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CCI ADULT ECHO CTL POST-PROCEDURE (7-) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CCI ADULT ECHO CTL POST-PROCEDURE (7%) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
All of the following findings would require a stat reading by a cardiologist, except:
A. Pseudoaneurysm
B. Ventricular aneurysm
C. Papillary muscle rupture
D. Eisenmenger syndrome - Answer -D. Eisenmenger syndrome
Which of the following statements should be used to report the findings on the video?
A. The yellow arrow indicates prolapse of the posterior tricuspid leaflet.
B. The yellow arrow indicates a possible vegetation on the tricuspid valve leaflet.
C. The yellow arrow indicates prolapse of the septal tricuspid leaflet.
D. The yellow arrow indicates a flail tricuspid leaflet. - Answer -B. The yellow arrow
indicates a possible vegetation on the tricuspid valve leaflet.
All of the following descriptive terms can be correctly used to report the abnormality in
the video, except?
A. systolic doming
B. shaggy
C. tethering
D. hockey stick - Answer -A. Systolic Doming
How should you report the findings identified on the image?
A. moderate pleural effusion only
B. moderate pericardial effusion and moderate pleural effusion
C. mild pericardial effusion and a moderate pleural effusion
D. moderate pericardial effusion only - Answer -C. mild pericardial effusion and a
moderate pleural effusion
How would you report the findings on the image?
A. The anterior wall is akinetic with global hypokinesis of the remaining segments.
B. The inferior wall is akinetic with dense scar tissue formation. There is normal motion
of the remaining segments.
C. The inferior wall is akinetic with dense scar tissue formation. There is abnormal
hypokinetic motion of the remaining segments.
, D. There is global hypokinesis. - Answer -C. The inferior wall is akinetic with dense scar
tissue formation. There is abnormal hypokinetic motion of the remaining segments.
6. All of the following are refer to digital image storage in echocardiography, except
A. Clinical compression and digital compression reduce exam file size
B. High speed network cables should be used to transfer the studies to storage
C. Federal law requires that exams must be stored for at least 2 years
D. Exams are usually 50 - 100MB in size - Answer -C. Federal law requires that exams
must be stored for at least 2 years
7. All of the following are normally included in the contrast echo report to the referring
physician, except:
A. type and amount of contrast used
B. amount of saline used to flush the IV access
C. reasons for limitation of the exam
D. the quality of the exam - Answer -B. amount of saline used to flush the IV access
8. Federal regulations require that imaging studies be retained for a period of
____________.
A. 10 years
B. 6 years
C. 2 years
D. 15 years - Answer -B. 6 years
Which of the following correctly describes how the Sonographer should report the
findings on the video?
A. The findings related to an LV aneurysm are critical and should be communicated to
the cardiologist immediately.
B. The LV apex is hypokinetic and a the patient should be prepped for a stress echo.
C. Focal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is present in the LV apex, which requires
immediate intervention to prevent LV rupture.
D. The LV demonstrates a normal variant in cardiac structure that shoul - Answer -A.
The findings related to an LV aneurysm are critical and should be communicated to the
cardiologist immediately.
Which of the following describes how to correctly report the findings on the video?
A. Trace mitral regurgitation and significant aortic stenosis
B. Severe mitral regurgitation and a porcine aortic valve with stenosis
C. Trace mitral regurgitation and a St Jude aortic valve with stenosis
D. Severe mitral regurgitation and significant aortic stenosis - Answer -A. Trace mitral
regurgitation and significant aortic stenosis
11. ________________ is a term used to report the discordant motion of a cardiac wall
segment. - Answer -dyskinesis
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