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CCI 2026 STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE (126)
CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
CCI
Prepare effectively with this CCI Study Guide, designed to
support comprehensive preparation for cardiovascular and
sonography certification exams. It focuses on key concepts in
cardiac anatomy, hemodynamics, echocardiography
techniques, pathology recognition, and patient care principles.
The guide strengthens understanding, test readiness, and
clinical reasoning for certification success. Suitable for
sonographers and cardiovascular imaging students preparing for
CCI exams.
the force or tension developed in a muscle fiber depends on
the extent to which the fiber is stretched ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Frank Starling Law
how can you reduce attenuation of contrast in the LV? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... push the contrast slowly
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given a spectral doppler image of 12 AV outflow tract
tracings, how could you make the VTI tracing more accurate?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... increase your sweep speed
why are beta blockers a contradiction for someone getting a
stress echo? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... beta blockers slow
the HR making it hard to reach target HR during stress echo
what do you need to know to calculate the distance of an
object with ultrasound? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... speed of
sound in the medium and the go return time
what do post transmural walls look like on echo? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... thin
right ventricular free wall akinesis with sparing of the apex is
known as? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... McConnells sign
Narrow perforation of the LV free wall with a false chamber
that has a saccular or globular contour is known as? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... pseudoaneurysm
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bulge in the ventricular wall that persists during systole and
diastole with akinesis or dyskinesis and there is usually a
hinge point where the good and bad myocardium meet is
known as? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... true aneurysm
if a regurgitant jet is sitting below the baseline at 2.3m/s,
which valve is affected and why? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
tricuspid because mitral jet will sit below baseline at 5 or
6m/s
a reflective object located beyond the widened ultrasound
beam, after the focal zone is what artifact? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... ultrasound beam width artifact
when using contrast what will you adjust on the machine to
enhance the image? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... the
mechanical index
a shadow artifact has _____ attenuation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... high
CCI 2026 STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE (126)
CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS|GUARANTEED PASS.
CCI
Prepare effectively with this CCI Study Guide, designed to
support comprehensive preparation for cardiovascular and
sonography certification exams. It focuses on key concepts in
cardiac anatomy, hemodynamics, echocardiography
techniques, pathology recognition, and patient care principles.
The guide strengthens understanding, test readiness, and
clinical reasoning for certification success. Suitable for
sonographers and cardiovascular imaging students preparing for
CCI exams.
the force or tension developed in a muscle fiber depends on
the extent to which the fiber is stretched ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... Frank Starling Law
how can you reduce attenuation of contrast in the LV? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... push the contrast slowly
, Page 2 of 22
given a spectral doppler image of 12 AV outflow tract
tracings, how could you make the VTI tracing more accurate?
✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... increase your sweep speed
why are beta blockers a contradiction for someone getting a
stress echo? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... beta blockers slow
the HR making it hard to reach target HR during stress echo
what do you need to know to calculate the distance of an
object with ultrasound? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... speed of
sound in the medium and the go return time
what do post transmural walls look like on echo? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... thin
right ventricular free wall akinesis with sparing of the apex is
known as? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... McConnells sign
Narrow perforation of the LV free wall with a false chamber
that has a saccular or globular contour is known as? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... pseudoaneurysm
, Page 3 of 22
bulge in the ventricular wall that persists during systole and
diastole with akinesis or dyskinesis and there is usually a
hinge point where the good and bad myocardium meet is
known as? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... true aneurysm
if a regurgitant jet is sitting below the baseline at 2.3m/s,
which valve is affected and why? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
tricuspid because mitral jet will sit below baseline at 5 or
6m/s
a reflective object located beyond the widened ultrasound
beam, after the focal zone is what artifact? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... ultrasound beam width artifact
when using contrast what will you adjust on the machine to
enhance the image? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... the
mechanical index
a shadow artifact has _____ attenuation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... high
