An interactive introduction to the Anatomy of a Canine Echocardiogram

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Learning Objectives

The user will be able to describe and identify the orientation and position of the ultrasound probe used to generate a long and short-axis echocardiogram.

The user will be able to describe and identify the underlying anatomy for both a short-axis and long-axis echocardiogram and how that anatomy appears on the ultrasound image. 

The user will be able to describe and identify the underlying anatomy for a challenging part of the short axis echocardiogram, the passage from the left atrium to generate a view that includes the tricuspid valve, aortic valve, pulmonary valve, right pulmonary artery, and how that anatomy appears on the ultrasound image. 

The user will be able to describe what landmarks will indicate if you are in the left ventricle when doing a short axis echo and what landmarks indicate you have passed dorsally from the left ventricle to the left atrium.

The user will be able to describe the differences in heart anatomy between a normal patient and a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy when looking at the long-axis and short-axis ultrasound images.