ARDMS ECHO EXAM STUDY GUIDE
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What walls does the CX feed Correct Answer Antero lateral
inferolateral
The three arteries In SSN: Correct Answer inominate/brachio
LCA
LSA
What artery is underneath the arch Correct Answer right
pulmonary artery
What is the pressure of the pulmonary artery Correct Answer 15-
-12
What is the normal aortic peak velocity Correct Answer 1.0-1.7
m/sec
What happens at t wave? Correct Answer ventricular
repolarization
Continuity equation = Correct Answer AVA = 0.785 x LVOT D ^2
x VTI LVOT / VTI AOV
Fenestrated = Correct Answer multiple holes
Supracristal location Correct Answer high near the pulmonic
valve
What congenital abnormality has a displaced TV Correct Answer
Ebsteins
,Tetralogy of fallot Correct Answer perimembranous VSD
overriding aorta
pulmonary stenosis
right ventricular hypertrophy
How many days for the full fetal heart to develop? Correct Answer
43
When does the truncus divide? Correct Answer the 31st day
What anomaly occurs when the truncus doesn't divide? Correct
Answer truncus arteriosus
Which anomaly might occur during the looping phase? Correct
Answer L-transposistion
Trisomy 21 (down syndrome) = Correct Answer AV septal
defects ( also called endocardial cushion defects)
QP/QS for ASD Correct Answer > 1 for left to right shunt
< 1 for right to left shunt
P.t with a history of IV drug use may present with Correct Answer
tricuspid endocarditis
can you tell a new veg vs an old veg Correct Answer no
in order to be seen by 2-d vegetations need to be at least Correct
Answer 3 mm
Name the two layers of pericaridum Correct Answer visceral and
parietal
,Which pericardial layer is the serous Correct Answer visceral or
epicaridal
tamponade is rapid filling of fluid that causes Correct Answer
restrictive diastolic filling
Tamponade Correct Answer RA sys collapse / RV dia collapse
For contrast studies a cyanotic shunt is Correct Answer R-L
for contrast studies an acyanotic shunt is Correct Answer L-R
Most common tumor in kids is Correct Answer rhabdomyomas
when measuring the a wave in doppler during a fib is there an
awave Correct Answer no
what causes a left parasternal friction rub Correct Answer
pericarditis
what clinical finding is associated with friction rub Correct Answer
pericardial effusion
A huge dilated PA, severe TR and RV enlargement best
describes Correct Answer pulmonary hypertension
Eisenmengers syndrome is Correct Answer reversal of a long
standing left to right shunt from PHTN. Shunt is now right to left
The most common mechanical complication of an MI is Correct
Answer aneursm formation
what type of MI cause the pap. muscle to rupture? Correct
Answer inferior MI
, Most common location for pseudo aneurysm? Correct Answer
inferior basal
Kawasaki disease relates to Correct Answer coronary arter
aneurysms
_____________ seen most often in the RA is the most common
primary malignant tumor Correct Answer Angiosarcoma
LA myxomas are usually attached to Correct Answer interatrial
septum
MS murmur = Correct Answer low frequency diastolic rumble
m-mode of ms shows Correct Answer decreased e-f slope.
anterior motion of the posterior leaflet, reduced amplitude of the E
wave
most common sign of MS Correct Answer Hockey stick
Which valve is least likely to be affected in rheumatic heart
disease Correct Answer pulmonic
the most sensitive way to diagnosis cardiac tamponade is Correct
Answer respiratiory variation
TEE probes are generally ____ MHz Correct Answer 5-7
TTE frequency range is Correct Answer 2.5 -4 MHz
TR has what kind of murmur Correct Answer holosystolic
What is the most common valvular abnormality associated with
carcinoid syndrome Correct Answer TR
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What walls does the CX feed Correct Answer Antero lateral
inferolateral
The three arteries In SSN: Correct Answer inominate/brachio
LCA
LSA
What artery is underneath the arch Correct Answer right
pulmonary artery
What is the pressure of the pulmonary artery Correct Answer 15-
-12
What is the normal aortic peak velocity Correct Answer 1.0-1.7
m/sec
What happens at t wave? Correct Answer ventricular
repolarization
Continuity equation = Correct Answer AVA = 0.785 x LVOT D ^2
x VTI LVOT / VTI AOV
Fenestrated = Correct Answer multiple holes
Supracristal location Correct Answer high near the pulmonic
valve
What congenital abnormality has a displaced TV Correct Answer
Ebsteins
,Tetralogy of fallot Correct Answer perimembranous VSD
overriding aorta
pulmonary stenosis
right ventricular hypertrophy
How many days for the full fetal heart to develop? Correct Answer
43
When does the truncus divide? Correct Answer the 31st day
What anomaly occurs when the truncus doesn't divide? Correct
Answer truncus arteriosus
Which anomaly might occur during the looping phase? Correct
Answer L-transposistion
Trisomy 21 (down syndrome) = Correct Answer AV septal
defects ( also called endocardial cushion defects)
QP/QS for ASD Correct Answer > 1 for left to right shunt
< 1 for right to left shunt
P.t with a history of IV drug use may present with Correct Answer
tricuspid endocarditis
can you tell a new veg vs an old veg Correct Answer no
in order to be seen by 2-d vegetations need to be at least Correct
Answer 3 mm
Name the two layers of pericaridum Correct Answer visceral and
parietal
,Which pericardial layer is the serous Correct Answer visceral or
epicaridal
tamponade is rapid filling of fluid that causes Correct Answer
restrictive diastolic filling
Tamponade Correct Answer RA sys collapse / RV dia collapse
For contrast studies a cyanotic shunt is Correct Answer R-L
for contrast studies an acyanotic shunt is Correct Answer L-R
Most common tumor in kids is Correct Answer rhabdomyomas
when measuring the a wave in doppler during a fib is there an
awave Correct Answer no
what causes a left parasternal friction rub Correct Answer
pericarditis
what clinical finding is associated with friction rub Correct Answer
pericardial effusion
A huge dilated PA, severe TR and RV enlargement best
describes Correct Answer pulmonary hypertension
Eisenmengers syndrome is Correct Answer reversal of a long
standing left to right shunt from PHTN. Shunt is now right to left
The most common mechanical complication of an MI is Correct
Answer aneursm formation
what type of MI cause the pap. muscle to rupture? Correct
Answer inferior MI
, Most common location for pseudo aneurysm? Correct Answer
inferior basal
Kawasaki disease relates to Correct Answer coronary arter
aneurysms
_____________ seen most often in the RA is the most common
primary malignant tumor Correct Answer Angiosarcoma
LA myxomas are usually attached to Correct Answer interatrial
septum
MS murmur = Correct Answer low frequency diastolic rumble
m-mode of ms shows Correct Answer decreased e-f slope.
anterior motion of the posterior leaflet, reduced amplitude of the E
wave
most common sign of MS Correct Answer Hockey stick
Which valve is least likely to be affected in rheumatic heart
disease Correct Answer pulmonic
the most sensitive way to diagnosis cardiac tamponade is Correct
Answer respiratiory variation
TEE probes are generally ____ MHz Correct Answer 5-7
TTE frequency range is Correct Answer 2.5 -4 MHz
TR has what kind of murmur Correct Answer holosystolic
What is the most common valvular abnormality associated with
carcinoid syndrome Correct Answer TR
