RUSH Sonosim Questions and Correct Answers & Latest Updated
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The Rapid Ultrasonography in Shock (RUSH) protocol consists of imaging __________.
A. the ventricles, pulmonic valve excursion, and aortic diameter
B. the heart exclusively along the apical four-chamber view
C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
o :## C. the ...
RUSH Sonosim Questions and Correct
Answers & Latest Updated
The Rapid Ultrasonography in Shock (RUSH) protocol consists of imaging __________.
A. the ventricles, pulmonic valve excursion, and aortic diameter
B. the heart exclusively along the apical four-chamber view
C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
o :## C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
Recent studies have shown that bedside ultrasonography helped determine the etiology of
hypotension in over one-third of patients presenting with undifferentiated hypotension.
A. True
B. False
o :## true
The two primary structures of interest when evaluating ejection fraction with a bedside cardiac
ultrasound using the parasternal long-axis view include the __________.
A. right ventricle and the aortic valve
B. walls of the left ventricle and the anterior mitral valve leaflet
C. left atria and interventricular septum
D. A and B only
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E. None of the above
o :## B. walls of the left ventricle and the anterior mitral valve leaflet
The tight apposition of the interventricular septum and the posterior wall of the left ventricle at
end-systole is characteristic of poor global contractility of the left ventricle.
A. True
B. False
o :## false
The striking of the anterior (septal) leaflet of the mitral valve against the interventricular septum
is characteristic of poor global left ventricular contractility.
A. True
B. False
o :## false
Which of the following views is not helpful in assessing cardiac function during bedside cardiac
ultrasonography?
A. Subxiphoid view
B. Parasternal long-axis view
C. Apical four-chamber view
D. Long-axis aortic view
E. All of the above
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o :## D. Long-axis aortic view
The sonographic definition of pericardial tamponade is paradoxical, diastolic collapse (rather
than filling) of the right heart.
A. True
B. False
o :## true
When assessing a pericardial effusion, which of the following echocardiographic criteria is most
indicative of pericardial tamponade?
A. the amount of fluid between the pericardium and myocardium along the anterior cardiac
border
B. the presence of an epicardial fat pad
C. whether the right ventricular free wall collapses during diastole
D. whether the heart sways in the surrounding pericardial effusion
o :## C. whether the right ventricular free wall collapses during diastole
In a patient with a normal heart, how do the size of the left and right ventricle compare?
A. They should always be the same size.
B. The right ventricle is typically twice as large as the left ventricle.
C. The right ventricle is two-thirds the size, or smaller, relative to the left ventricle.
D. The right ventricle is slightly larger than the left ventricle.
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