CCI Adult Echo CTL questions part 2
Questions With Correct Answers,.
RV pressure overload causes what, while RV volume overload causes what? -
Correct answerrv pressure = septal flattening during whole cardiac cycle
rv volume = septal flattening only in diastole
what is the most common complication seen with a septal myectomy that is performed
to correct asymmetrical septal hypertropny? - Correct answervsd
chest pain increasing at night and dyspnea, accompanied by a "knocking" sound with
auscultation are clinical findings that are most consistent with? - Correct
answerpericarditis (restricted diastolic filling = knock)
What must be present in order to diagnose overriding aorta? - Correct
answervsd (overriding aorta refers to aorta receiving blood from both ventricles)
a 50 year old presents with a recent onset of dyspnea and an abnormal ekg tracing a
recent MI? - Correct answera patient most likely has an RV infarct that causes
the flail tricuspid leaflet
vegetation formation on a starr-edwards valve is called? - Correct answersub-
acute bacterial endocarditis
there are two types of endocarditis, what are they? - Correct answer1. acute -
infection of a normal cardiac valve
2. sub acute - infection of abnormal valve (associated with prolapse, rheumatic disease,
and prosthetic valves)
the ____ defect is located adjacent to the atrioventricular valves in the inferior septum? -
Correct answerseptum primum
the ___ defect is located adjacent to the atrioventricular valves in superior ventricular
septum? - Correct answerperimembranous
, the pattern of wall hypertrophy in hypertension heart disease is ___, and in hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy the pattern is usually ___? - Correct answersymmertic,
asymmetric
carnitine deficiency is associated with? - Correct answerdilated
cardiomyopathy
what is the most common type to infiltrative cardiomyopathy? - Correct
answeramyloidosis
patients with marfan syndrome have abnormal levels of what proteins that affect the
connective tissues of the body? - Correct answerincreased levels of
transforming growth factor beta and decreased fibrillin-1
what effect will dilated cardiomyopathy have on the left ventricle outflow velocity? -
Correct answerdecrease
you are performing an echo on a patient with suspected congenital heart disease. you
identify a bi-leaflet valve that demonstrates an anterior leaflet that is longer than the
posterior leaflet. the posterior leaflet also appears to have a scalloped edge. these
characteristics are most consistent with the normal? - Correct answermitral
valve
____ is associated with syncope due to decreased oxygenated blood flow reaching the
brain? - Correct answermoderate/severe aortic stenosis
which of the following is the most common type of infiltrative cardiomyopathy to develop
restrictive cardiomyopathy? - Correct answeramyloidosis
there is akinesis of the anterolateral and inferolateral walls. these findings are most
suggestive of occlusion of the? - Correct answerleft circumflex artery
which of the following describes papillary fibroelastomas? - Correct
answervalvular tumor that is usually attached to the surface of the aov or mv
leaflets in adults
which of the following is describing the normal mitral valve? - Correct
answeranterior leaflet is longer than the posterior leaflet
Questions With Correct Answers,.
RV pressure overload causes what, while RV volume overload causes what? -
Correct answerrv pressure = septal flattening during whole cardiac cycle
rv volume = septal flattening only in diastole
what is the most common complication seen with a septal myectomy that is performed
to correct asymmetrical septal hypertropny? - Correct answervsd
chest pain increasing at night and dyspnea, accompanied by a "knocking" sound with
auscultation are clinical findings that are most consistent with? - Correct
answerpericarditis (restricted diastolic filling = knock)
What must be present in order to diagnose overriding aorta? - Correct
answervsd (overriding aorta refers to aorta receiving blood from both ventricles)
a 50 year old presents with a recent onset of dyspnea and an abnormal ekg tracing a
recent MI? - Correct answera patient most likely has an RV infarct that causes
the flail tricuspid leaflet
vegetation formation on a starr-edwards valve is called? - Correct answersub-
acute bacterial endocarditis
there are two types of endocarditis, what are they? - Correct answer1. acute -
infection of a normal cardiac valve
2. sub acute - infection of abnormal valve (associated with prolapse, rheumatic disease,
and prosthetic valves)
the ____ defect is located adjacent to the atrioventricular valves in the inferior septum? -
Correct answerseptum primum
the ___ defect is located adjacent to the atrioventricular valves in superior ventricular
septum? - Correct answerperimembranous
, the pattern of wall hypertrophy in hypertension heart disease is ___, and in hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy the pattern is usually ___? - Correct answersymmertic,
asymmetric
carnitine deficiency is associated with? - Correct answerdilated
cardiomyopathy
what is the most common type to infiltrative cardiomyopathy? - Correct
answeramyloidosis
patients with marfan syndrome have abnormal levels of what proteins that affect the
connective tissues of the body? - Correct answerincreased levels of
transforming growth factor beta and decreased fibrillin-1
what effect will dilated cardiomyopathy have on the left ventricle outflow velocity? -
Correct answerdecrease
you are performing an echo on a patient with suspected congenital heart disease. you
identify a bi-leaflet valve that demonstrates an anterior leaflet that is longer than the
posterior leaflet. the posterior leaflet also appears to have a scalloped edge. these
characteristics are most consistent with the normal? - Correct answermitral
valve
____ is associated with syncope due to decreased oxygenated blood flow reaching the
brain? - Correct answermoderate/severe aortic stenosis
which of the following is the most common type of infiltrative cardiomyopathy to develop
restrictive cardiomyopathy? - Correct answeramyloidosis
there is akinesis of the anterolateral and inferolateral walls. these findings are most
suggestive of occlusion of the? - Correct answerleft circumflex artery
which of the following describes papillary fibroelastomas? - Correct
answervalvular tumor that is usually attached to the surface of the aov or mv
leaflets in adults
which of the following is describing the normal mitral valve? - Correct
answeranterior leaflet is longer than the posterior leaflet
