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EDEC – TTE Protocol

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FRCA Primary Exam
FRCA Final Exam
FFICM Final Exam

  • PARASTERNAL LONG AXIS (PLAX)
  • BASIC TTE TECHNIQUE & VIEWS
  • BASIC TTE ASSESSMENTS
  • SPECIFIC PATHOLOGIES ON TTE

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Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

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PLAX Increased Depth
Visual Assessment
PLAX Left ventricle
2D Measurement
Visual Assessment
2D Measurement
2D Measurement
PLAX MV (+/- Zoom)
Visual Assessment
M-Mode Measurement
Colour Doppler
PLAX AV (+/- Zoom)
Visual Assessment
Colour Doppler
2D Measurement
PLAX RV Inflow
Visual Assessment
Colour Doppler
Continuous wave Doppler (CWD)
PLAX RV outflow (optional to PSAX)
Visual Assessment
Pulsed wave Doppler (PWD)
Colour Doppler
Continuous wave Doppler (CWD)

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PLAX Increased Depth
Assessment of:
  • Pleural space
  • Pericardial space
PLAX Left ventricle
Measure in end-diastole:
  • Intraventricular septum diameter (IVSd)
  • Left ventricle end-diastole diameter (LVEDd)
  • Left ventricle posterior wall diameter (LVPWd)
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PLAX MV (+/- Zoom)
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PLAX AV (+/- Zoom)
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PLAX RV Inflow
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PLAX RV outflow (optional to PSAX)
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  • Transducer

  • Image

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Parasternal Long Axis (PSAX) View

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Laboratory Investigations

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The Guidewire
Trainee in ICM & Anaesthesia

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The Guidewire
Trainee in ICM & Anaesthesia

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