AMA Category 1 Credit for Physicians Only.
ASRT CME Not Available
Echo-of-the-Day Information
The Echo-of-the-Day is a presentation of one to four image or video loops to present an important topic in echocardiography.
Please reveiw the image or video loops and then answer the questions below.
After you have answered the questions you can view the explanation and obtain CME credit (if available).
You can change the size and the format of the image or video loops by using the links below the image or video loop.
= Windows Media Video
= MP4 Video
= QuickTime
= WebM Video
= Flash
= JPG Image
Video Sizes
= GIF Image
1X = 200x150 pixels 2X = 400x300 pixels
3X = 6000x450 pixels 4X = 800x600 pixels
EOTD Information Table
Title: Abnormal Right Ventricle
EOTD#: 175 AMA CME Units: 0.25 Units Estimated Time: 15 minutes CME Requirements: Active CME Session and must be a paid, active subscriber to iTEE or eTEE AND have enough CME credits in your bank. AMA CME ONLY.
Presentation: A patient presents with the following echo loops:
Loops:
Discussion Questions:
#1: What is the differential diagnosis of the above loop?
Explanation/CME Questions
Explanation: The differential diagnosis involves metastatic versus primary cardiac tumors. Metastatic tumors include:
Bronchogenic carcinomas
Breast carcinomas
Lymphomas
Leukemia
Carcinoid
Melanomas
Cervical Carcinoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Renal Angiomyolipomas
Uterine Leiomyomas
Testicular Teratomas
Embryonal Cell Carcinomas
Choriocarcinomas
Thyroid Carcinoma
Hemangiopericytomas
Primary cardiac tumors include:
Mycomas
Fibromas
Lipomas
Rhabdomyoma
Plasma Cell Granulomas
Sarcomas
Lymphomas
THymomas
Hemagiopericytoma
Fibroelastomas
Angiomas
Hemangiomas
Angiomyolipoma/Hamartoma
Lymphangioma
Myocosis Fungiodes
30% of all cardiac tumors are myxomas (90% are left sided). Myxomas account for 50% of benign cardiac tumors. 10% of all cardiac tumors are lipomas. Angiosarcomas account for 33% of primary malignant cardiac tumors.
Primary cardiac sarcomas account for 20% of all primary cardiac tumors. 1/3 of sarcomas are undifferentiated histiocytoma/pleomorphic sarcomas.
Please answer the following questions correctly to obtain your CME.
= Windows Media Video
= MP4 Video
= QuickTime
= WebM Video
= Flash
= JPG Image
= GIF Image
