CCI Echo Review Exam Questions With Correct
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Which abnormalities commonly go with Marfan's? - Answer✔Mitral Valve prolapse and Aortic
dilation
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from - Answer✔Ischemic Heart Disease
In order to record the veg of endocarditis by echo, it must be - Answer✔3 mm
How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with the LA? - Answer✔4
Which cardiomyopathy is associated with amyloidosis? - Answer✔infiltrative
Which m-mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator of a fenestrated AV? -
Answer✔Diastolic
Pulmonic stenosis in uncommon as an isolated defect and is usually accompanied with a -
Answer✔VSD
false overriding of the aorta may be produced on the m-mode echo by - Answer✔Positioning
the tdx in too high an intercostal space
A fib is most common with what valvular disease - Answer✔rheumatic mitral stenosis
Example of a bioprosthetic - Answer✔bovine, equine, or porcine valve
When a patient has a clinical diagnosis of pericarditis - Answer✔pericardial effusion may not be
present
TV closure usually occurs - Answer✔less than 0.06 seconds after MV closure
Kawasaki's disease may lead to - Answer✔coronary artery aneurysm
which echo technique is best for the detection of MR - Answer✔pulsed doppler
atrial myxomas are usually attached to the - Answer✔fossa ovalis region of the atrial septum
which 2d views are best for direct imaging of a discrete subaortic membrane - Answer✔apical 5
and apical long axis view
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premature opening of the pulmonary valve may be seen in - Answer✔constrictive pericarditis
an underestimation of AS may occur because of - Answer✔low CO
Estimation of MV area from doppler is calculated by the - Answer✔pressure half-time
What is the standard view for contrast study with an ASD? - Answer✔apical 4
The doppler jet of MS obtained at the apex is sometimes confused with - Answer✔Aortic
Insufficiency
For patients with AS and A fib, peak systolic aortic velocity will - Answer✔be higher following
long R-R intervals
Aliasing on color flow doppler is shown by a - Answer✔reversal in color
Premature MV closure on mmode is a sign of high LV diastolic pressure in - Answer✔aortic
insuffiency
Midsystolic clicks and or late systolic murmurs are most characteristic of - Answer✔MV
prolapse
The two most frequently encountered congenital heart lesions in adults are - Answer✔ASD and
bicuspid AV
On m-mose a flail MV may have a similar appearance to - Answer✔an infected MV
One of the most common complications of a myocardial infarction is - Answer✔Aneurysm
formation
in pericardial effusion the motion of the pericardium may be - Answer✔damped
On 2D Echo, a cleft MV may be confused with an anatomic - Answer✔TV
In which view is the ultrasound beam most perpendicular to the IAS - Answer✔subcostal 4
chamber
To determine peak AS velocity the tdx should be - Answer✔be continuous wave
secondary findings in mitral stenosis - Answer✔LA enlargement and signs of pulmonary
hypertension
patients with longstanding AS will have - Answer✔LVH
Patients with AI may have serial echos for - Answer✔left ventricular dimension changes
A left ventricular thrombus is usually in an area of - Answer✔abnormal wall motion
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