Ultrasound Certificate Program

Cardio Course Requirements

  • Instructor
    • ACVIM diplomate (Internal Medicine or Cardiology)
    • other expert as evidenced by both:
      • publication record
      • acknowledged teaching and technical expertise
  • Didactic Content
    • Scanning Nomenclature
      • Scan planes
      • Patient scanning methodology
    • M-mode quantification
      • Cardiac nomenclature
      • Cursor placement
      • Leading edge methodology
  • Interpretation of abnormalities
    • Congenital diseases
      • Pressure overload
      • Volume overload
    • Acquired diseases
      • Primary myocardial
      • Primary valvular
      • Secondary myocardial
      • Cor pulmonale
    • c. Case studies
  • Laboratory Content
    • Content (times provided are minimum per person)
      • General scanning technique (30 minutes)
        • Nomenclature of transducer movements
        • Scan planes
        • Structure identification
      • Measurement techniques (45 minutes)
        • RV/LV view
        • Mitral valve view
        • LA/Ao view