CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -An echocardiogram, or “echo", is a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels. It’s a type of ultrasound scan, which means a small probe is used to send out high-frequency sound waves that create echoes when they bounce off different parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -An echocardiogram can help diagnose and monitor certain heart conditions. It checks the structure of the heart and surrounding blood vessels, analysing how blood flows through them, and assessing the pumping chambers of the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Echocardiography uses very high frequency sound waves (ultrasound), which are inaudible to human ears. Sound waves are forms of pressure wave; they can travel through any medium. In echocardiography these waves are generated and detected by means of a piezoelectric crystal contained within a transducer.

Detailed explanation-4: -An echocardiogram is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess the heart’s function and structures. During the procedure, a transducer (like a microphone) sends out sound waves at a frequency too high to be heard.

Detailed explanation-5: -The health care provider puts gel on the ultrasound wand, called a transducer. The provider presses the wand firmly against the skin and moves it over the chest area. The wand sends sound waves through the chest to the heart. The wand records the sound waves that bounce back from the heart. More items •31-Jan-2023