Revised RCS Certification Study Guide with Practice Questions and Verified Answers 2026.docx

Revised RCS
Certification Study
Guide with Practice
Questions and Verified
Answers 2026

,Cavitation is - correct answer The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam.. This
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tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures, and may result in implosion of the bubbles within the
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body.



The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - correct answer 1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
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What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX/PSLA inflow? - correct answer Anterior and septal leaflets,
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most commonly.
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Formula for calculating EF? - correct answer EF% = (SV/EDV) x 100%
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Stroke Volume (SV) formula - correct answer SV= EDV - ESV
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What is stroke volume (SV)? - correct answer Amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle during a single
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heart beat/cardiac cycle.
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What is the chiari network? - correct answer Network of fibers originating from eustachian valve. Remnant of
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embryonic sinus venous around the inlet of the IVC. k k k k k k k k




Where can the chiari network be found - correct answer Right atrium, originating from the inlet of IVC
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What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - correct answer Right ventricle
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Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - correct answer SATA (spatial average, temporal average)
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Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - correct answer In between the IVC and the right atrium.
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What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? - correct answer Infundibulum
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, Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? - correct answer Anterior/"above" in
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PLAX/PSLA



The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - correct answer Anterior (free wall side)
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Posterior



What are the two main layers of the pericardium? - correct answer 1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external
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surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
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2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers. These layers are continous with each other
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What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - correct answer 25/5 mmHg (a/mean)
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What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - correct answer 25/10/15 mmHg (sys/diast/mean)
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What is the normal pressure for the left atrium (PCWP/PAWP)? - correct answer 10mmHg
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What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - correct answer 120/80/95 mmHg (sys/diast/mean)
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What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - correct answer Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
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When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - correct answer Early diastole
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What is Becks Triad and what does it indicate? - correct answer JVD, hypotension and a "quiet heart".
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What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - correct answer Dilated pulmonary artery, Increased TR , RV
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dilation/hypertrophy, septal flattening (mainly systole, pressue) k k k k k