ARDMS PRACTICE EXAM | 157
QUESTIONS| GRADED A
The congenital cardiac anaomaly seen most frequently in
adults is:
A. Ebstein's anomaly
B. Bicuspid aortic valve
C. Ventricular septal defect
D. Endocardial cushion defect Correct Answer: B.
Bicuspid aortic valve
Which endocardiographic window is used in the detection
and assessment of the inferior vena cava?
A. apical
B. subcostal
C. parasternal
D. suprsternal Correct Answer: B. Subcostal
What is the number and location of the papillary muscles
of a normal mitral valve?
A. one; the posteromedial
B. two; the posterolmedial and anterolateral
C. two; the inferolateral and posteromedial
D. three; the anterolateral, posteromedial, and
inferolateral Correct Answer: B. two; the posterolateral
and anterolateral
,Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with:
A. Opening snap and systolic murmur
B. Diastolic murmur and third heart sound
C. Fixed splitting of the second heart sound
D. Midsystolic click and/or late systolic murmur Correct
Answer: D. Midsystolic click and/or late systolic murmur
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from:
A. Dressler's syndrome
B. Ischemic heart disease
C. Bacterial endocarditis
D. Rheumatic heart disease Correct Answer: B. Ischemic
heart disease
In order to record the vegetation's of endocarditis by echo,
the vegetation's must have a diameter of at least:
A. One centimeter
B. Three millimeters
C. Three centimeters
D. Five millimeters Correct Answer: B. Three
millimeters
How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed
with the left atrium in the normal heart?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four Correct Answer: D. four
,Which M-mode finding is considered to be a specific
indicator of a fenestrated aortic valve?
a. diastolic flutter of the mitral valve
b. premature opening of the aortic valve
c. diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
d. eary systolic closure of the aortic valve Correct
Answer: c. diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
Which cardiac abnormalities are frequently noted on the
echocardiogram of patients with Marfan's syndrome?
A. mitral stenosis and pericardial effusion
B. mitral valve prolapse and aortic dilatation
C. left ventricular aneurysm and thrombus formation
D. dilatation of the pulmonary artery and pulmonic
stenosis Correct Answer: b. mitral valve prolapse and
pericardial effusion
Which term is used to describe a segment of ventrcular
wall that exhibits no motion?
A. akinesis
B. dyskinesis
C. hypokinesis
D. hyperkinesis Correct Answer: A. akinesis
A true aneurysm of the left ventricle can usually be
distinguished from a pseudoaneurysm because a
pseudoaneurysm:
, A. has a smaller, more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
B. never contain thrombi whereas a true aneurysm always
contain a layered thrombus
C. is always larger in overall size than a true aneurysm
Correct Answer: A. has a smaller, more narrow neck than
a true aneurysm
Which type of cardiomyopathy is associated with
amyloidosis?
a. congestive
b. restrictive
c. hypertrophic
d. infiltrative Correct Answer: d. infiltrative
In a patient with carcinoid heart disease, the cardiac
sonographer must devote special attention to identifying
abnormalilties of the:
a. aortic arch
b. aortic valve
c. mitral valve
d. tricuspid valve Correct Answer: d. tricuspid
Which two-dimensional echocardiographic view is best
for identifying the malformed tricuspid valve apparatus
that characterizes Ebstein's anomaly:
a. apical two chamber
b. apical four chamber
c. parasternal long axis
QUESTIONS| GRADED A
The congenital cardiac anaomaly seen most frequently in
adults is:
A. Ebstein's anomaly
B. Bicuspid aortic valve
C. Ventricular septal defect
D. Endocardial cushion defect Correct Answer: B.
Bicuspid aortic valve
Which endocardiographic window is used in the detection
and assessment of the inferior vena cava?
A. apical
B. subcostal
C. parasternal
D. suprsternal Correct Answer: B. Subcostal
What is the number and location of the papillary muscles
of a normal mitral valve?
A. one; the posteromedial
B. two; the posterolmedial and anterolateral
C. two; the inferolateral and posteromedial
D. three; the anterolateral, posteromedial, and
inferolateral Correct Answer: B. two; the posterolateral
and anterolateral
,Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with:
A. Opening snap and systolic murmur
B. Diastolic murmur and third heart sound
C. Fixed splitting of the second heart sound
D. Midsystolic click and/or late systolic murmur Correct
Answer: D. Midsystolic click and/or late systolic murmur
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from:
A. Dressler's syndrome
B. Ischemic heart disease
C. Bacterial endocarditis
D. Rheumatic heart disease Correct Answer: B. Ischemic
heart disease
In order to record the vegetation's of endocarditis by echo,
the vegetation's must have a diameter of at least:
A. One centimeter
B. Three millimeters
C. Three centimeters
D. Five millimeters Correct Answer: B. Three
millimeters
How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed
with the left atrium in the normal heart?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four Correct Answer: D. four
,Which M-mode finding is considered to be a specific
indicator of a fenestrated aortic valve?
a. diastolic flutter of the mitral valve
b. premature opening of the aortic valve
c. diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
d. eary systolic closure of the aortic valve Correct
Answer: c. diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
Which cardiac abnormalities are frequently noted on the
echocardiogram of patients with Marfan's syndrome?
A. mitral stenosis and pericardial effusion
B. mitral valve prolapse and aortic dilatation
C. left ventricular aneurysm and thrombus formation
D. dilatation of the pulmonary artery and pulmonic
stenosis Correct Answer: b. mitral valve prolapse and
pericardial effusion
Which term is used to describe a segment of ventrcular
wall that exhibits no motion?
A. akinesis
B. dyskinesis
C. hypokinesis
D. hyperkinesis Correct Answer: A. akinesis
A true aneurysm of the left ventricle can usually be
distinguished from a pseudoaneurysm because a
pseudoaneurysm:
, A. has a smaller, more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
B. never contain thrombi whereas a true aneurysm always
contain a layered thrombus
C. is always larger in overall size than a true aneurysm
Correct Answer: A. has a smaller, more narrow neck than
a true aneurysm
Which type of cardiomyopathy is associated with
amyloidosis?
a. congestive
b. restrictive
c. hypertrophic
d. infiltrative Correct Answer: d. infiltrative
In a patient with carcinoid heart disease, the cardiac
sonographer must devote special attention to identifying
abnormalilties of the:
a. aortic arch
b. aortic valve
c. mitral valve
d. tricuspid valve Correct Answer: d. tricuspid
Which two-dimensional echocardiographic view is best
for identifying the malformed tricuspid valve apparatus
that characterizes Ebstein's anomaly:
a. apical two chamber
b. apical four chamber
c. parasternal long axis
