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Echocardiography Board Review, 2nd Edition
500 Multiple Choice Questions with Discussion
Ramdas G. Pai, MD, Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, CA, USA
Padmini Varadarajan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, CA, USA
Echocardiography is an essential tool for the modern-day cardiologist and routinely used in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with suspected or known heart diseases.
This best-selling book now returns in a fully revised new edition, once again providing cardiologists and cardiology/echocardiography trainees with a rapid reference, self-assessment question and answer guide to all aspects of echocardiography.
Packed with full-color images and written by experienced echocardiographers, the book covers:
applied ultrasound physics
practical hydrodynamics
valvular heart disease
myocardial diseases
congenital heart disease
non-invasive hemodynamics
surgical echocardiography
Containing 500 case-based questions, including clear explanations and discussions for every question, Echocardiography Board Review, 2nd Edition, is the perfect preparation guide for all those about to take the National Board of Echocardiography's Board exam, including cardiology and echocardiography trainees and specialist physicians preparing for re-certification. Sonographers planning to take RDCS or RDMS certification examinations should find this book very helpful as well.
Of related interest
Practical Manual of Echocardiography in the Urgent Setting Fridman, ISBN 978-0-470-65997-7
Successful Accreditation in Echocardiography: A Self-Assessment Guide Banypersad, ISBN 978-0-470-65692-1
Website
www.wiley.com/go/cardiology
Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 1
Questions 1-20 1
Answers 1-20 4
Chapter 2 7
Questions 21-40 7
Answers 21-40 10
Chapter 3 13
Questions 41-60 13
Answers 41-60 16
Chapter 4 19
Questions 61-80 19
Answers 61-80 23
Chapter 5 27
Questions 81-100 27
Answers 81-100 30
Chapter 6 33
Questions 101-120 33
Answers 101-120 37
Chapter 7 41
Questions 121-140 41
Answers 121-140 44
Chapter 8 47
Questions 141-160 47
Answers 141-160 50
Chapter 9 53
Questions 161-180 53
Answers 161-180 56
Chapter 10 59
Questions 181-200 59
Answers 181-200 62
Chapter 11 65
Questions 201-220 65
Answers 201-220 69
Chapter 12 73
Questions 221-240 73
Answers 221-240 82
Chapter 13 85
Questions 241-260 85
Answers 241-260 96
Chapter 14 99
Questions 261-280 99
Answers 261-280 110
Chapter 15 113
Questions 281-300 113
Answers 281-300 124
Chapter 16 127
Questions 301-320 127
Answers 301-320 138
Chapter 17 143
Questions 321-340 143
Answers 321-340 154
Chapter 18 157
Questions 341-360 157
Answers 341-360 168
Chapter 19 173
Questions 361-380 173
Answers 361-380 185
Chapter 20 189
Questions 381-400 189
Answers 381-400 200
Chapter 21 205
Questions 401-420 205
Answers 401-420 214
Chapter 22 219
Questions 421-440 219
Answers 421-440 230
Chapter 23 233
Questions 441-460 233
Answers 441-460 243
Chapter 24 245
Questions 461-480 245
Answers 461-480 256
Chapter 25 259
Questions 481-500 259
Answers 481-500 270
