.
5. Effectively correlate echocardiographic findings with clinical presentations, enabling learners to make informed clinical decisions independently and collaboratively in the patient care setting.
Date of Original Release: August 1, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2024
Date of Most Recent Review/Update or Approval: December 15, 2023
Method of participation
Review the entire activity
Visit www.e-echocadriography.com/case-of-the-week
Successfully complete the post-test (70% accuracy)
Complete the evaluation instrument (needs to include the question that records the time the learner spent in the activity, up to the maximum for which it is designated)
Print your certificate on-line
The estimated time to complete this activity is 15 minutes.
CME Provider Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Enlighten Medical Media, LLC. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
Echo of the Day
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 78 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Case of the week
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Introduction to TEE
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Expert TEE
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 66 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Echo of the Day
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn MOC points: 78 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Case of the Week
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn MOC points: 13 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Disclosure Declaration
In compliance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, it is the policy for the accreditor to ensure accuracy, balance, objectivity, independence, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Faculty are encouraged to provide a balanced view of therapeutic options by utilizing either generic names or the trade names of several to ensure impartiality.
All faculty, planners, and others in a position to control continuing education content participating in an accredited activity are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. As defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The accredited provider is responsible for mitigating relevant financial relationships in accredited continuing education. Disclosure of these commitments and/or relationships is included in these activity materials so that participants may formulate their own judgments in interpreting its content and evaluating its recommendations.
This activity may include presentations in which faculty may discuss off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments not yet FDA-approved. Participants should note that the use of products outside currently FDA-approved labeling should be considered experimental and are advised to consult current prescribing information for FDA-approved indications.
All materials are included with the permission of the faculty. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of the accredited provider and Nebraska Medicine.
Disclosures
The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.
The following faculty and planning committee members have disclosed the following:
Terry W. Bejot, MD
Co-Founder: e-Echocardiography.com
Kenneth P. Gross MD
Co-Founder: e-Echocardiography.com
The following faculty and planning committee members have nothing to disclose:
Chris Darst, MPAS, PA-C
Brenda Ram, CMP, CHCP