ardms echo EXAMS BUNDLE

Most common congenital anomaly most frequently seen in adults - Answer- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Which echocardiographic window is used in the detection and assessment of the inferior vena cava? - Answer- Subcostal What is the number and location of the papillary muscles of a normal mitral valve?...

In a normal left-sided aortic arch, the 1st branch should be the: A. aberrant right subclavian artery b. right common carotid artery c. innominate artery d. left common carotid artery e. left subclavian artery - Answer- c The branches arising from the aortic arch are the : a. coronary sinu...

The Majority of Right Atrial Filling Occurs During What Phase of Respiration? - Answer- Inspiration; Inspiration drops the pressure in the chest allowing an increase in flow from the Vena Cavaa into the Right Atrium Where is the Oblique Sinus - Answer- Posterior to the Left Atrium What is Norm...

Which valve/valves separates the areas of the greatest pressure differences? Lowest? - Answer- The atrioventricular valves separate high pressure chambers from low pressure chambers (Mitral valve and tricuspid valve) Where does the left anterior descending artery lie? - Answer- The LED lies in t...

The American Society of Echocardiography adopted the "leading edge" method of measurement because: A. People were turning up the gain too much. B. The nature of the interaction between ultrasound and anatomical interfaces makes this advisable. C. The advent of gray-scale M mode made this pos...

Inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, & hepatic veins demonstrate systolic flow reversal. What type of valve abnormality would you expect to see? A. mild mitral regurgitation B. severe mitral regurgitation C. mild tricuspid regurgitation D. severe tricuspid regurgitation - Answer- D When ...

This amount if regurgitation is commonly seen with valve replacements: A. mild B. moderate to severe C. moderate D. severe - Answer- A. Mild Which of the following is a mechanical valve? A. mitroflow B. hancock C. carpentier-edwards D. starr-edwards - Answer- D. starr-edwards Flow velo...

Which valve separates the areas of greatest pressure differences? - Answer- Mitral valve Where does the LAD lie? - Answer- In the anterior interventricular groove (sulcus). What service does the epicardial fat pad provide for the heart? - Answer- Protects the main coronaries. Which aortic l...

What are the upper limits of normal for TAPSE? - Answer- 17 mm What are the upper limits of normal for PWD S' peak velocity? - Answer- 9.5 mm What are the upper limits of normal for RV Fractional Area Change (FAC)? - Answer- 35% Right ventricular wall thickness should be imaged and measure...