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The congenital cardiac anaomaly seen most frequently in
adults is:
A. Ebstein's anomaly
B. Bicuspid aortic valve
C. Ventricular septal defect
D. Endocardial cushion defect - Correct Answer ✅B.
Bicuspid aortic valve
Which endocardiographic window is used in the detection and
assessment of the inferior vena cava?
A. apical
B. subcostal
C. parasternal
D. suprsternal - Correct Answer ✅B. Subcostal
What is the number and location of the papillary muscles of a
normal mitral valve?
A. one; the posteromedial
B. two; the posterolmedial and anterolateral
C. two; the inferolateral and posteromedial
D. three; the anterolateral, posteromedial, and inferolateral -
Correct Answer ✅B. two; the posterolateral and
anterolateral
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Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with:
A. Opening snap and systolic murmur
B. Diastolic murmur and third heart sound
C. Fixed splitting of the second heart sound
D. Midsystolic click and/or late systolic murmur - Correct
Answer ✅D. Midsystolic click and/or late systolic murmur
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from:
A. Dressler's syndrome
B. Ischemic heart disease
C. Bacterial endocarditis
D. Rheumatic heart disease - Correct Answer ✅B. Ischemic
heart disease
In order to record the vegetation's of endocarditis by echo,
the vegetation's must have a diameter of at least:
A. One centimeter
B. Three millimeters
C. Three centimeters
D. Five millimeters - Correct Answer ✅B. Three millimeters
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How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with
the left atrium in the normal heart?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four - Correct Answer ✅D. four
Which M-mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator
of a fenestrated aortic valve?
a. diastolic flutter of the mitral valve
b. premature opening of the aortic valve
c. diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
d. eary systolic closure of the aortic valve - Correct Answer
✅c. diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
Which cardiac abnormalities are frequently noted on the
echocardiogram of patients with Marfan's syndrome?
A. mitral stenosis and pericardial effusion
B. mitral valve prolapse and aortic dilatation
C. left ventricular aneurysm and thrombus formation
D. dilatation of the pulmonary artery and pulmonic stenosis -
Correct Answer ✅b. mitral valve prolapse and pericardial
effusion
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Which term is used to describe a segment of ventrcular wall
that exhibits no motion?
A. akinesis
B. dyskinesis
C. hypokinesis
D. hyperkinesis - Correct Answer ✅A. akinesis
A true aneurysm of the left ventricle can usually be
distinguished from a pseudoaneurysm because a
pseudoaneurysm:
A. has a smaller, more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
B. never contain thrombi whereas a true aneurysm always
contain a layered thrombus
C. is always larger in overall size than a true aneurysm -
Correct Answer ✅A. has a smaller, more narrow neck than
a true aneurysm
Which type of cardiomyopathy is associated with
amyloidosis?
a. congestive
b. restrictive
c. hypertrophic
d. infiltrative - Correct Answer ✅d. infiltrative
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