The objective for the Basic FATE course is to provide the attendees with basic echocardiographic skills for the non-cardiologist in order to perform cardiopulmonary evaluation and optimization
After the course:
• You will know the normal sonographic features of the heart, inferior vena cava and pleura
• You will be able to obtain the basic FATE views
• You will be familiar with M-mode (motion-mode) for assessment of
cardiac dimensions and function
• You will know about and can recognize the characteristics of the most
important pathologies
• You can put the echocardiographic findings into the clinical context