RDCS PATHOLOGY 1&2 |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
What happens to the amplitude of the E wave on the m-modedisplay of a patient with
MS?
A.increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
You perform an echo on a 55yr old male and identify tricuspid stenosis. What's the most
likely cause for this finding?
A. carcinoid disease
B. rheumatic fever
C. atherosclerotic formation over time
D. congenital malformation
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 3
You perform an echo and the only abnormal finding present is mild pulmonic
regurgitation. What do you expect the peak pressure gradient to be for the regurgitant jet?
1
, A. 1mmHg
B. 10mmHg
C. 15mmHg
D. 5mmHg
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
IVC plethora is a common finding in:
A. moderate aortic regurgitation
B. constrictive pericarditis
C. aortic coarctation
D. HCM
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
Which of the following is not an expected finding in a patient with hypertrophic
obstructive cardiomyopathy?
A. systolic anterior motion of the mitral leaflet
B. increased EPSS measurement
C. left ventricular wall thickness >1.3
D. mid-systolic notching of the AV
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
What happens to the amplitude of the E wave on the m-modedisplay of a patient with
MS?
A.increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
You perform an echo on a 55yr old male and identify tricuspid stenosis. What's the most
likely cause for this finding?
A. carcinoid disease
B. rheumatic fever
C. atherosclerotic formation over time
D. congenital malformation
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 3
You perform an echo and the only abnormal finding present is mild pulmonic
regurgitation. What do you expect the peak pressure gradient to be for the regurgitant jet?
1
, A. 1mmHg
B. 10mmHg
C. 15mmHg
D. 5mmHg
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
IVC plethora is a common finding in:
A. moderate aortic regurgitation
B. constrictive pericarditis
C. aortic coarctation
D. HCM
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
Which of the following is not an expected finding in a patient with hypertrophic
obstructive cardiomyopathy?
A. systolic anterior motion of the mitral leaflet
B. increased EPSS measurement
C. left ventricular wall thickness >1.3
D. mid-systolic notching of the AV
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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