ardms echo practice test Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers for Accuracy
Quiz: An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an
M-mode of which valve?
a.Mitral
b. Pulmonic
c. Aortic
d. Tricuspid⼀Answer: c
Quiz: If a patient has Starr-Edwards valve in both the mitral
and aortic positions, mitral regurgitation might be best detected
from which window?
a. Subcostal
b. Left parasternal
c. Apical
d. Suprasternal⼀Answer: a
Quiz: All of the following will cause aortic dilatation EXCEPT
a. Marfan's Syndrome
b. Systemic hypertension
c. Type I dissection
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d. Pulmonary hypertension⼀Answer: d
Quiz: When using M-mode to interrogate a Starr-Edwards
mitral valve which window could you use?
a. Apical
b. Suprasternal
c. Parasternal
d. Subcostal⼀Answer: a
Quiz: All of the following are etiologies for valvular
endocarditis EXCEPT:
a. Marantic
b. Pulmonary hypertension
c. IV drug abuse
d. Post cardiac surgery⼀Answer: b
Quiz: In endocarditis the vegetations usually attach on:
a. Abnormal leaflets only
b. The down-stream side of the valve
c. The flow side of the valve
d. Only one leaflet⼀Answer: c
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Quiz: All of the following are examples of mechanical cardiac
valves EXCEPT:
a. Bjork-Shiley tilting disk
b. Hancock
c. Starr-Edwards ball valve
d. St. Jude bi-leaflet⼀Answer: b
Quiz: Patients with Marfan syndrome often die from:
a. Endocarditis
b. Aortic regurgitation
c. Aortic dissection
d. Mitral valve prolapse⼀Answer: c
Quiz: All of the following are different types of endocarditis
except:
a. Aosinophilic
b. Marantic
c. Dressler's
d. Libman-Sachs⼀Answer: c
Quiz: When using Doppler to interrogate a Starr-Edwards
mitral valve which window would you use?
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a. Parasternal
b. Apical
c. Subcostal
d. Suprasternal⼀Answer: b
Quiz: Low risk patients for infective endocarditis include
those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. Coronary artery disease
c. Previous history of endocarditis
d. Prosthetic mitral valve⼀Answer: b
Quiz: High risk patients for infective endocarditis include
those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. High blood pressure
c. High cholesterol
d. Coronary artery disease⼀Answer: a
Quiz: In normal development which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale