Patient preparation for TEE
By the end of this chapter you will know when a TEE should be ordered, how to prepare your patient for the exam, and how to avoid complications.
- Patient preparation for TEE intro
- Indications and contraindications
- Our checklist manifesto
- Safe sedation
- Quality assurance
- Patient preparation for TEE quiz
How to get the views
In this chapter, you will learn how to manipulate a TEE probe to obtain all of the standard views required for a full TEE study.
- How to get the views intro
- How to use the TEE probe—manipulating the probe position
- How to use the TEE probe—manipulating the image plane
- How to use the TEE probe—making sense of the views
- Overview of TEE views
- Mid-esophageal views
- Transgastric views
- Aortic views
- How the get views quiz
Assessment of the left ventricle
Here you will learn how to undertake a qualitative and quantitative TEE assessment of the left ventricle.
- Assessment of the left ventricle intro
- Anatomy of the left ventricle
- Mid-esophageal four-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal two-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal long-axis view
- Transgastric short-axis views
- Transgastric two-chamber view
- Transgastric long-axis view
- Deep transgastric five-chamber view
- Assessment of the left ventricle quiz
Assessment of the mitral valve
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to undertake a full TEE assessment of the mitral valve.
- Assessment of the mitral valve intro
- Anatomy of the mitral valve
- Mid-esophageal four-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal commisural view
- Mid-esophageal two-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal posteromedial commissure view
- Mid-esophageal long-axis view
- Transgastric views
- Assessment of the mitral valve quiz
Assessment of the aortic valve
In this chapter, you will learn how to undertake a full TEE assessment of the aortic valve.
- Assessment of the aortic valve intro
- Anatomy of the aortic valve
- Mid-esophageal short-axis view
- Mid-esophageal long-axis view
- Mid-esophageal five-chamber view
- Transgastric views
- Assessment of the aortic valve quiz
Assessment of the left atrium and appendage
Here we’ll show you how to undertake a full TEE assessment of the left atrium and its appendage.
- Assessment of the left atrium and appendage intro
- Anatomy of the left atrium
- Mid-esophageal four-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal two-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal left atrial appendage view
- Assessment of the left atrium and appendage quiz
Assessment of the interatrial septum
Learn how to undertake a full TEE assessment of the interatrial septum, with particular emphasis on PFO and ASD.
- Assessment of the interatrial septum intro
- Anatomy of the interatrial septum
- Mid-esophageal interatrial septum views—assessing anatomy
- Mid-esophageal interatrial septum views—assessing shunts
- Mid-esophageal bicaval view
- Assessment of the interatrial septum quiz
Assessment of the pulmonary veins
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to undertake a full TEE assessment of the pulmonary veins.
- Assessment of the pulmonary veins intro
- Anatomy of the pulmonary veins
- The left-sided pulmonary veins
- The right-sided pulmonary veins
- Assessment of the pulmonary veins quiz
Assessment of the right heart
In this chapter, we’ll teach you how to undertake a full TEE assessment of the right heart, including the tricuspid and pulmonary valves.
- Assessment of the right heart intro
- Anatomy of the right heart
- Mid-esophageal four-chamber view
- Mid-esophageal right ventricular (RV) inflow-outflow view
- Mid-esophageal modified right ventricular (RV) inflow view
- Mid-esophageal right ventricular (RV) outflow view
- Mid-esophageal main pulmonary artery (MPA) view
- Transgastric right ventricular (RV) short-axis view
- Transgastric right ventricular (RV) inflow view
- Assessment of the right heart quiz
Assessment of the aorta
Here we’ll explain how to undertake a full TEE assessment of the thoracic aorta.
- Assessment of the aorta intro
- Anatomy of the aorta
- Mid-esophageal long-axis aortic root view
- Mid-esophageal ascending aorta views
- Mid-esophageal descending thoracic aorta views
- Upper-esophageal aortic arch views
- Assessment of the aorta quiz