Echocardiographic Diagnosis
of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Nurse Training Modules

This course in the Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease is a collaboration among pediatric medical specialists and WiRED International. The purpose of the project is to enable nurses and other medical professionals to understand the development and pathophysiology of rheumatic heart disease and to learn how to acquire and interpret echocardiograms in the diagnosis of the condition.

 

We suggest that medical professionals taking this course proceed through the modules in sequence, as the information is cumulative. At the end of every module is a brief quiz to help you gauge your understanding of the material.

 

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What is rheumatic heart disease, and rationale for screening
O que é a doença cardíaca reumática e motivos para o rastreio
Qué es la Cardiopatía Reumática y cuál es la base lógica para los estudios preventivos

Cardiac anatomy and physiology — Part 1
Anatomia e Fisiologia Cardíacas — Parte 1
Anatomía y Fisiología del corazón — Parte 1

Cardiac anatomy and physiology — Part 2
Anatomia e Fisiologia Cardíacas — Parte 2
Anatomía y Fisiología del corazón — Parte 2

Rheumatic heart disease pathophysiology
Fisiopatologia da Doença Reumática do Coração (DRC)
Fisiopatología de la Cardiopatía Reumática

How echocardiography works
Como Funciona a Ecocardiografia
Cómo Funciona la Ecocardiografía

Views of the heart in echocardiography — Part 1
Vistas do Coração em Ecocardiografia — Parte 1
Vistas del Corazón en Ecocardiografía — Parte 1

Views of the heart in echocardiography — Part 2
Vistas do Coração em Ecocardiografia — Parte 2
Vistas del Corazón en Ecocardiografía — Parte 2

Views of the heart in echocardiography — Part 3
Vistas do Coração em Ecocardiografia — Parte 3
Vistas del Corazón en Ecocardiografía — Parte 3

Views of the heart in echocardiography — Part 4
Vistas do Coração em Ecocardiografia — Parte 4
Vistas del Corazón en Ecocardiografía — Parte 4

Adjusting the 2D images
Ajustando a Imagem em 2D
Ajuste de la imagen bidimensional o 2D

Colour Doppler imaging
Ecografia Doppler a Cores
Escaneo doppler color

Rheumatic heart disease — findings on echocardiogram
Resultados de Ecocardiogramas para a Doença Cardíaca Reumática
Estudio de la Cardiopatía Reumática con Ecocardiograma

Measuring regurgitation
Medição da regurgitação
Cómo medir la regurgitación

Using ECG with echocardiography
Usando a ECG com a Ecocardiografia
Cómo usar el electrocardiograma con la ecocardiografía

The authors:

Daniel Engelman is a paediatrician from the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, and a research fellow at the Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne.

 

Caroline Watson is a senior house officer in general medicine at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom.

 

Bo Remenyi is a paediatric cardiologist from the Royal Darwin Hospital and Northern Territory Cardiac Services, Australia, and a research fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia.

 

Andrew Steer is a general paediatrician and paediatric infectious diseases physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; senior research fellow at the Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne; and group leader of the Group A Streptococcal Research Group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

 

If you have questions or comments about this course, please send an email to: RHDEchoCourse@wiredinternational.org

 

Development of this educational course was underwritten in part by Medtronic Philanthropy.