Difference between revisions of "Transesophageal Echocardiogram"
From Gomerpedia
(Created page with "A '''transesophageal echocardiogram''' (or '''TEE''') is the name for an upper endoscopy that somehow didn't make it to the stomach. As this test requires the patient to swal...") |
|||
(3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | + | A '''transesophageal echocardiogram''' (or '''TEE''') is the name for an upper endoscopy that somehow didn't make it to the stomach. As this test requires the patient to swallow a probe, the patient is not talkative during this procedure, which is the major advantage of this test over [[Transthoracic Echocardiogram|transthoracic echocardiogram]]. | |
− | |||
− | A '''transesophageal echocardiogram''' (or '''TEE''') is the name for an upper endoscopy that somehow didn't make it to the stomach. As this test requires the patient to swallow a probe, the patient is not talkative during this procedure, which is the major advantage of this test over [[Transthoracic Echocardiogram|transthoracic echocardiogram]]. | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
+ | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
[[Category:Medical Tests & Procedures]] | [[Category:Medical Tests & Procedures]] | ||
− |
Revision as of 12:04, 27 July 2016
A transesophageal echocardiogram (or TEE) is the name for an upper endoscopy that somehow didn't make it to the stomach. As this test requires the patient to swallow a probe, the patient is not talkative during this procedure, which is the major advantage of this test over transthoracic echocardiogram.