Difference between revisions of "Transesophageal Echocardiogram"
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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''' should not be mistaken for a [[Transthoracic Echocardiogram|transthoracic echocardiogram]] or [[Transatlantic Echocardiogram|transatlantic 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]]. A '''transesophageal echocardiogram''' should not be mistaken for a [[Transthoracic Echocardiogram|transthoracic echocardiogram]] or [[Transatlantic Echocardiogram|transatlantic echocardiogram]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:53, 24 September 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. A transesophageal echocardiogram should not be mistaken for a transthoracic echocardiogram or transatlantic echocardiogram.
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