ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● A patient presents for an echo and the order does not list an
indication for the exam. You review the patient history in the chart to
locate an appropriate indication for the echo. Which of the following is
an appropriate indication to perform an echo? Answer: history of
chemotherapy for liver carcinoma
●● When transporting a patient in a wheelchair with an IV bag: Answer:
you should always transport the IV bag above the level of the patients
head
●● The American Heart Association recommends that a rescuer try to
perform at least ___ compressions per minute on a child or infant.
Answer: 100
●● Which of the following items is not part of a standard patient history
required prior to performing an echocardiogram? Answer:
Electroencephalogram report
, ●● If a patient experiences significant left sided trepopnea, how will this
change how you perform the echo exam? Answer: The patient will need
to be scanned in the supine or semi-erect position
●● When placing the electrodes on a patient for a 12 lead EKG for to a
stress echo, the electrode for the left arm is placed: Answer: 2cm below
the left clavicle
●● A patient presents for an echo due to SOB, malaise and the presence
of Osler nodes and Janeway lesions. The referring physician most likely
suspects: Answer: Infective endocarditis
●● A patient presents for an echo and the order does not list an
indication for the exam. Which of the following is an appropriate
indication to perform an echo? Answer: lab work that demonstrates the
presence of staphlyococcus aureus
●● a 66yr old male patient presents for a TEE with a history of severe
mitral stenosis. The chart shows severe MS was documented one month
ago on a semiannual TTE exam. There are also notes that he is
scheduled for a commissurotomy in 2 days. What is the primary purpose
for todays exam? Answer: to rule out LA thrombus
●● Pedal edema is a common symptom of Answer: congestive heart
failure
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● A patient presents for an echo and the order does not list an
indication for the exam. You review the patient history in the chart to
locate an appropriate indication for the echo. Which of the following is
an appropriate indication to perform an echo? Answer: history of
chemotherapy for liver carcinoma
●● When transporting a patient in a wheelchair with an IV bag: Answer:
you should always transport the IV bag above the level of the patients
head
●● The American Heart Association recommends that a rescuer try to
perform at least ___ compressions per minute on a child or infant.
Answer: 100
●● Which of the following items is not part of a standard patient history
required prior to performing an echocardiogram? Answer:
Electroencephalogram report
, ●● If a patient experiences significant left sided trepopnea, how will this
change how you perform the echo exam? Answer: The patient will need
to be scanned in the supine or semi-erect position
●● When placing the electrodes on a patient for a 12 lead EKG for to a
stress echo, the electrode for the left arm is placed: Answer: 2cm below
the left clavicle
●● A patient presents for an echo due to SOB, malaise and the presence
of Osler nodes and Janeway lesions. The referring physician most likely
suspects: Answer: Infective endocarditis
●● A patient presents for an echo and the order does not list an
indication for the exam. Which of the following is an appropriate
indication to perform an echo? Answer: lab work that demonstrates the
presence of staphlyococcus aureus
●● a 66yr old male patient presents for a TEE with a history of severe
mitral stenosis. The chart shows severe MS was documented one month
ago on a semiannual TTE exam. There are also notes that he is
scheduled for a commissurotomy in 2 days. What is the primary purpose
for todays exam? Answer: to rule out LA thrombus
●● Pedal edema is a common symptom of Answer: congestive heart
failure
