CCI Practice Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 – Questions with Correct Answers

CCI PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
AADopplerAfindingAinApatientsAwithApatentAductusAarteriosusAwouldAbe:A-
AcorrectAanswersDiastolicAleftAtoArightAflowAinAtheApulmonaryAartery



WhichAmediumAinterfaceAwouldAyouAexpectAtheAstrongestA(brightest)AechoesAtoAoccur?A-
AcorrectAanswersAir/Skin



AAcongenitalAmalformationAwhereAtheAseptalAleafletAofAtheAtricuspidAvalveAisAdisplacedAtoward
AtheAapexAofAtheArightAventricleAisAtermed:A-AcorrectAanswersEbsteinsAanomaly



InAaApatientAwithAanAostiumAsecundumAdefectAofAtheAheart,AaAstep-
upA(increasedAconcentration)AofAoxygenAsaturationAwouldAbeAnotedAinAthe:A-
AcorrectAanswersRightAatrium



WhichAcomponentAisAtheAmetabolicAcomponentAofAacidAbaseAbalanceAinAtheAbody?A-
AcorrectAanswersHco3



TheAstrokeAvolumeAofAanAintactAventricleAisAdirectlyAinfluencedAbyAallAofAtheAfollowingAexcept?

a.APreload

b.AAfterload

c.AContractility

d.AAgeA-AcorrectAanswersAge

TheAfactorAthatAmostAstronglyAinfluencesAtheAspeedAatAwhichAanAultrasoundAwaveAtravelsAthro
ughAaApatientsAliverAisAthe:A-AcorrectAanswersstiffnessAofAtheAliverAtissue

________________AcannotAtravelAthroughAaAvcuumA-AcorrectAanswersSound

WhenAevaluatingAanAaorticAvalveAforAstenosis,AcautionAmustAbeAtakenAnotAtoAunderestimateAth
eAseverityAofAtheAstenosisAinAtheApresenceAof:A-AcorrectAanswersMitralAregurgitation

FrequencyAofAsoundAisAexpressedAin:A-AcorrectAanswershertz

TheAmethodsAusedAtoAdecreaseAtheAbuildAupAofAacidAinAaApatientAwhoAisAarrestingAare:A-
AcorrectAanswersHyperventilationAandAsodiumAbicarbonate



TheAtermAopeningAsnapAisAusedAtoAdescribe:A-AcorrectAanswersmitralAstenosis

TheAmidAsystolicAclickAisAgenerallyAassociatedAwith:A-AcorrectAanswersBarlow'sAsyndrome

WhatAfactorsAaffectAtheApressureAgradientAacrossAaAvalve?A-
AcorrectAanswersResistanceAtoAflowAandAproximalAchamberApressure

,TheApulmonaryAcapillaryAwedgeApressureAmostAcloselyAapproximatesA_____________Apressur
es.A-AcorrectAanswersLAAandALVEDP

TheAmostAcommonAventricularAseptalAdefectAisAthe:A-AcorrectAanswersperimembranousAVSD

UntreatedAcongestiveAheartAfailureAcouldAeventuallyAleadAto:A-
AcorrectAanswerspulmonaryAHTN



TheAtensionAinAtheAfibersAofAtheAventricleAafterAtheAonsetAofAsystoleArefersAto:A-
AcorrectAanswersafterload



AAdirectAresultAofAmitralAregurgitationAis:A-AcorrectAanswersLeftAatrialAenlargement

WolffAParkinson'sAWhiteAsyndromeAisAdiagnosedAonAtheAECGAbyAtheApresenceAofAa:A-
AcorrectAanswersdeltaAwave



TheAsecondAheartAsoundAisAassociatedAwith:A-
AcorrectAanswersclosureAofAtheAaorticAandApulmonicAvalves



AAtypicalAfindingAinAtheApresenceAofAaorticAstenosisAis:A-
AcorrectAanswersLeftAventricularAhypertrophy



OhmsAlawAdescribesAtheAbasicAcharacteristicsAofAelectricityAinAaAcircuit;AAAprincipleAthatAapplie
sAtoAallAelectrical,AmedicalAandAmonitoringAinstruments.ATheAformulaAis:A-
AcorrectAanswersV=IxR



InAwhatAmediumAdoesAsoundAtravelAtheAfastest?A-AcorrectAanswersbone

subcristalAVSD'sAareAalsoAknownAas:A-AcorrectAanswersSubaotricAVSD

AAfindingAofAcoronaryAarteryAaneurysmsAonAanAechocardiogramAofAaAchildAwouldAbeAconsistent
Awith:A-AcorrectAanswersBarlow'sAsyndrome



TheAcentralAvenousApressureAisAaAdirectAreflectionAofAthe:A-
AcorrectAanswersrightAatrialApressure



InAtheAnormalAfunctioningAheart,AtheAendAdiastolicAvolumeAisAdeterminedAbyAwhatAmajorAfacto
rs?A-AcorrectAanswersDiastolicAfillingApressure,AtotalAbloodAvolumeAandAatrialAsystole

TheAamountAofArefractionAisAmostAstronglyAinfluencedAbyAtheArelativeA____________AonAeithe
rAsideAofAtheAinterface.A-AcorrectAanswersacousticAimpedance

RegionsAofAdecreasedAparticleAdensityAasAseenAonAultrasoundArefersAto:A-
AcorrectAanswersrarefraction



TheA_________AisAindependentAofAtheAfrequencyAandAintensityAofAtheAsoundAwave.A-
AcorrectAanswersspeedAofAsound



RefractionAwillAnotAoccurAisAtheAsoundAbeamAisA________AtoAtheAinterface.A-
AcorrectAanswersperpendicular

, TetrologyAofAFallotAisAdiagnosedAwhenAtheApresenceAofAwhatAfourAanomalies?A-
AcorrectAanswersrightAventricularAhypertrophy,AventricularAseptalAdefect,ApulmonicAstenosisAa


ndAanAoverridingAaortaA(overAtheAVSD)

InAultrasound,AregionsAofAincreasedAparticleAdensityArefersAto:A-AcorrectAanswerscompression

BloodAwithinAtheApulmonaryAarteryAisAgenerallyA_______A%AsaturatedAwithAoxygenA-
AcorrectAanswers75%



DiastolicAflutteringAofAtheAanteriorAmitralAvalveAleafletAasAseenAonAtheAm-
modeAtracingAwouldAsuggest?A-AcorrectAanswersAorticAinsufficiency

WhatAfactorAofAresistanceAhasAtheAmostAeffectAonAtheAresistanceAtoAflowAinAaAbloodAvessel?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAvesselsAradius



TheAechoAwindowAofAchoiceAforAevaluatingAmitralAregurgitationAwithAcontinuousAwaveADopple
rAis:A-AcorrectAanswersTheAapicalA4AchamberAview

WhenAweAareAborn,AtheAcommunicationAbetweenAtheAaortaAandAtheApulmonaryAarteryAthatAisA
presentAinuteroAmayAfailAtoAcloseAoffAafterAbirth.AThisAcommunicationAisAcalled:A-
AcorrectAanswersPatentAductusAarteriosus



IfAtheApressureAamplitudeAofAaAsoundAwaveAisAdoubled,AtheAintensityAwouldAbe:A-
AcorrectAanswersquadrupled



AApulseArepetitionAfrequencyAofAlessAthanAtwiceAtheADopplerAshiftAfrequencyAwillAresultAinA___
_______.A-AcorrectAanswersaliasing

AcousticalAinformationAisAconvertedAintoAimageAdataAthroughAtheAuseAofA-
AcorrectAanswersfastAFourierAtransformerAsystemAconverters



ImpulsesAconductedAfromAtheAsinusAnodeAareAdelayedAslightlyAatAtheA___________AbeforeAcon
tinuingAtoAtheAventricles.A-AcorrectAanswersatrioventricularAnode

TheAcoronaryAbloodAflowAtoAtheAheartAisAaA__________AeventA-AcorrectAanswersdiastolic

TheAmuscleAofAtheAheartAisAcomposedAof:A-AcorrectAanswersmyofibrils

TheApropagationAspeedAofAsoundAdividedAbyAtheAfrequencyAequals:A-
AcorrectAanswerswavelangth



TheAleftAandArightAbundleAbranchesAtravelAdownAtheAconductionAsystemAtoAterminateAinAthe:A-
AcorrectAanswersperkinjiAfibers



DuringAtheAperformanceAofAanAechocardiogramAyouAnoteAthatAtheAheartAisAonAtheArightAsideAof
AtheAchest.AThisAisAcalled:A-AcorrectAanswersdextracardia



TheAunitAofAmeasurementAdescribingAdynamicArangeAis:A-AcorrectAanswersdecibels

Barlow'sAsyndromeAisAanotherAnameAfor:A-AcorrectAanswersmitralAvalveAprolapse