| Job Title |
Echocardiograph Technician |
| Job Description |
Produces Two-dimensional Ultrasonic Recordings And Doppler
Flow Analyses Of Heart And Related Structures, Using Ultrasound
Equipment, For Use By Physician In Diagnosis Of Heart Disease
And Study Of Heart: Explains Procedures To Patient To Obtain
Cooperation And Reduce Anxieties Of Patient. Attaches
Electrodes To Patient's Chest To Monitor Heart Rhythm And
Connects Electrodes To Electrode Leads Of Ultrasound Equipment.
Adjusts Equipment Controls According To Physician's Orders And
Areas Of Heart To Be Examined. Keys Patient Information Into
Computer Keyboard On Equipment To Record Information On Video
Cassette And Strip Printout Of Test. Starts Ultrasound Equipment
That Produces Images Of Real Time Tomographic Cardiac Anatomy,
And Adjusts Equipment To Obtain Quality Images. Moves
Transducer, By Hand, Over Patient's Heart Areas, Observes
Ultrasound Display Screen, And Listens To Doppler Signals To
Acquire Data For Measurement Of Blood Flow Velocities. Prints
Pictures Of Graphic Analysis Recordings And Removes Video
Cassette For Permanent Record Of Internal Examination. Measures
Heart Wall Thicknesses And Chamber Sizes Recorded On Strip
Printout, Using Calipers And Ruler, Or Keys Commands Into
Computer To Measure Thicknesses And Chamber Sizes Of Heart On
Video Tape, And Compares Measurement To Standard Norms To
Identify Abnormalities In Heart. Measures Blood Flow Velocities
And Calculates Data, Such As Cardiac Physiology And Valve Areas
For Evaluation Of Cardiac Function By Physician. Reviews Test
Results With Interpreting Physician.
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