OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Recognize when it is appropriate to order an echocardiogram and when it needs to be done routinely, ASAP, or STAT

2. Explain when an echocardiogram needs to be done as an inpatient, outpatient, or whether the study needs to be repeated

3. Recognize when it is appropriate to order a transesophageal echocardiogram

4. Review embolic stroke of unknown source and indications for TTE with bubble study

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Lauren Fournier, MD & Michael Sills, MD have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: The planners have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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