Echo 240 Review Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
True or false
Planimetry of the doppler waveform will provide the maximum pressure gradient, mean
gradient and peak velocity across a cardiac valve. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True or false
THE TRANSVALVULAR AORTIC JET-VELOCITY IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE FOR
ASSESSING THE SEVERITY OF THE AORTIC VALVE. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
True or false
COLOR FLOW DOPPLER ASSESSMENT OF VALVULAR REGURGITATION MUST
ALWAYS BE PERFORMED USING A PARALLEL INTERCEPT ANGLE RELATIVE TO
BLOOD FLOW. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True or false
If the tricuspid valve area is less than 1cm squared, the patient most likely has severe
tricuspid stenosis. - CORRECT ANSWER True
WHICH VALVE ARE THEY REFERRING TO IF THEY CALL IT THE LVIT? -
CORRECT ANSWER Mitral valve
NAME THE TWO TYPES OF ENDOCARDITIS - CORRECT ANSWER 1) acute
2) subacute
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS BEST
CHARACTERIZES THE LVOT VELOCITY MEASUREMENT?
A) NORMAL MAXIMUM FLOW VELOCITY ACROSS THE AORTIC
VALVE IS BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.0 M/S
B) NORMAL MAXIMUM FLOW VELOCITY ACROSS THE AORTIC VALVE IS 1.0-1.7
M/S
C) THE PLAX WINDOW IS THE BEST WINDOW FOR ASSESSING
LVOT FLOW VELOCITY
D) THE PW SAMPLE VOLUME (GATE) SHOULD BE POSITIONED JUST DISTAL TO
THE AORTIC VALVE (ON THE AORTIC SIDE OF THE AORTIC VALVE) WHEN
MEASURING LVOT FLOW VELOCITY
E) A AND D ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER B) NORMAL MAXIMUM FLOW
VELOCITY ACROSS THE AORTIC VALVE IS 1.0-1.7 M/S
WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT TO SEE ON THE M-MODE OF A
BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE? - CORRECT ANSWER ECCENTRIC CLOSURE OF
THE AORTIC VALVE
MITRAL STENOSIS IS A NARROWING OR THICKENING
OF THE MITRAL VALVE THAT IMPEDES _________ FLOW
TRAVELING FROM THE LEFT ATRIUM TO THE LEFT VENTRICLE. - CORRECT
ANSWER diastolic
which of the following best describes acute endocarditis?
A) Sudden onset w/ low destruction of cardiac tissues
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
True or false
Planimetry of the doppler waveform will provide the maximum pressure gradient, mean
gradient and peak velocity across a cardiac valve. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True or false
THE TRANSVALVULAR AORTIC JET-VELOCITY IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE FOR
ASSESSING THE SEVERITY OF THE AORTIC VALVE. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
True or false
COLOR FLOW DOPPLER ASSESSMENT OF VALVULAR REGURGITATION MUST
ALWAYS BE PERFORMED USING A PARALLEL INTERCEPT ANGLE RELATIVE TO
BLOOD FLOW. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True or false
If the tricuspid valve area is less than 1cm squared, the patient most likely has severe
tricuspid stenosis. - CORRECT ANSWER True
WHICH VALVE ARE THEY REFERRING TO IF THEY CALL IT THE LVIT? -
CORRECT ANSWER Mitral valve
NAME THE TWO TYPES OF ENDOCARDITIS - CORRECT ANSWER 1) acute
2) subacute
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS BEST
CHARACTERIZES THE LVOT VELOCITY MEASUREMENT?
A) NORMAL MAXIMUM FLOW VELOCITY ACROSS THE AORTIC
VALVE IS BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.0 M/S
B) NORMAL MAXIMUM FLOW VELOCITY ACROSS THE AORTIC VALVE IS 1.0-1.7
M/S
C) THE PLAX WINDOW IS THE BEST WINDOW FOR ASSESSING
LVOT FLOW VELOCITY
D) THE PW SAMPLE VOLUME (GATE) SHOULD BE POSITIONED JUST DISTAL TO
THE AORTIC VALVE (ON THE AORTIC SIDE OF THE AORTIC VALVE) WHEN
MEASURING LVOT FLOW VELOCITY
E) A AND D ONLY - CORRECT ANSWER B) NORMAL MAXIMUM FLOW
VELOCITY ACROSS THE AORTIC VALVE IS 1.0-1.7 M/S
WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT TO SEE ON THE M-MODE OF A
BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE? - CORRECT ANSWER ECCENTRIC CLOSURE OF
THE AORTIC VALVE
MITRAL STENOSIS IS A NARROWING OR THICKENING
OF THE MITRAL VALVE THAT IMPEDES _________ FLOW
TRAVELING FROM THE LEFT ATRIUM TO THE LEFT VENTRICLE. - CORRECT
ANSWER diastolic
which of the following best describes acute endocarditis?
A) Sudden onset w/ low destruction of cardiac tissues
