{"id":340,"date":"2021-05-31T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T19:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=340"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T04:17:36","slug":"diagnosis-of-heart-failure-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathology\/chapter\/diagnosis-of-heart-failure-2\/","title":{"raw":"Diagnosis of Heart Failure","rendered":"Diagnosis of Heart Failure"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Briefly describe what cardiac ultrasound is and how it is used in the diagnosis of heart failure.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Cardiac Ultrasound (Echocardiography)<\/h2>\r\nListen to Heather Bourke, a cardiac sonographer, introduce her field of diagnostic medical sonography (ultrasound). She shows real echocardiography clips while speaking about what a patient can expect during echocardiography and the role of sonography in diagnosis of diseases.\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"31\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;background-color: #f0f0f0;padding: 5px\"><sup>Cardiac Ultrasound by Heather Bourke &amp; Jennifer Kong, licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/choosealicense.com\/no-license\/\">All rights reserved<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Section Review<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Health care professionals work collaboratively in the diagnosis and management of heart failure and complications.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) shows the real time pumping of the heart, thus helping to measure ventricular wall movement and ejection fraction.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Review Questions<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"h5p\">[h5p id=\"235\"]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"pdf\">\r\n\r\n<strong>1. Complete the following statement. Echocardiography is a(n):<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>ultrasound method that uses sound waves to measure the motion of heart walls, determine speed of blood flow, and can calculate the volume within chambers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>method of imaging that takes still 3D images using magnetism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>method of measuring heart electrical activity during systole and diastole<\/li>\r\n \t<li>method using radiation to measure how well the heart is receiving nutrients and oxygen via the coronary vessels<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>2. In all of BC, there are more than 500 echocardiograms performed each day.<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>True<\/li>\r\n \t<li>False<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>ultrasound method that uses sound waves to measure the motion of heart walls, determine speed of blood flow, and can calculate the volume within chambers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>True<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Briefly describe what cardiac ultrasound is and how it is used in the diagnosis of heart failure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cardiac Ultrasound (Echocardiography)<\/h2>\n<p>Listen to Heather Bourke, a cardiac sonographer, introduce her field of diagnostic medical sonography (ultrasound). She shows real echocardiography clips while speaking about what a patient can expect during echocardiography and the role of sonography in diagnosis of diseases.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"h5p-31\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-31\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"31\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"intro to cardiac echo\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;background-color: #f0f0f0;padding: 5px\"><sup>Cardiac Ultrasound by Heather Bourke &amp; Jennifer Kong, licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/choosealicense.com\/no-license\/\">All rights reserved<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Section Review<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health care professionals work collaboratively in the diagnosis and management of heart failure and complications.<\/li>\n<li>Cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) shows the real time pumping of the heart, thus helping to measure ventricular wall movement and ejection fraction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Review Questions<\/h1>\n<div class=\"h5p\">\n<div id=\"h5p-235\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-235\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"235\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Diagnosis of heart failure\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdf\">\n<p><strong>1. Complete the following statement. Echocardiography is a(n):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ultrasound method that uses sound waves to measure the motion of heart walls, determine speed of blood flow, and can calculate the volume within chambers<\/li>\n<li>method of imaging that takes still 3D images using magnetism<\/li>\n<li>method of measuring heart electrical activity during systole and diastole<\/li>\n<li>method using radiation to measure how well the heart is receiving nutrients and oxygen via the coronary vessels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. 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