ECHO Final Multiple Choice Possible
Questions and Answers
2 Etiologies of Pericardial effusion that are describe in your book: - ANSWER-Idiopathic
or Inflammation(could also be malignant or infection)
A "pericardial knock" is associated with what abnormality:
a) constrictive pericarditis
b) restrictive CM
c) Large pericardial effusion
d) acute pericarditis - ANSWER-a)
A delayed acceleration of time (dP/dt) of mitral regurgitation is consistent with which of
the following:
a) severe LV diastolic dysfunction
b) reduced LV systolic function
c) dilated LA
d) severe MR - ANSWER-b)
A parachute MV describes which of the following findings:
a) tethering of the MV with severe MS
b) pan systolic MVP
c) systolic anterior motion of the MV
d)congenital MS due to single papillary muscle - ANSWER-d)
A RV pressure overload of the RV may produce all of the following echo findings
except:
a) Flattening, "D" shaped of the LV in systole
b) normal IVC
c) Flattening, "D" shaped LV in diastole
d) Dilated IVC - ANSWER-b)
A significant pericardial effusion typically consists of all of the following except: **
a) reduced ECG voltage
b)muffled heart sounds
c) friction rub
d) pulsus paradoxus - ANSWER-d)
Antegrade mitral flow is____ and MR is ______:
a) systolic and holosystolic
b) diastolic holodiastolic
c) holodiastolic and systolic
d) diastolic and holosystolic - ANSWER-d)
, Barlow's Syndrome is associated with which of the following:
a) single papillary msucle
b) constrictive pericaditis
c) aortic supravalvular stenosis
d) mitral valve prolapse - ANSWER-d)
Brawny edema is the term use to describe:
a) dilated-plethoric IVC
b) RVVO
c) Severe pulmonary hypertension
d) Severe Ascites - ANSWER-d)
Chronic MR results in the all of the following except:
a) LAE
b)LVE
c) LVVO pattern
d) RVVO pattern - ANSWER-d)
Confirmation of tamponade can be validated by using a Doppler sweep speed of
25mm/s with the following Findings:
a) MV pulse wave Doppler increases by 25% with inspiration
b) MV pulse doppler decreases by >25% with inspiration
c) TV pulse doppler wave decreases by 40% with inspiration
d) TV pulse wave increases by >40% with inspiration
e) Both A and C
d) Both B and D - ANSWER-d) Both B and D
Constrictive Pericarditis has which of the following M-Mode findings:
a) IVS notching in early diastole
b) IVS notching in early systole
c) Flattening of IVS during diastole
d) Flattening of IVS during systole - ANSWER-a) IVS notching in early diastole
CW Doppler of Severe MR shows what? - ANSWER-Steep deceleration slope(Early
systolic peaking)
Deceleration time of the pulse wave MV doppler indicates___and the PHT
represents___:
a) LV diastolic function and the time it takes LA to drop to half of its initial pressure
b) LV systolic function and the time it takes the LV to reach to half of its initial pressure
c)LV diastolic function and time it takes LV to reach half of its initial pressure
d)LV systolic function and time it takes LA to drop to half of its initial pressure -
ANSWER-a)
Echocardiography characteristics of mitral valve prolapse including of the following
except:
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