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ARDMS ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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ARDMS EXAM
A patient is sent to the echo lab with a diagnosis of Marfan's Syndrome. Which of
the following are you most likey to find?
a. aortic rupture
b. cleft mitral valve
c. dilated aortic root
d. pericardial effusion - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. dilated aortic root
A young patient is sent to the echo lab with a diagnosis of Kawasaki's disease.
Which of the following would you look for?
a. ASD
b. right atrial myxoma
c. MVP
d. regional wall motion abnormalities - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. regional wall
motion abnormalities
Normally pericardial fluid drains into the:
a. pleural space
b. coronary sinus
c. peritoneal space
d. lymphatic system - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. lympathic system
A patient who has a higher blood pressure in the right arm than the left may have:
a. aortic stenosis
b. hypoplastic left heart
c. coarctation of the aorta
d. patent ductus arteriosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. coarctation of the aorta
Premature closure of the aortic valve on M-mode is most consistent with:
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a. mitral stenosis
b. aortic stenosis
c. aortic regurg
d. mitral regurg - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. mitral regurgitation
An intra-aortic ballon pump assists the left venricle by increasing?
a. pre-load
b. after-load
c. coronary blood flow
d. systolic blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. coronary blood flow
The development of angina, dyspnea, and syncope are signs of advanced:
a. aortic stenosis
b. mitral stenosis
c. aortic regurg
d. mitral regurg - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. aortic stenosis
Over stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system will:
a. increase the heart rate
b. decrease the heart rate
c. increase the contractility
d. decrease the contractility - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. decrease the heart rate
At cardiac catheterization a patient has equal end-diastolic pressures between
both atria and both ventricles suggesting:
a. patent ductus ateriosus
b. constrictive percarditis
c. chronic mitral regurgitation
d. cardiac tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. constrictive pericarditis
In normal patients why does the peak velocity of flow in the pulmonary artery
occurs later than the peak velocity in the aorta?
a. flow volume is lower
b. flow volume is higher
c. vascular resistance is lower
d. vascular resistance is higher - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. vascular resistance is
lower
The beginning of systole is accompained by which heart sound:
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a. S1
b. S2
c. S3
d. S4 - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. S1
Of the following conditions, which is NOT a cause of increased left ventricular
mass?
a. aortic stenosis
b. systemic hypertension
c. MVP
d. aortic insuff - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. MVP
Which of the following terms refers to increased LV wall motion:
a. dyskinesis
b. hyperkinesis
c. hypokinesis
d. akinesis - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. hyperkinesis
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:
ARDMS ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2024
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
ARDMS EXAM
A patient is sent to the echo lab with a diagnosis of Marfan's Syndrome. Which of
the following are you most likey to find?
a. aortic rupture
b. cleft mitral valve
c. dilated aortic root
d. pericardial effusion - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. dilated aortic root
A young patient is sent to the echo lab with a diagnosis of Kawasaki's disease.
Which of the following would you look for?
a. ASD
b. right atrial myxoma
c. MVP
d. regional wall motion abnormalities - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. regional wall
motion abnormalities
Normally pericardial fluid drains into the:
a. pleural space
b. coronary sinus
c. peritoneal space
d. lymphatic system - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. lympathic system
A patient who has a higher blood pressure in the right arm than the left may have:
a. aortic stenosis
b. hypoplastic left heart
c. coarctation of the aorta
d. patent ductus arteriosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. coarctation of the aorta
Premature closure of the aortic valve on M-mode is most consistent with:
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a. mitral stenosis
b. aortic stenosis
c. aortic regurg
d. mitral regurg - CORRECT ANSWER>>d. mitral regurgitation
An intra-aortic ballon pump assists the left venricle by increasing?
a. pre-load
b. after-load
c. coronary blood flow
d. systolic blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. coronary blood flow
The development of angina, dyspnea, and syncope are signs of advanced:
a. aortic stenosis
b. mitral stenosis
c. aortic regurg
d. mitral regurg - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. aortic stenosis
Over stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system will:
a. increase the heart rate
b. decrease the heart rate
c. increase the contractility
d. decrease the contractility - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. decrease the heart rate
At cardiac catheterization a patient has equal end-diastolic pressures between
both atria and both ventricles suggesting:
a. patent ductus ateriosus
b. constrictive percarditis
c. chronic mitral regurgitation
d. cardiac tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. constrictive pericarditis
In normal patients why does the peak velocity of flow in the pulmonary artery
occurs later than the peak velocity in the aorta?
a. flow volume is lower
b. flow volume is higher
c. vascular resistance is lower
d. vascular resistance is higher - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. vascular resistance is
lower
The beginning of systole is accompained by which heart sound:
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a. S1
b. S2
c. S3
d. S4 - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. S1
Of the following conditions, which is NOT a cause of increased left ventricular
mass?
a. aortic stenosis
b. systemic hypertension
c. MVP
d. aortic insuff - CORRECT ANSWER>>c. MVP
Which of the following terms refers to increased LV wall motion:
a. dyskinesis
b. hyperkinesis
c. hypokinesis
d. akinesis - CORRECT ANSWER>>b. hyperkinesis
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:
