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