ARDMS ECHO PRACTICE EXAM 2026–2027
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
All of the following will cause aortic dilatation EXCEPT
a. Marfan's Syndrome
b. Systemic hypertension
c. Type I dissection
d. Pulmonary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER d
An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an M-
mode of which valve? a.Mitral
b. Pulmonic
c. Aortic
d. Tricuspid - CORRECT ANSWER c
If a patient has Starr-Edwards valve in both the mitral and aortic
positions, mitral regurgitation might be best detected from which
window?
a. Subcostal
b. Left parasternal
c. Apical
d. Suprasternal - CORRECT ANSWER a
,When using M-mode to interrogate a Starr-Edwards mitral valve
which window could you use? a. Apical
b. Suprasternal
c. Parasternal
d. Subcostal - CORRECT ANSWER a
All of the following are etiologies for valvular endocarditis EXCEPT:
a. Marantic
b. Pulmonary hypertension
c. IV drug abuse
d. Post cardiac surgery - CORRECT ANSWER b
In endocarditis the vegetations usually attach on:
a. Abnormal leaflets only
b. The down-stream side of the valve
c. The flow side of the valve
d. Only one leaflet - CORRECT ANSWER c
All of the following are examples of mechanical cardiac valves EXCEPT:
a. Bjork-Shiley tilting disk
b. Hancock
,c. Starr-Edwards ball valve
d. St. Jude bi-leaflet - CORRECT ANSWER b
Patients with Marfan syndrome often die from:
a. Endocarditis
b. Aortic regurgitation
c. Aortic dissection
d. Mitral valve prolapse - CORRECT ANSWER c
All of the following are different types of endocarditis except:
a. Aosinophilic
b. Marantic
c. Dressler's
d. Libman-Sachs - CORRECT ANSWER c
When using Doppler to interrogate a Starr-Edwards mitral valve
which window would you use? a. Parasternal
b. Apical
c. Subcostal
d. Suprasternal - CORRECT ANSWER b
Low risk patients for infective endocarditis include those with:
, a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. Coronary artery disease
c. Previous history of endocarditis
d. Prosthetic mitral valve - CORRECT ANSWER b
High risk patients for infective endocarditis include those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. High blood pressure
c. High cholesterol
d. Coronary artery disease - CORRECT ANSWER a
In normal development which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ventricular septal defect
d. Atrial septal defect - CORRECT ANSWER a
To perform continuous wave Doppler using a PEDOFF probe how many
Piezoelectric crystals are required?
a.Two
b. Sixty-four
c. Four
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
All of the following will cause aortic dilatation EXCEPT
a. Marfan's Syndrome
b. Systemic hypertension
c. Type I dissection
d. Pulmonary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER d
An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an M-
mode of which valve? a.Mitral
b. Pulmonic
c. Aortic
d. Tricuspid - CORRECT ANSWER c
If a patient has Starr-Edwards valve in both the mitral and aortic
positions, mitral regurgitation might be best detected from which
window?
a. Subcostal
b. Left parasternal
c. Apical
d. Suprasternal - CORRECT ANSWER a
,When using M-mode to interrogate a Starr-Edwards mitral valve
which window could you use? a. Apical
b. Suprasternal
c. Parasternal
d. Subcostal - CORRECT ANSWER a
All of the following are etiologies for valvular endocarditis EXCEPT:
a. Marantic
b. Pulmonary hypertension
c. IV drug abuse
d. Post cardiac surgery - CORRECT ANSWER b
In endocarditis the vegetations usually attach on:
a. Abnormal leaflets only
b. The down-stream side of the valve
c. The flow side of the valve
d. Only one leaflet - CORRECT ANSWER c
All of the following are examples of mechanical cardiac valves EXCEPT:
a. Bjork-Shiley tilting disk
b. Hancock
,c. Starr-Edwards ball valve
d. St. Jude bi-leaflet - CORRECT ANSWER b
Patients with Marfan syndrome often die from:
a. Endocarditis
b. Aortic regurgitation
c. Aortic dissection
d. Mitral valve prolapse - CORRECT ANSWER c
All of the following are different types of endocarditis except:
a. Aosinophilic
b. Marantic
c. Dressler's
d. Libman-Sachs - CORRECT ANSWER c
When using Doppler to interrogate a Starr-Edwards mitral valve
which window would you use? a. Parasternal
b. Apical
c. Subcostal
d. Suprasternal - CORRECT ANSWER b
Low risk patients for infective endocarditis include those with:
, a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. Coronary artery disease
c. Previous history of endocarditis
d. Prosthetic mitral valve - CORRECT ANSWER b
High risk patients for infective endocarditis include those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. High blood pressure
c. High cholesterol
d. Coronary artery disease - CORRECT ANSWER a
In normal development which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ventricular septal defect
d. Atrial septal defect - CORRECT ANSWER a
To perform continuous wave Doppler using a PEDOFF probe how many
Piezoelectric crystals are required?
a.Two
b. Sixty-four
c. Four
