Echocardiography Schools and Degrees
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The largest muscle in the human body is the heart. The heart pumps blood throughout our entire bodies, and when the heart is not working perfectly the problem needs to be found and diagnosed. Echocardiography is a technique that uses ultrasound and Doppler technology to view the heart and help diagnose any issues. Echocardiography schools educate students in the techniques need to apply this technology and assist physicians in managing patient care. Echocardiography schools offer programs that vary in length but are usually about two years, and many echocardiography colleges offer online programs as well.

While attending echocardiography schools, you will study human anatomy and physiology, sonography physics, the vascular system and using sonography to map it, echocardiography techniques and best practices. Echocardiography colleges also focus on basic communication and patient management. If you love science, working with people, and want to work in health care, echocardiography schools are an excellent option. Let us help you find the ideal echocardiography colleges today!

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Hialeah, FL
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Miami, FL
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Echocardiography Degree

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Eagan, MN
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Phoenix, AZ - Carrington College
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Eagan, MN - Argosy University
Charlotte, NC - ECPI
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Spokane, WA - Carrington College
 
 
 
 

 

 
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Echocardiography Technician Job Market

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Echocardiography Career Summary:
A degree in echocardiography prepares students for the challenge of working with doctors and operating state-of-the-art echocardiography equipment. In addition, students learn how to read the results from echocardiographys, and explain the results to patients in a way they can understand. Good interpersonal skills are also a must when working with patients and a degree will also teach students to help patients feel more relaxed. All of this combined prepares students for a rewarding career in this sector of the health industry.
Echocardiography Technician Earning Potential:
The starting salary for echocardiography technicians is $27,890 and can grow to be as much as $50,130 with experience.
Echocardiography Work Environment:
The environment setting could vary among a hospital, clinic, or a doctor's office. Echocardiographyr technicians who obtain EKGs are known as electrocardiograph (or EKG) technicians. To take a basic EKG, which traces electrical impulses transmitted by the heart, technicians attach electrodes to the patient’s chest, arms, and legs, and then manipulate switches on an EKG machine to obtain a reading. An EKG is printed out for interpretation by the physician. This test is done before most kinds of surgery or as part of a routine physical examination, especially on persons who have reached middle age or who have a history of cardiovascular problems.
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