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Echocardiography Questions with Correct AnswersWhat are the principles of echo?
ultrasound of the heart
produces images from reflected sound waves
high frequency waves (>2 MHz)
What is an echocardiogram used to diagnose?
cardiac diseases, structural and functional abnormalities, identify cardiac
tumors, effusions and foreign bodies
What does an echocardiogram show?
- detailed cardiac structure
- atrial and ventricular function
- intracardiac and great vessel hemodynamics
What equipment is needed for an echocardiogram?
echocardiography machine
, transducer probe
echo table
contact medium: alcohol/ ultrasound gel
What color is blood on ultrasound?
black "anechoic"
no reflection
What color is muscle on ultrasound?
gray "hypoechoic"
mild reflection
When tissue/ lung interface what does it look like?
bright "hyperechoic"
high reflection
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