Echo Board Review Questions and Answers Already Passed
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Echo Board Review Questions and
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Question: What is the primary purpose of an echocardiogram in a clinical setting?
Answer: An echocardiogram is used to visualize and assess the heart's structure and
function, including the size and shape of the heart, the movement of ...
defects, and evaluating the effects of cardiac treatments.
Question: What can be identified using the echocardiographic "M-mode" technique?
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,Answer: ✔✔ M-mode echocardiography provides a one-dimensional view of the heart
structures, allowing precise measurement of chamber dimensions, wall thickness, and heart valve
motion over time.
Question: How does an echocardiogram assist in the management of heart failure?
Answer: ✔✔ An echocardiogram helps diagnose the underlying causes of heart failure, such as
reduced ejection fraction or valve dysfunction, and guides treatment decisions and monitoring of
the condition’s progression.
Question: What is the significance of assessing the right ventricle in echocardiography?
Answer: ✔✔ Evaluating the right ventricle is important for diagnosing conditions like right
ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, and assessing the overall function of the right
heart in various cardiac diseases.
Which valve separates the areas of greatest pressure differences? ✔✔Mitral valve
Where does the LAD lie? ✔✔In the anterior interventricular groove (sulcus).
What service does the epicardial fat pad provide for the heart? ✔✔Protects the main coronaries.
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, Which aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PLAX? ✔✔Right coronary cusp
From the left parasternal window which of the following are you most likely to get accurate
velocity measurements?
A. LVOT
B. Aortic stenosis
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Mitral regurgitation ✔✔C. Pulmonary artery
Which tricuspid leaflets are shown in the parasternal RVIF view? ✔✔Posterior and anterior
Where is the LAA seen on TTE? ✔✔Sometimes PSAX AoV level
Usually better in Apical 2
What do the coronary arteries come off of? ✔✔Sinuses of Valsalva
During which phase do the coronaries fill? ✔✔Early diastole
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