TEE Views
These are some of the items you may need for the TEE (name 3).
What is bite block, suction, gauze squares, crash cart and more?
This is the most commonly used agent for a pharmacological stress echo.
What is dobutamine?
This clinical skill is used when performing a limited echo on a patient sitting upright in a wheelchair.
What is adaptability and ergonomic techniques under challenging conditions?
This view best assesses the IAS for PFO detection.
What is the ME bicaval view?
This formula is used to calculate target heart rate.
What is 220-age, then multiply by 0.85.
This is an important step that should be completed prior to the TEE being performed (Name 1).
What is reviewing the patient history?
What is removing patient dentures?
What is completing the time out procedure?
This view is often used to visualize the LAA on TEE.
What is ME 2C?
Name one absolute contraindication for a stress echo exam.
What is an acute MI, dissection, PE, symptomatic AS, unstable angina, or uncontrolled arrhythmias?
This is typically the standard protocol used for exercise stress echo procedures.
What is Bruce protocol?
This is a key advantage of TEE over TTE for evaluating prosthetic valves.
What is better visualization of posterior structures and less interference from prosthetic shadowing?
This is the term used for patients who have a new or worsening wall motion abnormality seen on a stress echo.
What is a positive stress echo?
This is an advantage of using contrast during echo.
What is enhances endocardial border definition and/or improves visualization of wall motion?
This view is a good starting point to view the aorta for pathologies such as dissections & aneurysms as well as visualizing the pulmonary artery bifurcation.
What is upper or high esophageal views?
SE can be used to evaluate changes in cardiac hemodynamics (T/F).
What is true?