8/9/25, 1:54 AM ardms echo practice test
ARDMS ECHO PRACTICE TEST BANK EXAM 2025-2026
\LATEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS \VERIFIED 100%
\ALREADY GRADED A+
When using M-mode to a
interrogate a Starr-
Edwards mitral valve
which window could you
use?
a. Apical
b. Suprasternal
c. Parasternal
d. Subcostal
All of the following are b
etiologies for valvular
endocarditis EXCEPT:
a. Marantic
b. Pulmonary hypertension
c. IV drug abuse
d. Post cardiac surgery
In endocarditis the c
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
All of the following are b
examples of mechanical
cardiac valves EXCEPT:
a. Bjork-Shiley tilting disk
b. Hancock
c. Starr-Edwards ball valve
d. St. Jude bi-leaflet
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Patients with Marfan c
syndrome often die from:
a. Endocarditis
b. Aortic regurgitation
c. Aortic dissection
d. Mitral valve prolapse
All of the following are c
different types of
endocarditis except:
a. Aosinophilic
b. Marantic
c. Dressler's
d. Libman-Sachs
When using Doppler to b
interrogate a Starr-
Edwards mitral valve which
window would you use?
a. Parasternal
b. Apical
c. Subcostal
d. Suprasternal
Low risk patients for b
infective endocarditis
include those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. Coronary artery disease
c. Previous history of
endocarditis
d. Prosthetic mitral valve
High risk patients for a
infective endocarditis
include those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. High blood pressure
c. High cholesterol
d. Coronary artery disease
In normal development a
which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ventricular septal defect
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d. Atrial septal defect
To perform continuous wave a
Doppler using a PEDOFF
probe how many
Piezoelectric crystals are
required?
a. Two
b. Sixty-four
c. Four
d. One hundred and
twenty-eight One
The left ventricular diastolic d
pressure is comparable to
which of the following
pressures?
a. Right ventricular diastolic
b. Right ventricular systolic
c. Aortic systolic
d. Mean left atrial
The anterior and apical c
wall of the left ventricle is
supplied by which coronary
artery?
a. Right coronary artery
b. Acute marginal
c. Left anterior descending
d. Left circumflex
All of the following are d
frequencies used in adult
chest wall echocardiograms
EXCEPT:
a. 3.5 MHz
b. 2.5 MHz
c. 4.5 MHz
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ARDMS ECHO PRACTICE TEST BANK EXAM 2025-2026
\LATEST VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS \VERIFIED 100%
\ALREADY GRADED A+
When using M-mode to a
interrogate a Starr-
Edwards mitral valve
which window could you
use?
a. Apical
b. Suprasternal
c. Parasternal
d. Subcostal
All of the following are b
etiologies for valvular
endocarditis EXCEPT:
a. Marantic
b. Pulmonary hypertension
c. IV drug abuse
d. Post cardiac surgery
In endocarditis the c
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
All of the following are b
examples of mechanical
cardiac valves EXCEPT:
a. Bjork-Shiley tilting disk
b. Hancock
c. Starr-Edwards ball valve
d. St. Jude bi-leaflet
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,8/9/25, 1:54 AM ardms echo practice test
Patients with Marfan c
syndrome often die from:
a. Endocarditis
b. Aortic regurgitation
c. Aortic dissection
d. Mitral valve prolapse
All of the following are c
different types of
endocarditis except:
a. Aosinophilic
b. Marantic
c. Dressler's
d. Libman-Sachs
When using Doppler to b
interrogate a Starr-
Edwards mitral valve which
window would you use?
a. Parasternal
b. Apical
c. Subcostal
d. Suprasternal
Low risk patients for b
infective endocarditis
include those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. Coronary artery disease
c. Previous history of
endocarditis
d. Prosthetic mitral valve
High risk patients for a
infective endocarditis
include those with:
a. Intravenous drug abuse
b. High blood pressure
c. High cholesterol
d. Coronary artery disease
In normal development a
which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ventricular septal defect
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d. Atrial septal defect
To perform continuous wave a
Doppler using a PEDOFF
probe how many
Piezoelectric crystals are
required?
a. Two
b. Sixty-four
c. Four
d. One hundred and
twenty-eight One
The left ventricular diastolic d
pressure is comparable to
which of the following
pressures?
a. Right ventricular diastolic
b. Right ventricular systolic
c. Aortic systolic
d. Mean left atrial
The anterior and apical c
wall of the left ventricle is
supplied by which coronary
artery?
a. Right coronary artery
b. Acute marginal
c. Left anterior descending
d. Left circumflex
All of the following are d
frequencies used in adult
chest wall echocardiograms
EXCEPT:
a. 3.5 MHz
b. 2.5 MHz
c. 4.5 MHz
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