CCI ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PRACTICE EXAM
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Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Right Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Posterior
and Anterior
The coronary arteries come off of the.. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Sinus of Valsalva
Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal or
distal. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Innominate (proximal), left
carotid, and the left subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic
valves? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Coarctation of the Aorta
,Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > After the take-off of the left subclavian artery, or
within the aortic isthmus
Where are the pulmonary veins loca? Which ones are seen in
this view? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Rights and left superior
(upper) pulmonary veins
Where is the coronary sinus located? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you
should tilt the transducer.. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Posterior
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
RA
, What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler represents
atrial systole? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A wave
Know frequency for TEE probes versus TTE - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > TTE probes are usually higher 5-7MGz, while TTE
probes are 2-7MHz
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 40-45C
Know TEE views by esophageal level (know mid esophageal- ME
and transgastric) and degrees. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 4ch- 0
degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > The SA node has the highest intrinsic rate of any
cardiac tissue.
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