CCI Echo Review Exam Questions and
Answers
Mitral Valve prolapse and Aortic dilation - Answer -Which abnormalities commonly go
with Marfan's?
Ischemic Heart Disease - Answer -Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from
3 mm - Answer -In order to record the veg of endocarditis by echo, it must be
4 - Answer -How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with the LA?
infiltrative - Answer -Which cardiomyopathy is associated with amyloidosis?
Diastolic - Answer -Which m-mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator of a
fenestrated AV?
VSD - Answer -Pulmonic stenosis in uncommon as an isolated defect and is usually
accompanied with a
Positioning the tdx in too high an intercostal space - Answer -false overriding of the
aorta may be produced on the m-mode echo by
rheumatic mitral stenosis - Answer -A fib is most common with what valvular disease
bovine, equine, or porcine valve - Answer -Example of a bioprosthetic
pericardial effusion may not be present - Answer -When a patient has a clinical
diagnosis of pericarditis
less than 0.06 seconds after MV closure - Answer -TV closure usually occurs
coronary artery aneurysm - Answer -Kawasaki's disease may lead to
pulsed doppler - Answer -which echo technique is best for the detection of MR
fossa ovalis region of the atrial septum - Answer -atrial myxomas are usually attached to
the
apical 5 and apical long axis view - Answer -which 2d views are best for direct imaging
of a discrete subaortic membrane
, constrictive pericarditis - Answer -premature opening of the pulmonary valve may be
seen in
low CO - Answer -an underestimation of AS may occur because of
pressure half-time - Answer -Estimation of MV area from doppler is calculated by the
apical 4 - Answer -What is the standard view for contrast study with an ASD?
Aortic Insufficiency - Answer -The doppler jet of MS obtained at the apex is sometimes
confused with
be higher following long R-R intervals - Answer -For patients with AS and A fib, peak
systolic aortic velocity will
reversal in color - Answer -Aliasing on color flow doppler is shown by a
aortic insuffiency - Answer -Premature MV closure on mmode is a sign of high LV
diastolic pressure in
MV prolapse - Answer -Midsystolic clicks and or late systolic murmurs are most
characteristic of
ASD and bicuspid AV - Answer -The two most frequently encountered congenital heart
lesions in adults are
an infected MV - Answer -On m-mose a flail MV may have a similar appearance to
Aneurysm formation - Answer -One of the most common complications of a myocardial
infarction is
damped - Answer -in pericardial effusion the motion of the pericardium may be
TV - Answer -On 2D Echo, a cleft MV may be confused with an anatomic
subcostal 4 chamber - Answer -In which view is the ultrasound beam most
perpendicular to the IAS
be continuous wave - Answer -To determine peak AS velocity the tdx should be
LA enlargement and signs of pulmonary hypertension - Answer -secondary findings in
mitral stenosis
LVH - Answer -patients with longstanding AS will have
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