RUSH SONOSIM EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Rapid Ultrasonography in Shock (RUSH) protocol consists of imaging __________.
A. the ventricles, pulmonic valve excursion, and aortic diameter
B. the heart exclusively along the apical four-chamber view
C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
Recent studies have shown that bedside ultrasonography helped determine the etiology
of hypotension in over one-third of patients presenting with undifferentiated
hypotension.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-true
The two primary structures of interest when evaluating ejection fraction with a bedside
cardiac ultrasound using the parasternal long-axis view include the __________.
A. right ventricle and the aortic valve
B. walls of the left ventricle and the anterior mitral valve leaflet
C. left atria and interventricular septum
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, D. A and B only
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-B. walls of the left ventricle and the anterior
mitral valve leaflet
The tight apposition of the interventricular septum and the posterior wall of the left
ventricle at end-systole is characteristic of poor global contractility of the left ventricle.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-false
The striking of the anterior (septal) leaflet of the mitral valve against the interventricular
septum is characteristic of poor global left ventricular contractility.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-false
Which of the following views is not helpful in assessing cardiac function during bedside
cardiac ultrasonography?
A. Subxiphoid view
B. Parasternal long-axis view
C. Apical four-chamber view
D. Long-axis aortic view
E. All of the above - ....ANSWER ...-D. Long-axis aortic view
The sonographic definition of pericardial tamponade is paradoxical, diastolic collapse
(rather than filling) of the right heart.
A. True
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Rapid Ultrasonography in Shock (RUSH) protocol consists of imaging __________.
A. the ventricles, pulmonic valve excursion, and aortic diameter
B. the heart exclusively along the apical four-chamber view
C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-C. the "pump, tank, and pipes"
Recent studies have shown that bedside ultrasonography helped determine the etiology
of hypotension in over one-third of patients presenting with undifferentiated
hypotension.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-true
The two primary structures of interest when evaluating ejection fraction with a bedside
cardiac ultrasound using the parasternal long-axis view include the __________.
A. right ventricle and the aortic valve
B. walls of the left ventricle and the anterior mitral valve leaflet
C. left atria and interventricular septum
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, D. A and B only
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-B. walls of the left ventricle and the anterior
mitral valve leaflet
The tight apposition of the interventricular septum and the posterior wall of the left
ventricle at end-systole is characteristic of poor global contractility of the left ventricle.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-false
The striking of the anterior (septal) leaflet of the mitral valve against the interventricular
septum is characteristic of poor global left ventricular contractility.
A. True
B. False - ....ANSWER ...-false
Which of the following views is not helpful in assessing cardiac function during bedside
cardiac ultrasonography?
A. Subxiphoid view
B. Parasternal long-axis view
C. Apical four-chamber view
D. Long-axis aortic view
E. All of the above - ....ANSWER ...-D. Long-axis aortic view
The sonographic definition of pericardial tamponade is paradoxical, diastolic collapse
(rather than filling) of the right heart.
A. True
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