ARDMS ECHO RDCS BOARD REGISTRY |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which is the following is the typical treatment for advanced pericarditis?
A. Thoracentesis
B. Stent placement
C. Heart transplant
D. Pericardectomy
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 2
When recording flow velocity on the LVOT, the:
A. PW Doppler cursor should be placed distal to the aortic valve closure
B. CW doppler should be placed parallel to the aortic valve closure
C. CW doppler should be placed perpendicular to the aortic valve closure
D. PW Doppler cursor should be placed proximal to the aortic valve closure
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
The ultrasound system relies on the ____________________ for accurate recording of
motion clips on an echo
1
,A. R wave and T wave on the EKG
B. System timer to be set at 5 seconds
C. QRS on the EKG
D. System timer to be set at 3 seconds
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
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.
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.
C. Vegetations are much more hypoechoic than the chordae tendinae.
D. A flail mitral leaflet demonstrates a distinct appearance on m-mode that is easily
differentiated from the m-mode appearance of vegetation on the valve.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
Which of the following decreases as aortic stenosis
Increases in severity?
A: time velocity interval
B: mean pressure gradient
C: peak pressure gradient
D: valve area
2
,CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 6
Which of the following would be part of the
Standard patient history that should be obtained
For every transesophageal echo but not for a
Transthoracic echo?
3
, A: History of radiation treatment
B: NPO status
C: Patient gender
D: Abnormalities in exercise tolerance level
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 7
Propranolol can be used to treat
A: patent ductus arteriosus
B: subaortic stenosis caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
C: vegetation formation on the tricuspid valve
D: carcinoid disease
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 8
8. Which type of valvular regurgitation usually
Demonstrates the highest pressure gradient?
A: Pulmonary insufficiency
B: Aortic insufficiency
C: Tricuspid regurgitation
D: Mitral regurgitation
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which is the following is the typical treatment for advanced pericarditis?
A. Thoracentesis
B. Stent placement
C. Heart transplant
D. Pericardectomy
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 2
When recording flow velocity on the LVOT, the:
A. PW Doppler cursor should be placed distal to the aortic valve closure
B. CW doppler should be placed parallel to the aortic valve closure
C. CW doppler should be placed perpendicular to the aortic valve closure
D. PW Doppler cursor should be placed proximal to the aortic valve closure
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
The ultrasound system relies on the ____________________ for accurate recording of
motion clips on an echo
1
,A. R wave and T wave on the EKG
B. System timer to be set at 5 seconds
C. QRS on the EKG
D. System timer to be set at 3 seconds
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 4
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.
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.
C. Vegetations are much more hypoechoic than the chordae tendinae.
D. A flail mitral leaflet demonstrates a distinct appearance on m-mode that is easily
differentiated from the m-mode appearance of vegetation on the valve.
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 5
Which of the following decreases as aortic stenosis
Increases in severity?
A: time velocity interval
B: mean pressure gradient
C: peak pressure gradient
D: valve area
2
,CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 6
Which of the following would be part of the
Standard patient history that should be obtained
For every transesophageal echo but not for a
Transthoracic echo?
3
, A: History of radiation treatment
B: NPO status
C: Patient gender
D: Abnormalities in exercise tolerance level
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 7
Propranolol can be used to treat
A: patent ductus arteriosus
B: subaortic stenosis caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
C: vegetation formation on the tricuspid valve
D: carcinoid disease
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 8
8. Which type of valvular regurgitation usually
Demonstrates the highest pressure gradient?
A: Pulmonary insufficiency
B: Aortic insufficiency
C: Tricuspid regurgitation
D: Mitral regurgitation
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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