ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY UPDATED
TOP 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
How far does the insertion of the TV have to be from the MV to confirm the
diagnosis of Ebsteins anomaly - Correct Answer -10mm
If a large PDA is not corrected what might develop? - Correct Answer -
Eisenmengers syndrome
-Physiological development when ASD or VSD is large and the shunt direction
changes from Left to right, to Right to left
Tetraology of Fallot - Correct Answer -Perimembranous VSD overriding aorta
pulmonary stenosis and right ventricular hypertrophy
Mustard procedure - Correct Answer -Redirect blood flow at the atrial level in
patients with TGV
What part of the heart is most likely to be affected by cardiac contusion - Correct
Answer -Right ventricle
,What might be the first indication of metastatic cardiac disease - Correct Answer -
pericardial effusion
Which cardiac chamber is most likely involved with metastatic tumors - Correct
Answer -right atrium
The most common benign tumor on the aortic valve is - Correct Answer -Papillary
fibroelastoma
Left atrial myxomas are usually attached where - Correct Answer -Interatrial
septum
Left ventricle mass (weight) remains normal in chronic - Correct Answer -Mitral
stenosis
Which of the following syndromes fits with AR Ao dilatation Ao dissections and Ao
aneurysms - Correct Answer -Marfan syndrome
How does switching to a lower frequency transducer affect aliasing - Correct
Answer -Aliasing will occur at higher velocities
,What is the primary effect of long standing aortic regurgitation - Correct Answer -
Decreased ejection fraction
Which 2D standard TTE view typically allows viewing of the LAA - Correct Answer -
Apical 2 chamber
Why follow chronic AI patients - Correct Answer -Check left ventricular size
What is the structure under the arch - Correct Answer -Right pulmonary artery
What is the best way to determine the severity of mitral regurgitation - Correct
Answer -Pulmonary venous flow
Which cardiac pathology affects the valves? - Correct Answer -Carcinoid
Which pericardial layer is the serous? - Correct Answer -visceral or epicardial
, What type of cardiomyopathy might you see in a patient with AIDS? - Correct
Answer -dilated cardiomyopathy
Kids with Tuberous Sclerosis develop what type of cardiac tumors? - Correct
Answer -rhabdomyomas
Cardiac tamponade is rapid filling of fluid - Correct Answer -Causing restrictive
diastolic filling
Name the two layers of the pericardium. - Correct Answer -visceral and parietal
The Venturi effect can be associated with which cardiomyopathy - Correct Answer
-hypertrophic
Which of the following valves is least likely to be affected in rheumatic heart
disease - Correct Answer -Pulmonic
Which valve is most likely to regurgitate in normals - Correct Answer -tricuspid
TOP 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
How far does the insertion of the TV have to be from the MV to confirm the
diagnosis of Ebsteins anomaly - Correct Answer -10mm
If a large PDA is not corrected what might develop? - Correct Answer -
Eisenmengers syndrome
-Physiological development when ASD or VSD is large and the shunt direction
changes from Left to right, to Right to left
Tetraology of Fallot - Correct Answer -Perimembranous VSD overriding aorta
pulmonary stenosis and right ventricular hypertrophy
Mustard procedure - Correct Answer -Redirect blood flow at the atrial level in
patients with TGV
What part of the heart is most likely to be affected by cardiac contusion - Correct
Answer -Right ventricle
,What might be the first indication of metastatic cardiac disease - Correct Answer -
pericardial effusion
Which cardiac chamber is most likely involved with metastatic tumors - Correct
Answer -right atrium
The most common benign tumor on the aortic valve is - Correct Answer -Papillary
fibroelastoma
Left atrial myxomas are usually attached where - Correct Answer -Interatrial
septum
Left ventricle mass (weight) remains normal in chronic - Correct Answer -Mitral
stenosis
Which of the following syndromes fits with AR Ao dilatation Ao dissections and Ao
aneurysms - Correct Answer -Marfan syndrome
How does switching to a lower frequency transducer affect aliasing - Correct
Answer -Aliasing will occur at higher velocities
,What is the primary effect of long standing aortic regurgitation - Correct Answer -
Decreased ejection fraction
Which 2D standard TTE view typically allows viewing of the LAA - Correct Answer -
Apical 2 chamber
Why follow chronic AI patients - Correct Answer -Check left ventricular size
What is the structure under the arch - Correct Answer -Right pulmonary artery
What is the best way to determine the severity of mitral regurgitation - Correct
Answer -Pulmonary venous flow
Which cardiac pathology affects the valves? - Correct Answer -Carcinoid
Which pericardial layer is the serous? - Correct Answer -visceral or epicardial
, What type of cardiomyopathy might you see in a patient with AIDS? - Correct
Answer -dilated cardiomyopathy
Kids with Tuberous Sclerosis develop what type of cardiac tumors? - Correct
Answer -rhabdomyomas
Cardiac tamponade is rapid filling of fluid - Correct Answer -Causing restrictive
diastolic filling
Name the two layers of the pericardium. - Correct Answer -visceral and parietal
The Venturi effect can be associated with which cardiomyopathy - Correct Answer
-hypertrophic
Which of the following valves is least likely to be affected in rheumatic heart
disease - Correct Answer -Pulmonic
Which valve is most likely to regurgitate in normals - Correct Answer -tricuspid
