RDCS-FE Exam Information and Outline
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer - Fetal Echocardiography (FE)
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 11, 2026
RDCS-FE Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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official RDCS-FE exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
APCA.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- Approx. 170 multiple-choice and hotspot questions; 3 hours
- RDCS credential also requires passing the SPI examination
- Domain 1: Assess Anatomy (18%)
- Cardiac embryology; situs, axis and position
- Normal fetal thoracic and abdominal anatomy
- Cardiac structures, great vessels, aortic arch and ductus arteriosus
- Domain 2: Evaluate Pathology and Pathophysiology (21%)
- Fetal distress, cardiomyopathies and dysrhythmias
- Septal defects, left- and right-sided lesions, conotruncal anomalies
- Venous, arch and ductal anomalies; cardiac masses; genetic syndromes
- Domain 3: Integrate Data (31%)
- Function, hemodynamics, rhythm assessment with M-mode and Doppler
- Measurements, biometry and emergent findings
- Domain 4: Perform the Exam (30%)
- History, risk factors and referral review
- Equipment settings, fetal position and standard cardiac views