CCI ARDMS Registry Review Practice Questions and
Answers Latest Version (2024/2025) Already Passed
Which of the following would most likely result in a late systolic murmur? -
(ANSWER)MVP typically happens late and has a late click.. And you would get a
later murmur associated the MR
Called "click murmur syndrome"
Electrical alternans is usually associated with - (ANSWER)pericardial effusion
Electrical alternans= the height of QRS varies (taller and shorter) this is cause by
the fluid around the heart causing the heart to swim around so the electrical axis
is constantly changing
Which coronary artery feeds the "free wall" of the LV seen in an apical 4 chamber
view? - (ANSWER)circumflex
The finding of an overriding aorta in the parasternal long-axis view of an
echocardiogram is most consistent with? - (ANSWER)VSD (bc TOF)
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The resistance against which the ventricle contracts is known as? -
(ANSWER)Afterload is- end systolic wall stress (will never ask this one) and
systemic vascular resistance
Prinzmetal is associated with a type of - (ANSWER)angina; caused by coronary
vasospasm
Valvular atresia is a valve that is - (ANSWER)underdeveloped or absent
Which of the following may be caused by rapid accumulation of fluid in the
pericardial space? - (ANSWER)cardiac tamponade
A ventricular wall motion abnormality that is reversible with nitroglycerin is -
(ANSWER)myocardial ischemia
Fine high frequency diastolic flutter of the mitral valve is most consistent with -
(ANSWER)Aortic insufficiency- called austin flint murmur
Which of the following echocardiographic findings is most likely to be found with
Marfan's syndrome? - (ANSWER)dilated AO root