CCI RCS Mock Exam 1 (2025) | Certified Cardiographic Technician Practice Test with Answers

CCInmRCSnm#1


TricuspidnmAtresianm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
AbsencenmofnmtricuspidnmvalvenmandnmhypoplasticnmRV;nmrequiresnmbothnmA
SDnmandnmVSDnmfornmviability.



ascitesnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
accumulationnmofnmfluidnminnmthenmperitonealnmcavity


Whatnmeffectnmwouldnminspirationnmhavenmonnmthenmmitralnmvalvenmvelocity?nm
-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Withnminspiration,nmthenmmitralnmvalvenmvelocitynmwouldnmincrease.nmPeakn
mmitralnminflownmvelocitynmcannmbenmusednmtonmpredictnmmitralnmregurgitationn


mseverity.




DuringnmInspiration,nmwhatnmincreasesnmandnmdecreasesnm-nmcorrectnmanswer
✔ ✔
RAnmpressurenmdrops,nmsonmmorenmvenousnmreturn.nmMorenmbloodnmtonmlung
s,nmcausesnmlessnmtonmreturnnmtonmLA,nmsonmstrokenmVolumenmisnmlower.


WhichnmheartnmchambernmisnmmostnmAnterior?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
rightnmventricle

,VesselsnmthatnmcomenmoffnmAorticnmArch,nminnmorder?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔
Thenminnominatenmvesselnmwhichnmisnmsamenmasnmbrachiocephalicnmartery.
Thenmleftnmcommonnmcarotidnmartery
Thenmleftnmsubclaviannmarterynmwhichnmisnmthenmdistal


Whichnm2nmvalvesnmarenmsemilunar?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
aorticnmandnmpulmonary


3nmbasicnmkindsnmofnmproblemsnmwithnmheartnmvalvesnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ 1.nmAtresia

2.nmStenosis
3.nmRegurgitation


aorticnmaneurysmnmcausesnmpainnmwhere?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Lowernmback
Alsonmlowernmwithnmabdominal.nm
ChestnmisnmcausednmbynmThoracicnmaneurysm


3nmtypesnmofnmaorticnmaneurysmsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Thoracic,nmabdominal,nmandnmthoracic-abdominal

,LAnmsizenmisnmpredictornmofnmrisknmfor?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
AtrialnmFib



3nmaspectsnmofnmImagenmresolutionnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 1.nmDetail

2.nmTemporal
3.nmContrast


PRFnmformulanm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
PRFnm(Hz)nm=nmnnmxnmLPFnmxnmFRnm(hz)


Angiosarcomanmusuallynmaffectnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
SeennmusuallynminnmRA.nm
Commonlynmaffect:
Head,nmface,nmliver,nmchest,nmmales,nmandnmHeart


Aorticnmdissectionnmpainnmusuallynmfeltnmwhere?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
betweennmshouldersnmonnmback,nmradiatingnmtonmarmsnmornmneck


Ifnmchildnmneedsnmcardiacnmvalvenmreplacement,nmcommonnmprocedurenmis?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Rossnmprocedurenm-
nmusesnmdonornmvalvenmbutnmhasnmabilitynmtonmgrownmwithnmthenmchild.nmSurgeo


nnmtakesnmPVnmandnmusesnmitnmtonmreplacenmfaultynmvalve,nmthennmdonornmvalven
mtonmreplacenmPV

, WhatnmisnmitnmcallednmwhennmSystolicnmfunctionnmisnmfine,nmbutnmDiastolicnmfu
nctionnmisnmabnormal?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
RestrictivenmCardiomyopathynm-
nmduring nmdiastole,nmthenmVnmchambernmhasnmtroublenmfilling




Whennmsystolenmends,nmnormalnmdiameternmofnmLV?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ 20nm-nm40nmmm.nm=nm2nm-nm4nmcm



Causesnmfornmthinkingnmofnmbladdernmwall?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Polyps
Chronicnminfection
Neoplasia


Wherenmwouldnmanmpericardialnmcystnmbenmfound?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Whennmthenmtechniciannmisnmevaluatingnmannmechocardiography,nmanmperica
rdialnmcystnmwouldnmtypicallynmbenmfoundnmalongnmthenmrightnmcostophrenicnma
ngle.nmThesenmcystsnmarenmrare,nmbutnmthenmbestnmanglenmtonmviewnmthemnmmigh
tnmbenmthenmsubcostalnmview.nmIfnmthesenmcystsnmbecomenmlarge,nmtheynmhavenmt
henmpotentialnmtonmcompressnmsomenmofnmthenmadjacentnmstructuresnmandnmcaus
enmsuchnmsymptomsnmasnmchestnmpain,nmcoughing,nmandnmdyspnea.


Fromnmweeknm_____,nmthenmembryonmisnmconsiderednmanmfetus?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ NINEnm=nm9