Applications of Echocardiography (MEDI90058)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-diploma-in-clinical-ultrasound/
Semester 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-diploma-in-clinical-ultrasound/
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will identify the role of ultrasound and specific clinical situations relevant to perioperative and critical care practice.
Topics include:
- Clinical Applications- Persistent Hypotension
- clinical applications-Acute Pulmonary Oedema
- High-Speed Deceleration Injury
- Unexplained Sepsis
- Stroke
- Echocardiography for Cardiac Transplant Surgery
- pericardial Tamponade
- Epiaortic Echocardiography
Intended learning outcomes
The completion of the subject, students should:
- Understand multiple clinical applications such as persistent hypotension, acute pulmonary oedema, high-speed deceleration injury, and unexplained sepsis.
- Understand echocardiography cardiac transplant surgery
- Understand pericardial tamponade
- Understand the effects of ventilation on echocardiography
- Complete 20 case reviews.
Generic skills
- Enhance time utilisation
- Improve written skills and problem solving skill
All students are expected to have access to a computer that can operate a Windows platform or simulation.
Last updated: 4 March 2025