Helpful books for sonographer/echocardiograper exams

[cardio]

Dear CSE,

I wonder if you could recommend several books to help with sonographer/echocardiographer licencing examination preparation.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,
XA

[cardio]

I find the following echo text books helpful:

1. The Echo Manual from Mayo Clinic (Oh, Seward, and Tajik)
2. Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography (Otto).
3. The Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference (Reynolds)

Also you will find the following websites helpful as well:

1. CardioMath
www.csecho.ca/cardiomath

2. Echo in Context
http://www.echoincontext.com

3. Atlas of Echocardiography
http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/echo_atlas/contents

4. American Society of Echocardiography
http://www.asecho.org
Particularly in the guidelines section

Good luck with your exam preparation and your exams.

Chi-Ming Chow MDCM MSc FRCPC FACC

[cardio]

Dr. Chow has asked me to respond to your question re textbooks to prepare for RDMS exam
Here are some that I would suggest:
"Echocardiography" by Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum (I believe the 6th Edition is the most current)
"Textbook of Clinical Echoardiography" by Dr. Catherine Otto (3rd Edition is the latest)
Also the Handbook of Echocardiography by Terry Reynolds is a good reference
Hope this helps
Linda Robinson RN, RDCS
Cardiovascular Ultrasound Clinical Applications Specialist
GE Healthcare