Practicals · Cardiology · Diagnostic Cardiology
Transthoracic echocardiography (2D)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- perform under direct supervision; minimum 400 (DrNB)
- Also called
- TTE, two dimensional echocardiography
Videos and resources
- VideoBasic Transthoracic Echocardiography (Cardiac Ultrasound) - TTE Made Simple17:56
- VideoHow to perform a full, comprehensive transthoracic echo study29:46
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Trans thoracic Echocardiography” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 26)
“Ability to perform echo-cardiograms of adults, adolescents and infants under direct supervision.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)
“Echocardiography – M-mode, Two dimensional, Doppler, Colour flow imaging,” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 26)