ARDMS ECHO {RDCS} BOARD REGISTRY PRACTICE TEST EXAM 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which is the following is the typical treatment for advanced pericarditis? a.
thoracentesis
b. stent placement
c. heart transplant
d. pericardectomy - answer-d
When recording flow velocity on the LVOT, the:
a. PW Doppler cursor should be placed distal to the aortic valve closure
b. CW doppler should be placed parallel to the aortic valve closure
c. CW doppler should be placed perpendicular to the aortic valve closure
d. PW Doppler cursor should be placed proximal to the aortic valve closure - answer-d
The ultrasound system relies on the ____________________ for accurate recording of motion clips on
an echo
a. R wave and T wave on the EKG
b. system timer to be set at 5 seconds
c. QRS on the EKG
d. system timer to be set at 3 seconds - answer-a
Which of the following describes how to differentiate a ruptured chordae attached to a flail anterior
mitral leaflet from a vegetation attached to the anterior mitral leaflet?
a. Flail leaflets usually cause regurgitation and vegetations normally cause stenosis.
b. Mitral vegetations normally form on the atrial side of the valve and the ruptured chordae related to a
flail leaflet will be identified on the ventricular side of the valve.
c. Vegetations are much more hypoechoic than the chordae tendinae.
d. A flail mitral leaflet demonstrates a distinct appearance on m-mode that is easily differentiated from
the m-mode appearance of vegetation on the valve. - answer-b
,Which of the following decreases as aortic stenosis increases
in severity?
A: time velocity interval
B: mean pressure gradient
C: peak pressure gradient
D: valve area - answer-d
Which of the following would be part of the
standard patient history that should be obtained for
every transesophageal echo but not for a
transthoracic echo?
,A: History of radiation treatment
B: NPO status
C: Patient gender
D: Abnormalities in exercise tolerance level - answer-b
Propranolol can be used to treat
A: patent ductus arteriosus
B: subaortic stenosis caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
C: vegetation formation on the tricuspid valve
D: carcinoid disease - answer-b
8. Which type of valvular regurgitation usually demonstrates
the highest pressure gradient?
A: Pulmonary insufficiency
B: Aortic insufficiency
C: Tricuspid regurgitation
D: Mitral regurgitation - answer-d
____________________ is defined as an abnormal
connection of the left subclavian vein to the coronary
sinus.
A: DiGeorge syndrome
B: persistent left SVC
C: persistent right SVC
D: Ebstein malformation - answer-b
You identify thickened, tethered mitral leaflets,
decreased E-F slope on PW Doppler, and right ventricular
hypertrophy on an echo. These are all signs of
, A: mitral valve prolapse
B: mitral stenosis
C: endocarditis
D: pulmonary HTN - answer-b
11. Which of the following echocardiographic findings is
least likely to be associated with Ehlers-Danlos
syndrome? A:
MVP
B: ASD
C: sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
D: peripheral pulmonary stenosis - answer-d
While obtaining a PW Doppler tracing of the mitral
valve, you notice the E peak is moderately taller
than the A peak on the waveform and it has a
shorter than normal deceleration time. Which of
the following will cause this finding? A: grade 1
diastolic dysfunction
B: restrictive cardiomyopathy
C: pulmonary HTN
D: mitral stenosis - answer-b
Which of the following right ventricular wall segments
is seen on the apical 4 chamber view?
A: Inferior
B: Lateral C:
Medial D:
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