Standard set
Adult Cardiac Sonography
Standards
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a
Identify anatomy, anatomic variants, and sonographic appearances of normal cardiac structures.
b
Demonstrate knowledge of normal and cardiovascular physiology and hemodynamics
c
Demonstrate knowledge of mechanisms of disease, cardiovascular pathophysiology, and hemodynamics, sonographic technique, measurements, quantitative principles, and Doppler patterns in both the normal heart and with cardiac disease.
d
Demonstrate knowledge of the indications, utility, limitations, and technical procedures for related echocardiographic studies.
e
Demonstrate knowledge, application, and proficiency in the use of quantitation principles applied to echocardiographic images and flow data.
f
Awareness of scanning protocol and modification(s) based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnoses.
g
Demonstrate proficiency in technique and application of:
h
Demonstrate achievement of clinical competency through the performance of adult cardiac sonography, according to practice parameters established by national professional organizations and the protocol of the clinical affiliate. Clinical competencies must include evaluation and documentation of:
a.1
Embryology and fetal cardiac development
a.2
Cardiac chambers and septation
a.3
Coronary artery anatomy and distribution
a.4
Pulmonary artery and venous return
a.5
Relationships of cardiac chambers and great vessels
a.6
Valve anatomy and function
b.1
Ventricular systolic and diastolic function, including the influence of loading conditions, filling pressures, normal intracardiac pressures, and measurement of cardiac output
b.2
Electrophysiology and exercise physiology
c.1
Valvular heart disease
c.2
Prosthetic heart valves
c.3
Ventricular dysfunction
c.4
Diastolic dysfunction
c.5
Ischemic cardiac disease
c.6
Cardiomyopathy
c.7
Pericardial disease
c.8
Congenital heart disease
c.9
Endocarditis, neoplasms, and masses
c.10
Cardiac trauma
c.11
Pulmonary vascular disease
c.12
Diseases of the aorta and great vessels
c.13
Cardiac assist devices
c.14
Intracardiac devices
c.15
Heart transplant
c.16
Intracardiac shunt
c.17
Intracardiac pressures
c.18
Cardio-oncology
c.19
Systemic diseases
c.20
Systemic and pulmonary hypertension
c.21
Common arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities
d.1
Transthoracic echocardiography
d.2
Stress echocardiography
d.3
Transesophageal echocardiography
d.4
Intraoperative echocardiography
d.5
Enhanced cardiac ultrasound
d.6
IV administration techniques
d.7
Three-dimensional echocardiography
d.8
Echo-guided procedures
d.9
Strain echocardiography
d.10
Speckle tracking
d.11
Cardiac ultrasound respirogram
d.12
Pharmacology
e.1
Standard M-mode, two-dimensional, and Doppler measurements and calculations
e.2
Knowledge and understanding of normal and abnormal values for M-mode, two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography
e.3
Evaluation of normal and abnormal systolic and diastolic ventricular function
e.4
Evaluation of the severity of valve stenosis and regurgitation
e.5
Evaluation of normal and abnormal prosthetic valves, assist devices and interventional procedures
f.1
Indications and contraindications
f.2
History and physical examination
f.3
Related imaging, laboratory, and functional testing procedures
f.4
Clinical differential diagnosis
f.5
Role of sonography in patient management
f.6
Effects of pharmacotherapy on echocardiographic findings
g.1
Quantitative principles applied to echocardiographic images and flow data
g.2
Stress echocardiography – exercise
g.3
Stress echocardiography – pharmacologic
g.4
Transthoracic enhanced echocardiogram
h.1
Identification of anatomical and relational structures
h.2
Differentiation of normal from pathological/disease process
h.3
Image optimization and measurement techniques with:
h.4
Adult cardiac sonography competencies
f.3.a
Chest X-ray
f.3.b
Angiography and cardiac catheterization
f.3.c
Electrocardiography, electrophysiologic studies, Holter monitoring
f.3.d
Stress testing protocols
f.3.e
Radionuclide studies
f.3.f
Cross-sectional imaging procedures
f.3.g
Adult interventions
h.3.a
2D imaging
h.3.b
M-mode
h.3.c
Spectral Doppler: PW, CW and Tissue Doppler
h.3.d
Color flow Doppler
h.3.e
Use of non-imaging CW Doppler transducer
h.4.a
Complete transthoracic echocardiogram – Normal
h.4.b
Systolic dysfunction
h.4.c
Diastolic dysfunction
h.4.d
Aortic valve or aortic root pathology
h.4.e
Mitral valve pathology
h.4.f
Right heart pathology
h.4.g
Cardiomyopathy
h.4.h
Pericardial pathology
h.4.i
Prosthetic valve
h.4.j
Coronary artery disease
h.4.k
Contrast-enhanced echocardiography (observe)