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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Effusions and Cardiac Masses Training Video is designed to provide an introduction to the 2D evaluation of pericardial effusion and commonly seen cardiac masses.

Date of Original Release: 1/6/2023
This edition valid for credit through: 1/6/2026
Video Length: 0:46:00

Online Video Product Code: OV-PECM3
USB Product Code: USB-PECM3

Topics

Etiology of Pericardial Effusion
Clinical Presentation with Pericardial Effusion
Size & Type of Pericardial Effusion
Echo Characteristics of Pericardial Effusion
Differentiation of Pleural Versus Pericardial Fluid
Pericardial Effusion: Types
Pericardial Effusion: 2D Echocardiography
Echo Characteristics of Tamponade; Constrictive Pericardial Disease
Cardiac Masses and Potential Source of Embolus
Primary Benign Intracardiac Tumors: Primary Malignant Intracardiac Tumors
Secondary (metastatic) Intracardiac Tumors
Normal Variants and Mimickers
Intracardiac Thrombi
Echo Characterization of Cardiac Tumors
Case Studies

Objectives

Increase the participants' knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Echocardiographic examinations related to pericardial effusions and cardiac masses.
Identify the ultrasound findings associated with pericardial disease and cardiac masses.
Recognize the appearance of normal variants and mimickers of cardiac tumors.

Audience

Sonographers, physicians, and other medical professionals involved with performing and/or interpreting adult cardiac ultrasound examinations. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to) Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Radiologist, Cardiologists, Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care.

Faculty

Daniel Bourque MS, ACS, RCS, FASE

Echosonographer
Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Orlando, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Content Validation
All presentations for this CME activity were reviewed and approved by members of the GUI CME Review Committee to determine content validity and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist prior to the activity commencement or material compilation.

Disclosure of Individuals in Control of Content
In addition to the faculty listed the following individuals are recognized by GUI as being in control of content of this program:

James Mateer, MD, RDMS (Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Milwaukee, WI
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP (Co-Medical Director-planner, QI Task Force)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine &
Fellowship Director of Emergency Medicine
Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Medical School
Tampa, FL
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS(Member of Advisory Board, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Ultrasound Education
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Lori Green, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT (Program Director-planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
President, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Trisha Reo, AAS, RDMS, RVT (Program Coordinator - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure of Commercial Support
There was no commercial support involved in the planning, development/implementation of this activity.

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The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.

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