CCI EXAM FROM EXAM EDGE II | 100%
Correct | Verified | 2024 Version
When attempting to diagnose a patient with pericarditis, which of the following interventions could be
helpful?
A. Surgery
B. Ultrasound of the liver
C. Reported symptoms
D. CT of the brain - ✔✔C. Reported symptoms
Which of the following is the normal upper diameter limit of the pulmonary artery?
A. 10.5 mm
B. 33.2 mm
C. 21.8 mm
D. 26.4 mm - ✔✔C. 21.8 mm
Which of the following might not be considered correct regarding the patient with an AAA?
A. The patient may experience anorexia and nausea/vomiting.
B. The patient will always experience hypertension.
C. The majority of patients are asymptomatic.
D. There could be a palpable mass above the umbilicus. - ✔✔B. The patient will always experience
hypertension.
If a patient is diagnosed with an cardiac aneurysm, which of the following factors might not be
considered a surgical repair contraindication?
,A. If the patient is a diabetic
B. If the patient has a terminal illness
C. If the patient has had a recent myocardial infarction
D. If the patient is experiencing unstable angina - ✔✔A. If the patient is a diabetic
The memory of the ultrasound machine would be referred to as which of the following?
A. Software
B. Digital scan converter
C. Keyboard
D. Digital display - ✔✔B. Digital scan converter
Which of the following would the beam former do?
A. Decreases the echo voltages
B. Digitizes the voltages
C. Compensates for attenuation using time gain compensation
D. Both B and C - ✔✔D. Both B and C
The __________ would be considered a device which helps prevent the patient information from being
inadvertently transmitted over the internet?
A. Bluetooth
B. Firewall
C. PDA
D. Hard drive - ✔✔B. Firewall
An aneurysm has the potential to be caused by all but which of the following uncommon arterial wall
infections?
, A. Staphylococcus
B. Tuberculosis
C. Measles
D. Syphillis - ✔✔C. Measles
When performing an echocardiogram, the patient ask the technician what the test shows. What should
the technician tell the patient?
A. Tell the patient that the physician will have to review the test and provide the patient with the results.
B. The technician should tell the patient what the test shows.
C. The technician should tell the patient they need to talk to the social worker for the results of the test.
D. None of the above - ✔✔A. Tell the patient that the physician will have to review the test and provide
the patient with the results.
The statement that would best describe a "comet tail" would be considered which of the following?
A. A bit
B. A crystal
C. A sequential display of all the frames that are stored in memory at a controllable frame rate.
D. A series of closely spaced reverberation echoes. - ✔✔D. A series of closely spaced reverberation
echoes.
If a patient's heart rate is 160, it would be considered which of the following?
A. Bradycardia
B. Fibrillation
C. Tachycardia
D. Asystole - ✔✔C. Tachycardia
Correct | Verified | 2024 Version
When attempting to diagnose a patient with pericarditis, which of the following interventions could be
helpful?
A. Surgery
B. Ultrasound of the liver
C. Reported symptoms
D. CT of the brain - ✔✔C. Reported symptoms
Which of the following is the normal upper diameter limit of the pulmonary artery?
A. 10.5 mm
B. 33.2 mm
C. 21.8 mm
D. 26.4 mm - ✔✔C. 21.8 mm
Which of the following might not be considered correct regarding the patient with an AAA?
A. The patient may experience anorexia and nausea/vomiting.
B. The patient will always experience hypertension.
C. The majority of patients are asymptomatic.
D. There could be a palpable mass above the umbilicus. - ✔✔B. The patient will always experience
hypertension.
If a patient is diagnosed with an cardiac aneurysm, which of the following factors might not be
considered a surgical repair contraindication?
,A. If the patient is a diabetic
B. If the patient has a terminal illness
C. If the patient has had a recent myocardial infarction
D. If the patient is experiencing unstable angina - ✔✔A. If the patient is a diabetic
The memory of the ultrasound machine would be referred to as which of the following?
A. Software
B. Digital scan converter
C. Keyboard
D. Digital display - ✔✔B. Digital scan converter
Which of the following would the beam former do?
A. Decreases the echo voltages
B. Digitizes the voltages
C. Compensates for attenuation using time gain compensation
D. Both B and C - ✔✔D. Both B and C
The __________ would be considered a device which helps prevent the patient information from being
inadvertently transmitted over the internet?
A. Bluetooth
B. Firewall
C. PDA
D. Hard drive - ✔✔B. Firewall
An aneurysm has the potential to be caused by all but which of the following uncommon arterial wall
infections?
, A. Staphylococcus
B. Tuberculosis
C. Measles
D. Syphillis - ✔✔C. Measles
When performing an echocardiogram, the patient ask the technician what the test shows. What should
the technician tell the patient?
A. Tell the patient that the physician will have to review the test and provide the patient with the results.
B. The technician should tell the patient what the test shows.
C. The technician should tell the patient they need to talk to the social worker for the results of the test.
D. None of the above - ✔✔A. Tell the patient that the physician will have to review the test and provide
the patient with the results.
The statement that would best describe a "comet tail" would be considered which of the following?
A. A bit
B. A crystal
C. A sequential display of all the frames that are stored in memory at a controllable frame rate.
D. A series of closely spaced reverberation echoes. - ✔✔D. A series of closely spaced reverberation
echoes.
If a patient's heart rate is 160, it would be considered which of the following?
A. Bradycardia
B. Fibrillation
C. Tachycardia
D. Asystole - ✔✔C. Tachycardia
