MIT 103 FInal EXaM WITH CORRECT aCTUal QUESTIOnS anD
CORRECTlY WEll DEFInED anSWERS laTEST alREaDY
GRaDED a+
The first valve examined by echocardiography was the:
A. aortic valve
B. pulmonic valve
C. tricuspid valve
D. mitral valve - anSWER-D
The original echocardiogram abbreviation was confused with which test?
A. echoencephalography
B. electrocardiogram
C. electrophysiology - anSWER-B
Real-time imaging of the heart was introduced in the:
A. 1950's
B. 1960's
C. 1970's
D. 1980's - anSWER-C
The type of echo in which the patient swallows the probe is:
A. transthoracic
B. transesophageal
C. intraoperative
,D. stress echo - anSWER-B
Images of the heart are clearest using:
A. transthoracic echo
B. transesophageal echo
C. stress echo - anSWER-B
Echocardiography today is used for:
A. detection of valvular blockages/leaks
B. pericardial effusion
C. congenital defects
D. two of the above
E. all of the above - anSWER-E
Echocardiography is completely non-invasive.
A. True
B. False - anSWER-B
Passing the RDCS echocardiography board exam means you are also registered in pediatric
echo.
A. True
B. False - anSWER-B
Real-time imaging of the heart is called:
A. A-Mode
B. B-Mode
,C. E-Mode
D. M-Mode - anSWER-B
What type of physician primarily interprets echocardiograms?
A. vascular surgeon
B. radiologist
C. cardiologist
D. neurologist - anSWER-C
Who was the Austrian physicist who first described the how frequency of sound is affected by
motion of the source and detector?
a. Inge Edler
b. Carl Hertz
c. Johann Christian Doppler
d. Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum - anSWER-C
What is NOT a mode of echocardiography?
a. 2-D imaging
b. T-Mode
c. M-Mode
d. Color flow Doppler - anSWER-B
Duplex scanning is the ability of ultrasound to combine Doppler and two-dimensional images.
a. True
b. False - anSWER-A
, What type of patient would a cardiac sonographer would scan?
a. Obese patient
b. Elderly patient
c. Young (pediatric) patient
d. All of the above - anSWER-D
TEE is an acronym for?
a. Transthoracic Echocardiogram
b. Stress echocardiograms
c. Transesophageal Echocardiogram
d. None of the above - anSWER-C
Patients can lead an active lifestyle and not know they have a cardiac condition.
a. True.
b. False - anSWER-A
Echocardiograms can be complex and lengthy exams.
a. True.
b. False - anSWER-A
A complete echocardiogram includes
a. CW Doppler
b. M-mode
c. 2D imaging
d. All of the above. - anSWER-D
CORRECTlY WEll DEFInED anSWERS laTEST alREaDY
GRaDED a+
The first valve examined by echocardiography was the:
A. aortic valve
B. pulmonic valve
C. tricuspid valve
D. mitral valve - anSWER-D
The original echocardiogram abbreviation was confused with which test?
A. echoencephalography
B. electrocardiogram
C. electrophysiology - anSWER-B
Real-time imaging of the heart was introduced in the:
A. 1950's
B. 1960's
C. 1970's
D. 1980's - anSWER-C
The type of echo in which the patient swallows the probe is:
A. transthoracic
B. transesophageal
C. intraoperative
,D. stress echo - anSWER-B
Images of the heart are clearest using:
A. transthoracic echo
B. transesophageal echo
C. stress echo - anSWER-B
Echocardiography today is used for:
A. detection of valvular blockages/leaks
B. pericardial effusion
C. congenital defects
D. two of the above
E. all of the above - anSWER-E
Echocardiography is completely non-invasive.
A. True
B. False - anSWER-B
Passing the RDCS echocardiography board exam means you are also registered in pediatric
echo.
A. True
B. False - anSWER-B
Real-time imaging of the heart is called:
A. A-Mode
B. B-Mode
,C. E-Mode
D. M-Mode - anSWER-B
What type of physician primarily interprets echocardiograms?
A. vascular surgeon
B. radiologist
C. cardiologist
D. neurologist - anSWER-C
Who was the Austrian physicist who first described the how frequency of sound is affected by
motion of the source and detector?
a. Inge Edler
b. Carl Hertz
c. Johann Christian Doppler
d. Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum - anSWER-C
What is NOT a mode of echocardiography?
a. 2-D imaging
b. T-Mode
c. M-Mode
d. Color flow Doppler - anSWER-B
Duplex scanning is the ability of ultrasound to combine Doppler and two-dimensional images.
a. True
b. False - anSWER-A
, What type of patient would a cardiac sonographer would scan?
a. Obese patient
b. Elderly patient
c. Young (pediatric) patient
d. All of the above - anSWER-D
TEE is an acronym for?
a. Transthoracic Echocardiogram
b. Stress echocardiograms
c. Transesophageal Echocardiogram
d. None of the above - anSWER-C
Patients can lead an active lifestyle and not know they have a cardiac condition.
a. True.
b. False - anSWER-A
Echocardiograms can be complex and lengthy exams.
a. True.
b. False - anSWER-A
A complete echocardiogram includes
a. CW Doppler
b. M-mode
c. 2D imaging
d. All of the above. - anSWER-D
