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CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
1. Cavitation is: The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound
beam. (Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
2. The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are: 1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.) SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.) SPTA 6.) SATA
3. What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX?: Anterior and medial/septal
posterior.
4. Formula for calculating EF?: EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
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5. Stroke Volume (SV) formula: EDV - ESV
6. What is stroke volume (SV)?: Amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle
during a single heart beat.
7. What is the chiari network?: Network of fibers originating from eustachian valve.
8. Where can the chiari network be found: Right atria
9. What is the most anterior chamber of the heart?: Right ventricle
10. Which pair of intensities has the lowest value?: SATA (spatial average and
temporal average)
11. Where is the Eustachian valve located ?: In between the IVC and the right
atrium.
12. What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ?: In-
fundibulum
13. Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta?-
: Anterior
14. The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are?: Anterior
Medial
Posterior
15. What's the two main layers of the pericardium?: 1.) Visceral = lies directly
upon external surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
16. What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ?: 25/5 mmHg
17. What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery?: 25/10 mmHg
18. What is the normal pressure for the left atrium?: 10mmHg
19. What is the normal pressure for the aorta ?: 120/80 mmHg
20. What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ?: Anterior (long) and the posterior
(short)
21. When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest?: Early diastole
22. What is Becks Triad and what does it cause?: AKA cardiac tamponade.
Causes an elevated pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
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23. What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ?: Dilated pulmonary artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
24. What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole?: It increases
25. In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ?: Fourth
26. What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ?: 98%
27. What is cardiac output?: It is the total amount of blood ejected per minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
28. Effects of left side heart failure: Blood backs up to lungs and patient has
shortness of breath
29. What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary edema ?: Left
side of heart
30. What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure?: Systolic dysfunc-
tion.
31. What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral edema?: Right
side of the heart
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CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
1. Cavitation is: The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound
beam. (Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
2. The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are: 1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.) SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.) SPTA 6.) SATA
3. What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX?: Anterior and medial/septal
posterior.
4. Formula for calculating EF?: EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
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5. Stroke Volume (SV) formula: EDV - ESV
6. What is stroke volume (SV)?: Amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle
during a single heart beat.
7. What is the chiari network?: Network of fibers originating from eustachian valve.
8. Where can the chiari network be found: Right atria
9. What is the most anterior chamber of the heart?: Right ventricle
10. Which pair of intensities has the lowest value?: SATA (spatial average and
temporal average)
11. Where is the Eustachian valve located ?: In between the IVC and the right
atrium.
12. What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ?: In-
fundibulum
13. Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta?-
: Anterior
14. The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are?: Anterior
Medial
Posterior
15. What's the two main layers of the pericardium?: 1.) Visceral = lies directly
upon external surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
16. What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ?: 25/5 mmHg
17. What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery?: 25/10 mmHg
18. What is the normal pressure for the left atrium?: 10mmHg
19. What is the normal pressure for the aorta ?: 120/80 mmHg
20. What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ?: Anterior (long) and the posterior
(short)
21. When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest?: Early diastole
22. What is Becks Triad and what does it cause?: AKA cardiac tamponade.
Causes an elevated pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
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23. What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ?: Dilated pulmonary artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
24. What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole?: It increases
25. In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ?: Fourth
26. What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ?: 98%
27. What is cardiac output?: It is the total amount of blood ejected per minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
28. Effects of left side heart failure: Blood backs up to lungs and patient has
shortness of breath
29. What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary edema ?: Left
side of heart
30. What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure?: Systolic dysfunc-
tion.
31. What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral edema?: Right
side of the heart
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