DUTEC 190 - Pediatric Echocardiography

3 CR

This course continues the basic echocardiography started in DUTEC 125. Students will learn specific imaging protocols, trends, and techniques that will be used with pediatric patients.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into program or permission of program chair.

Course Outcomes

Explain and contrast acquired and non-acquired heart disease and its effects in pediatrics
Discuss and describe cardiac anatomy and pathology, pathophysiology, and hemodynamics in diverse types of cardiac diseases as appropriate in the pediatric patient with and without congenital heart disease
Compare and contrast the indications, utility, limitations, and technical procedures related to echocardiogram studies and other testing modalities
Analyze pediatric echocardiographic images and flow data using quantification principles
Recognize surgical and invasive approaches to common congenital diseases and identify postoperative issues in the adult congenital population
Describe and understand the segmental approach of echocardiography in CHD

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