ARDMS Echo RDCS board registry |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
practice test questions exam with correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answers
Which is the following is the typical treatment for advanced pericarditis?
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a. thoracentesis
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b. stent placement
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c. heart transplant
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d. pericardectomy - correct answer✔✔d
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When recording flow velocity on the LVOT, the:
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a. PW Doppler cursor should be placed distal to the aortic valve closure
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b. CW doppler should be placed parallel to the aortic valve closure
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c. CW doppler should be placed perpendicular to the aortic valve closure
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d. PW Doppler cursor should be placed proximal to the aortic valve closure - correct
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answer✔✔d
The ultrasound system relies on the ____________________ for accurate recording of motion
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clips on an echo |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. R wave and T wave on the EKG
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b. system timer to be set at 5 seconds
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c. QRS on the EKG
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d. system timer to be set at 3 seconds - correct answer✔✔a
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,Which of the following describes how to differentiate a ruptured chordae attached to a flail
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anterior mitral leaflet from a vegetation attached to the anterior mitral leaflet?
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a. Flail leaflets usually cause regurgitation and vegetations normally cause stenosis.
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b. Mitral vegetations normally form on the atrial side of the valve and the ruptured chordae
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related to a flail leaflet will be identified on the ventricular side of the valve.
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c. Vegetations are much more hypoechoic than the chordae tendinae.
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d. A flail mitral leaflet demonstrates a distinct appearance on m-mode that is easily
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differentiated from the m-mode appearance of vegetation on the valve. - correct answer✔✔b |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following decreases as aortic stenosis
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increases in severity? |||\\\ |||\\\
A: time velocity interval
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B: mean pressure gradient
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C: peak pressure gradient
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D: valve area - correct answer✔✔d
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Which of the following would be part of the
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standard patient history that should be obtained |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
for every transesophageal echo but not for a
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transthoracic echo? |||\\\
,A: History of radiation treatment
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B: NPO status
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C: Patient gender
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D: Abnormalities in exercise tolerance level - correct answer✔✔b
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Propranolol can be used to treat |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A: patent ductus arteriosus
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B: subaortic stenosis caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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C: vegetation formation on the tricuspid valve
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D: carcinoid disease - correct answer✔✔b
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8. Which type of valvular regurgitation usually
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demonstrates the highest pressure gradient? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A: Pulmonary insufficiency
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B: Aortic insufficiency
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C: Tricuspid regurgitation
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D: Mitral regurgitation - correct answer✔✔d
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____________________ is defined as an abnormal |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
connection of the left subclavian vein to the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
coronary sinus. |||\\\
A: DiGeorge syndrome
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B: persistent left SVC
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C: persistent right SVC
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D: Ebstein malformation - correct answer✔✔b
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, You identify thickened, tethered mitral leaflets,
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decreased E-F slope on PW Doppler, and right |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
ventricular hypertrophy on an echo. These are all |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
signs of |||\\\
A: mitral valve prolapse
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B: mitral stenosis
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C: endocarditis
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D: pulmonary HTN - correct answer✔✔b
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11. Which of the following echocardiographic findings
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is least likely to be associated with Ehlers-Danlos
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syndrome?
A: MVP |||\\\
B: ASD|||\\\
C: sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
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D: peripheral pulmonary stenosis - correct answer✔✔d
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While obtaining a PW Doppler tracing of the mitral
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valve, you notice the E peak is moderately taller
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than the A peak on the waveform and it has a
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shorter than normal deceleration time. Which of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the following will cause this finding?
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A: grade 1 diastolic dysfunction
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B: restrictive cardiomyopathy
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C: pulmonary HTN
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D: mitral stenosis - correct answer✔✔b
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practice test questions exam with correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answers
Which is the following is the typical treatment for advanced pericarditis?
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a. thoracentesis
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b. stent placement
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c. heart transplant
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d. pericardectomy - correct answer✔✔d
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When recording flow velocity on the LVOT, the:
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a. PW Doppler cursor should be placed distal to the aortic valve closure
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b. CW doppler should be placed parallel to the aortic valve closure
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c. CW doppler should be placed perpendicular to the aortic valve closure
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d. PW Doppler cursor should be placed proximal to the aortic valve closure - correct
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answer✔✔d
The ultrasound system relies on the ____________________ for accurate recording of motion
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
clips on an echo |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. R wave and T wave on the EKG
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b. system timer to be set at 5 seconds
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c. QRS on the EKG
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d. system timer to be set at 3 seconds - correct answer✔✔a
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,Which of the following describes how to differentiate a ruptured chordae attached to a flail
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
anterior mitral leaflet from a vegetation attached to the anterior mitral leaflet?
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
a. Flail leaflets usually cause regurgitation and vegetations normally cause stenosis.
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b. Mitral vegetations normally form on the atrial side of the valve and the ruptured chordae
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
related to a flail leaflet will be identified on the ventricular side of the valve.
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c. Vegetations are much more hypoechoic than the chordae tendinae.
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d. A flail mitral leaflet demonstrates a distinct appearance on m-mode that is easily
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differentiated from the m-mode appearance of vegetation on the valve. - correct answer✔✔b |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following decreases as aortic stenosis
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increases in severity? |||\\\ |||\\\
A: time velocity interval
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B: mean pressure gradient
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C: peak pressure gradient
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D: valve area - correct answer✔✔d
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Which of the following would be part of the
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standard patient history that should be obtained |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
for every transesophageal echo but not for a
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
transthoracic echo? |||\\\
,A: History of radiation treatment
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B: NPO status
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C: Patient gender
|||\\\ |||\\\
D: Abnormalities in exercise tolerance level - correct answer✔✔b
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Propranolol can be used to treat |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A: patent ductus arteriosus
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B: subaortic stenosis caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
C: vegetation formation on the tricuspid valve
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D: carcinoid disease - correct answer✔✔b
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8. Which type of valvular regurgitation usually
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demonstrates the highest pressure gradient? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A: Pulmonary insufficiency
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B: Aortic insufficiency
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C: Tricuspid regurgitation
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D: Mitral regurgitation - correct answer✔✔d
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____________________ is defined as an abnormal |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
connection of the left subclavian vein to the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
coronary sinus. |||\\\
A: DiGeorge syndrome
|||\\\ |||\\\
B: persistent left SVC
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
C: persistent right SVC
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
D: Ebstein malformation - correct answer✔✔b
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
, You identify thickened, tethered mitral leaflets,
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decreased E-F slope on PW Doppler, and right |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
ventricular hypertrophy on an echo. These are all |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
signs of |||\\\
A: mitral valve prolapse
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
B: mitral stenosis
|||\\\ |||\\\
C: endocarditis
|||\\\
D: pulmonary HTN - correct answer✔✔b
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11. Which of the following echocardiographic findings
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is least likely to be associated with Ehlers-Danlos
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
syndrome?
A: MVP |||\\\
B: ASD|||\\\
C: sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
D: peripheral pulmonary stenosis - correct answer✔✔d
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While obtaining a PW Doppler tracing of the mitral
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valve, you notice the E peak is moderately taller
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than the A peak on the waveform and it has a
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shorter than normal deceleration time. Which of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
the following will cause this finding?
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A: grade 1 diastolic dysfunction
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
B: restrictive cardiomyopathy
|||\\\ |||\\\
C: pulmonary HTN
|||\\\ |||\\\
D: mitral stenosis - correct answer✔✔b
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