Description
Echocardiography is a key technique in the assessment of dogs and cats with cardiac disease. As with all diagnostic techniques a good basic understanding, combined with practice, instruction and reflective learning, are all important in developing clinical skill.
After reviewing basic positioning and the standard views, echocardiographic examinations of a range of congenital and acquired conditions will be shown. This case material will demonstrate some of the basic principles and techniques of M-mode, 2-B and Doppler echocardiography in dogs and cats and help delegates understand basic application to avoid pitfalls and problems.
Clive graduated from Cambridge University in 1989 and completed an internship and residency at Liverpool University Veterinary School and the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, respectively. He obtained a Certificate in Small Animal Cardiology in 1991 and, in 1995, he became a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Clive has lectured and published widely and maintains his clinical activity and interest in many areas of canine and feline internal medicine. In 2009 he was awarded the BSAVA Melton Prize for meritorious contributions to small animal practice. From April 2010 he has been Managing Director of Davies Veterinary Specialists.