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LATEST PEDRIATIC ECHO BOARD REVIEW EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND BEST SOLUTIONS
To obtain the apical 5 chamber view, the transducer
should be tilted from the apical four chamber view:
a. anteriorly
b. medially
c. caudal
d. posteriorly
a. anteriorly
All of the following structures may be visualized in the
suprasternal long axis view EXCEPT:
a. ascending aorta
b. right atrium
c. right pulmonary artery
d. aortic arch
b. right atrium
All of the following machine controls may be used to
adjust returning echos amplitude EXCEPT:
a. gain
b. time gain compensation
c. depth
d. reject
c. depth
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The sonographer should choose which of the following
sweep speeds when asked to measure a Doppler time
interval?
a. high
b. medium
c. low
d. fixed
a. high
A gain setting which is set too high will have which
effect on resolution:
a. improves
b. degrades resolution
c. will increase resolution at shallow depths
d. does not effect resolution
b. degrades resolution
By increasing depth control, frame rate:
a. increases
b. stays the same
c. decreases
d. has no effect on frame rate
c. decreases
All of the following types of transducers have variable
focus EXCEPT:
a. linear phased array
b. annular phased array
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c. convex phased array
d. mechanical "wobbler"
d. mechanical "wobbler" ??
Which of the following transducers is best to use when
examining an infant?
a. 2.5 MHz long focus
b. 3.5 MHz short focus
c. 5.0 MHz long focus
d. 7.5 MHz short focus
d. 7.5 MHz short focus
The control which affects signals coming out of memory
is:
a. random access
b. receiver gain
c. preprocessing
d. postprocessing
d. postprocessing
The control that will eliminate unnecessary Doppler
signals due to wall motion is:
a. gain
b. baseline
c. sample volume
d. filter
d. filter
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Increasing the Doppler sample volume size will:
a. increase spectral broadening
b. decrease wall motion noise
c. decrease signal strength
d. increase transmit power
a. increase spectral broadening
The type of Doppler that require 2 crystals is:
a. phased wave
b. high pulse repetition frequency
c. continuous wave
d. color flow
c. continuous wave
As color Doppler sector size decreases, frame rate will:
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remain unchanged
d. vary with color scale
a. increase
All of the following cardiac events are considered
diastolic events EXCEPT:
a. opening of atrioventricular valves
b. depolarization of the ventricles
c. depolarization of the atria
d. ventricle filling
b. depolarization of the ventricles
LATEST PEDRIATIC ECHO BOARD REVIEW EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND BEST SOLUTIONS
To obtain the apical 5 chamber view, the transducer
should be tilted from the apical four chamber view:
a. anteriorly
b. medially
c. caudal
d. posteriorly
a. anteriorly
All of the following structures may be visualized in the
suprasternal long axis view EXCEPT:
a. ascending aorta
b. right atrium
c. right pulmonary artery
d. aortic arch
b. right atrium
All of the following machine controls may be used to
adjust returning echos amplitude EXCEPT:
a. gain
b. time gain compensation
c. depth
d. reject
c. depth
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The sonographer should choose which of the following
sweep speeds when asked to measure a Doppler time
interval?
a. high
b. medium
c. low
d. fixed
a. high
A gain setting which is set too high will have which
effect on resolution:
a. improves
b. degrades resolution
c. will increase resolution at shallow depths
d. does not effect resolution
b. degrades resolution
By increasing depth control, frame rate:
a. increases
b. stays the same
c. decreases
d. has no effect on frame rate
c. decreases
All of the following types of transducers have variable
focus EXCEPT:
a. linear phased array
b. annular phased array
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c. convex phased array
d. mechanical "wobbler"
d. mechanical "wobbler" ??
Which of the following transducers is best to use when
examining an infant?
a. 2.5 MHz long focus
b. 3.5 MHz short focus
c. 5.0 MHz long focus
d. 7.5 MHz short focus
d. 7.5 MHz short focus
The control which affects signals coming out of memory
is:
a. random access
b. receiver gain
c. preprocessing
d. postprocessing
d. postprocessing
The control that will eliminate unnecessary Doppler
signals due to wall motion is:
a. gain
b. baseline
c. sample volume
d. filter
d. filter
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Increasing the Doppler sample volume size will:
a. increase spectral broadening
b. decrease wall motion noise
c. decrease signal strength
d. increase transmit power
a. increase spectral broadening
The type of Doppler that require 2 crystals is:
a. phased wave
b. high pulse repetition frequency
c. continuous wave
d. color flow
c. continuous wave
As color Doppler sector size decreases, frame rate will:
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remain unchanged
d. vary with color scale
a. increase
All of the following cardiac events are considered
diastolic events EXCEPT:
a. opening of atrioventricular valves
b. depolarization of the ventricles
c. depolarization of the atria
d. ventricle filling
b. depolarization of the ventricles
