Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Echocardiography
Course Code: TG023
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this lesson, the basics of echocardiography and focuses on rapidly learnable aspects of echocardiography to differentiate normal from abnormal functioning of the heart and to understand basic hemodynamics.

Course Content

Key topics of the Class include the assessment of left ventricular function, valvular pathologies, myocardial infarction, myocardial diseases, pulmonary embolism, infections of the heart, and an introduction to transesophageal echocardiography

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Aslı ÇANAKÇI
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn the basics of echocardiography.
2.He/she distinguishes the normal functioning of the heart from the abnormal.
3.Evaluates Lv systolic and diastolic functions.
4.Evaluates the cover structure and functions.
5.Evaluates Rv systolic and diastolic functions.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1 Klinik Ekokardiyografi ve Diğer Görüntüleme Yöntemleri Prof. Dr. Çetin Erol, Doç. Dr. Mehmet Özkan ISBN: 9789755670423
2.2 Feigenbaum Ekokardiyografi. William F. Armstrong, Thomas Ryan. ISBN. : 9789752778504
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and History of Echocardiography
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to echocardiography
Week 3 - Theoretical
Physics and Instrumentation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Echocardiography techniques and methods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Evaluation of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction
Week 6 - Theoretical
Evaluation of RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pericardial diseases
Week 8 - Theoretical
Aortic valve disease
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mitral valve disease
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tricuspid and pulmonary valve disease
Week 11 - Theoretical
Infective endocarditis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Heart tumors and masses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contrast echocardiography
Week 14 - Theoretical
Stress echocardiography
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142263
Individual Work1112
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)81
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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5
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5
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5
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OÇ-5
5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026