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Cavitation is - Answer-The creation or vibration of small
gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur
only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - Answer-1.)
SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - Answer-
Anterior and medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - Answer-EF% = (sv/edv) x
100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - Answer-EDV - ESV
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What is stroke volume (SV)? - Answer-Amount of blood
pumped out of each ventricle during a single heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - Answer-Network of fibers
originating from eustachian valve.
Where can the chiari network be found - Answer-Right
atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - Answer-
Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - Answer-
SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - Answer-In
between the IVC and the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow
Tract (RVOT) ? - Answer-Infundibulum
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Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the
descending aorta? - Answer-Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - Answer-
Anterior
Medial
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - Answer-
1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external surface of the
heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? -
Answer-25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? -
Answer-25/10 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - Answer-
10mmHg
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What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - Answer-
120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - Answer-
Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - Answer-
Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - Answer-
AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated pressure in
heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - Answer-Dilated
pulmonary artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole?
- Answer-It increases
CCI Cardiac Sonography Certification Exam Actual
Test ||Verified Exam!!||Questions and Correct Answers
With Rationales LATEST THIS YEAR.pdf||NEWEST
EXAM!!!
Cavitation is - Answer-The creation or vibration of small
gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur
only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - Answer-1.)
SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - Answer-
Anterior and medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - Answer-EF% = (sv/edv) x
100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - Answer-EDV - ESV
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What is stroke volume (SV)? - Answer-Amount of blood
pumped out of each ventricle during a single heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - Answer-Network of fibers
originating from eustachian valve.
Where can the chiari network be found - Answer-Right
atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - Answer-
Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - Answer-
SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - Answer-In
between the IVC and the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow
Tract (RVOT) ? - Answer-Infundibulum
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Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the
descending aorta? - Answer-Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - Answer-
Anterior
Medial
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - Answer-
1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external surface of the
heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? -
Answer-25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? -
Answer-25/10 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - Answer-
10mmHg
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What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - Answer-
120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - Answer-
Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - Answer-
Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - Answer-
AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated pressure in
heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - Answer-Dilated
pulmonary artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole?
- Answer-It increases
