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CCI Echo Review Questions and Answers (2024/2025)
Graded A+
Which abnormalities commonly go with Marfan's? - (ANSWER)Mitral Valve
prolapse and Aortic dilation
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from - (ANSWER)Ischemic Heart
Disease
In order to record the veg of endocarditis by echo, it must be - (ANSWER)3 mm
How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with the LA? - (ANSWER)4
Which cardiomyopathy is associated with amyloidosis? - (ANSWER)infiltrative
Which m-mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator of a fenestrated
AV? - (ANSWER)Diastolic
Pulmonic stenosis in uncommon as an isolated defect and is usually accompanied
with a - (ANSWER)VSD
, 2
false overriding of the aorta may be produced on the m-mode echo by -
(ANSWER)Positioning the tdx in too high an intercostal space
A fib is most common with what valvular disease - (ANSWER)rheumatic mitral
stenosis
Example of a bioprosthetic - (ANSWER)bovine, equine, or porcine valve
When a patient has a clinical diagnosis of pericarditis - (ANSWER)pericardial
effusion may not be present
TV closure usually occurs - (ANSWER)less than 0.06 seconds after MV closure
Kawasaki's disease may lead to - (ANSWER)coronary artery aneurysm
which echo technique is best for the detection of MR - (ANSWER)pulsed doppler
atrial myxomas are usually attached to the - (ANSWER)fossa ovalis region of the
atrial septum
, 3
which 2d views are best for direct imaging of a discrete subaortic membrane -
(ANSWER)apical 5 and apical long axis view
premature opening of the pulmonary valve may be seen in -
(ANSWER)constrictive pericarditis
an underestimation of AS may occur because of - (ANSWER)low CO
Estimation of MV area from doppler is calculated by the - (ANSWER)pressure
half-time
What is the standard view for contrast study with an ASD? - (ANSWER)apical 4
The doppler jet of MS obtained at the apex is sometimes confused with -
(ANSWER)Aortic Insufficiency
For patients with AS and A fib, peak systolic aortic velocity will - (ANSWER)be
higher following long R-R intervals
CCI Echo Review Questions and Answers (2024/2025)
Graded A+
Which abnormalities commonly go with Marfan's? - (ANSWER)Mitral Valve
prolapse and Aortic dilation
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from - (ANSWER)Ischemic Heart
Disease
In order to record the veg of endocarditis by echo, it must be - (ANSWER)3 mm
How many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with the LA? - (ANSWER)4
Which cardiomyopathy is associated with amyloidosis? - (ANSWER)infiltrative
Which m-mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator of a fenestrated
AV? - (ANSWER)Diastolic
Pulmonic stenosis in uncommon as an isolated defect and is usually accompanied
with a - (ANSWER)VSD
, 2
false overriding of the aorta may be produced on the m-mode echo by -
(ANSWER)Positioning the tdx in too high an intercostal space
A fib is most common with what valvular disease - (ANSWER)rheumatic mitral
stenosis
Example of a bioprosthetic - (ANSWER)bovine, equine, or porcine valve
When a patient has a clinical diagnosis of pericarditis - (ANSWER)pericardial
effusion may not be present
TV closure usually occurs - (ANSWER)less than 0.06 seconds after MV closure
Kawasaki's disease may lead to - (ANSWER)coronary artery aneurysm
which echo technique is best for the detection of MR - (ANSWER)pulsed doppler
atrial myxomas are usually attached to the - (ANSWER)fossa ovalis region of the
atrial septum
, 3
which 2d views are best for direct imaging of a discrete subaortic membrane -
(ANSWER)apical 5 and apical long axis view
premature opening of the pulmonary valve may be seen in -
(ANSWER)constrictive pericarditis
an underestimation of AS may occur because of - (ANSWER)low CO
Estimation of MV area from doppler is calculated by the - (ANSWER)pressure
half-time
What is the standard view for contrast study with an ASD? - (ANSWER)apical 4
The doppler jet of MS obtained at the apex is sometimes confused with -
(ANSWER)Aortic Insufficiency
For patients with AS and A fib, peak systolic aortic velocity will - (ANSWER)be
higher following long R-R intervals
