Overview
CME Credit Information
Course Objectives
After completing this course, the participant should be able to:
- List common causes and understand mechanism of pericardial effusion
- Understand the early signs and diagnosis of pericardial tamponade
- Describe the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion
Target Audience
Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.
Credit Information
Accreditation
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).
For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization.
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Sanjay Kumar, M.D., F.A.S.H., F.A.C.P.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Adam S. Budzikowski, M.D., Ph. D., F.H.R.S
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Disclosure
In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the authors of this CME tutorial are required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests.
Drs. Kumar and Budzikowski disclose no such relationships exist.
No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.