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2026 UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027) |
GRADED A+ | 100% SUCCESS
A typical ejection fraction in a dilated cardiomyopathy patient might be (for a HCM
patient?) - Correct Answer -15-25%
The majority of ventricular filling occurs during - Correct Answer -first third of
diastole
How would you determine if a patient has constrictive versus restrictive disease -
Correct Answer -MV inflow with repiratory variations
In constrictive pericarditis does the E wave increase or decrease with inspiration -
Correct Answer -Decrease
A pericardial effusion can often been seen in patients with - Correct Answer -renal
failure
,What is the murmur of a pericardial effusion - Correct Answer -Friction rub
Beck's triad - Correct Answer -Elevated venous pressure hypotension and quiet
heart
The most sensitive way to diagnose cardiac tamponade is - Correct Answer -
respiratory variation
What cardiac condition would prevent diastolic right ventricular collapse - Correct
Answer -Pulmonary hypertension
What other pericardial abnormality also causes impaired ventricular filling? -
Correct Answer -Constrictive pericarditis
A huge, dilated PA, severe Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right Ventricle enlargement
best describes - Correct Answer -Pulmonary hypertension
,What is represented with a decreased a wave and a flying W - Correct Answer -
pulmonary hypertension by M-mode
The size of aneurysms during systole - Correct Answer -Increase
The most common mechanical complication of an MI - Correct Answer -Aneurysm
formation
What type of MI causes papillary muscle rupture - Correct Answer -inferior MI
The most common location for pseudoaneurysms is - Correct Answer -Inferior
basal not apical
Does the wall of a pseudoaneurysm contain endocardium? - Correct Answer -No,
it's a rupture across both endocardium and myocardium
What information do you need pre-op in a patient with a LV aneurysm - Correct
Answer -Movement of other walls
, Color Doppler in ischemic disease can be good for - Correct Answer -Ventricular
septal defect
What do you look for in a patient with Kawasaki disease - Correct Answer -
Coronary artery aneurysms
Which of the following terms refers to a decrease in wall motion - Correct Answer
-hypokinesis
How many segments of a wall have to be affected before calling a WMA - Correct
Answer -1 segment
What is the IVS motion in a patient with LBBB? - Correct Answer -Dyskinetic
From where do the coronary arteries originate - Correct Answer -The L and R
aortic sinuses of valsalva
2026 UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027) |
GRADED A+ | 100% SUCCESS
A typical ejection fraction in a dilated cardiomyopathy patient might be (for a HCM
patient?) - Correct Answer -15-25%
The majority of ventricular filling occurs during - Correct Answer -first third of
diastole
How would you determine if a patient has constrictive versus restrictive disease -
Correct Answer -MV inflow with repiratory variations
In constrictive pericarditis does the E wave increase or decrease with inspiration -
Correct Answer -Decrease
A pericardial effusion can often been seen in patients with - Correct Answer -renal
failure
,What is the murmur of a pericardial effusion - Correct Answer -Friction rub
Beck's triad - Correct Answer -Elevated venous pressure hypotension and quiet
heart
The most sensitive way to diagnose cardiac tamponade is - Correct Answer -
respiratory variation
What cardiac condition would prevent diastolic right ventricular collapse - Correct
Answer -Pulmonary hypertension
What other pericardial abnormality also causes impaired ventricular filling? -
Correct Answer -Constrictive pericarditis
A huge, dilated PA, severe Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right Ventricle enlargement
best describes - Correct Answer -Pulmonary hypertension
,What is represented with a decreased a wave and a flying W - Correct Answer -
pulmonary hypertension by M-mode
The size of aneurysms during systole - Correct Answer -Increase
The most common mechanical complication of an MI - Correct Answer -Aneurysm
formation
What type of MI causes papillary muscle rupture - Correct Answer -inferior MI
The most common location for pseudoaneurysms is - Correct Answer -Inferior
basal not apical
Does the wall of a pseudoaneurysm contain endocardium? - Correct Answer -No,
it's a rupture across both endocardium and myocardium
What information do you need pre-op in a patient with a LV aneurysm - Correct
Answer -Movement of other walls
, Color Doppler in ischemic disease can be good for - Correct Answer -Ventricular
septal defect
What do you look for in a patient with Kawasaki disease - Correct Answer -
Coronary artery aneurysms
Which of the following terms refers to a decrease in wall motion - Correct Answer
-hypokinesis
How many segments of a wall have to be affected before calling a WMA - Correct
Answer -1 segment
What is the IVS motion in a patient with LBBB? - Correct Answer -Dyskinetic
From where do the coronary arteries originate - Correct Answer -The L and R
aortic sinuses of valsalva
