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Reeves, MD, FASE, Alan C. Finley, MD, Nikolaos J. Skubas, MD, FASE, Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE, William S. Whitley, MD, Kathryn E. Glas, MD, FASE, Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE, Jack S. Shanewise, MD, FASE, Mark S. Adams, BS, RDCS, FASE, and Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FASE, for the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Charleston, South Carolina; New York, New York; Durham, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts  \n(J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2013;26:443-56.)  \nKeywords: Transesophageal echocardiography, Basic certification  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nIntroduction 443  \nHistory 444  \nMedical Knowledge 444  \nFrom the Medical University of South Carolina (S.T.R., A.C.F.); Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, New York (N.J.S.); Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (M.S.); Brigham’s and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (S.K.S.); Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (W.S.W., K.E.G.); Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York (R.T.H., J.S.S.);and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts(M.S.A.) . The following authors reported relationships with one or more commercial interests: Scott T. Reeves, MD, FASE, edited and receives royalties forA Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography and The Practice of Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: Essential Cases (Wolters Kluwer Health) .  \nKathryn E. Glas, MD, FASE, edited and receives royalties for The Practice of Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: Essential Cases (Wolters Kluwer Health) . Stanton K. Shernan, MD, FASE, has served as a lecturer for Philips Healthcare, Inc., and is an editor [for](for e-Echocardiography.com. All other authors reported)[ e-Echocardiography.com](for e-Echocardiography.com. All other authors reported)[. All other authors reported](for e-Echocardiography.com. All other authors reported)[ ](for e-Echocardiography.com. All other authors reported)[no actual or potential con](no actual or potential con)fl[icts of interest in relation to this document](icts of interest in relation to this document).  \nMembers of the Councils on Perioperative Echocardiography are listed in the Appendix.  \nAttention ASE Members:  \nThe American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has gone green! Visit www. [aseuniversity.org](aseuniversity.org) to earn free continuing medical education credit through an online activity related to this article. Certificates are available for immediate access upon successful completion of the activity. Nonmembers will need to join the ASE to access this great member benefit!  \nReprint requests: American Society of Echocardiography, 2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 310, Morrisville, NC 27560 ([E-mail:](E-mail:ase@asecho.org)[ase@asecho.org](E-mail:ase@asecho.org)). 0894-7317/$36.00  \nCopyright 2013 by the American Society of Echocardiography.  \n[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2013.02.015](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2013.02.015)  \nTraining 445  \nBasic Perioperative Transesophageal Examination 445  \nME Four-Chamber View 446  \nME Two-Chamber View 447  \nME Long-Axis (LAX) View 447  \nME Ascending Aortic LAX View 447  \nME Ascending Aortic SAX View 447  \nME AV SAX View 447  \nME RV Inflow-Outflow View 447  \nME Bicaval View 448  \nTG Midpapillary SAX View 449  \nDescending Aortic SAX and LAX Views 450  \nIndications 450  \nGlobal and Regional LV Function 451  \nRV Function 451  \nHypovolemia 452  \nBasic Valvular Lesions 452  \nPulmonary Embolism (PE) 452  \nNeurosurgery: Air Embolism 452  \nPericardial Effusion and Thoracic Trauma 453  \nSimple Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 453  \nMaintenance of Competence and Quality Assurance 453  ","cbCaiq4K4Soq33wT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq4K4Soq33wT","pdf",1074178,14,"English","# Introduction\n## History\n## Medical Knowledge\n# Training\n## Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Examination\n## Indications\n## Maintenance of Competence and Quality Assurance\n# Conclusions\n# Appendix\n## Members of the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What is the primary purpose of a basic PTE examination?\",\"answer\":\"The primary goal is intraoperative monitoring, focusing on cardiac causes of hemodynamic or ventilatory instability.\"},{\"question\":\"How does a basic PTE examination relate to comprehensive echocardiography?\",\"answer\":\"A noncomprehensive basic PTE examination is intended to be complementary to comprehensive echocardiography while helping delineate the cause of hemodynamic instability.\"},{\"question\":\"What competency and quality assurance elements are included?\",\"answer\":\"The document includes a section on maintenance of competence and quality assurance as part of training and practice standards.\"}]","Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination - A Consensus Statement | PDF",1790947363,35]