CCI EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2026/2027 WITH RATIONALES ALREADY
GRADED A+
WhichRvalvesRseparateRtheRareasRofRgreatestRpressureRdifferencesR(andRlowest)R-
RCORRECTRANSWERMitralRvalveR(TV)
TheRLADRliesRinRtheR_______RinterventricularRsulcus?R-RCORRECTRANSWERAnterior
FromRtheRleftRparasternalRwindowRwhichRofRtheRfollowingRareRyouRmostRlikelyRtoRgetRaccurateRvelo
cityRmeasurements?R-RCORRECTRANSWERpulmonaryRartery
DuringRwhichRphaseRdoRtheRCotoRAriesRfill?R-RCORRECTRANSWEREasilyRdiastole
FromRtheRapicalR4chRviewRhowRdoRyouRrotateRtheRtransducerRtoRobtainRtheRapicalRLAX?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERCounterclockwiseR120
WhichRvalveRsitsRatRtheRopeningRofRtheRcoronaryRsinus?R-RCORRECTRANSWERThebesian
WhichRhasRtheRfastestRintrinsicRrate?R-RCORRECTRANSWERSARnode
WithRaRvelocityRofR.5Rm/secRwhatRisRtheRgradient?R-RCORRECTRANSWER1RmmRHg
HowRdoRyouReliminateRaliasingRonRPWRspectralRDoppler?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERSwitchRtoRCWRDoppler
WhatRdoesRVTIRxRCSARequal?R-RCORRECTRANSWERDopplerRstrokeRvolume
,InhalationRofRamylRnitriteRcauses:R-RCORRECTRANSWERDecreasedRafterload
KnowRisovolumetricRtimingRwithRtheRECHR-
RCORRECTRANSWERAfterRRRwave=RisovolumicRcontraction
AfterRTRwave=RisovolumicRrelaxation
OnRtheRwingersRdiagramRwhenRisRtheRmitralRvalveRopen?R-RCORRECTRANSWER4-1
WhenRisRtheRLVRandRLARvolumesRhighest?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLV-RendRdiastole
LA-RendRsystole
WhatRareRtheRnormalRpressureRinRtheRpulmonaryRarteryR-RCORRECTRANSWER25/10
WhereRisRtheRO2RsaturationRtheRlowest?R-RCORRECTRANSWERcoronaryRsinus
O2RsaturationRinRtheRpulmonaryRveinsR-RCORRECTRANSWER95%
O2RsaturationRinRpulmonaryRarteriesR-RCORRECTRANSWER75%
BestRcathRtechniqueRforRLVRfunction?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLVRangiogram
LeftRatrialRpressureRmatchesRtheRpressureRofRwhatRotherRarea?R-RCORRECTRANSWERPCW
WhatRisRPCW?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLeftRatrialRpressure
, ToRdetermineRASRwhereRareRtheRcathetersRplaced?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER1.RoneRinRtheRLVRandRoneRinRtheRAo
2.RorRoneRinRtheRLVRandR"pulledRback"RacrossRtheRAoVRorRoneRcatheterRwithRtwoRseperateRsensors
ApicalRswirlingRofRtheRechoRcontrastRforRLVORisRcausedRby:R-RCORRECTRANSWERHighRMI
SonographersRshouldRdoRpeerRtoRpeerRreviewsRhowRoftenRforRquality/RtechnicalRreview?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER2RtimesRperRmonth
WhoseRresponsibilityRisRitRtoRobtainRtheRinformedRconsentRpriorRtoRaRTEE?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERPhysician
ARsecondaryRfindingRinRaorticRstenosisRis?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLeftRventricularRhypertrophy
InRaorticRstenosisRisRpulseRpressureRwideRorRnarrowR-RCORRECTRANSWERNarrow
SystemicRhypertensionRisRaRcommonRsymptomRofR-RCORRECTRANSWERAorticRcoarctation
BestRviewRtoRdiagnosisRaRbicuspidRaorticRvalveRisRtheRparasternalR-RCORRECTRANSWERShort-
axisRsystoleR(footballRshaped)
WhatRisRTakayasuRarteritis?R-RCORRECTRANSWERAorticRarchRsyndromeR
FibrosisRofRtheRarchRandRdescendingRAoRofRunknownRetiology
TheRnormalRaorticRvalveRareaRisR-RCORRECTRANSWER3-4Rcm2
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2026/2027 WITH RATIONALES ALREADY
GRADED A+
WhichRvalvesRseparateRtheRareasRofRgreatestRpressureRdifferencesR(andRlowest)R-
RCORRECTRANSWERMitralRvalveR(TV)
TheRLADRliesRinRtheR_______RinterventricularRsulcus?R-RCORRECTRANSWERAnterior
FromRtheRleftRparasternalRwindowRwhichRofRtheRfollowingRareRyouRmostRlikelyRtoRgetRaccurateRvelo
cityRmeasurements?R-RCORRECTRANSWERpulmonaryRartery
DuringRwhichRphaseRdoRtheRCotoRAriesRfill?R-RCORRECTRANSWEREasilyRdiastole
FromRtheRapicalR4chRviewRhowRdoRyouRrotateRtheRtransducerRtoRobtainRtheRapicalRLAX?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERCounterclockwiseR120
WhichRvalveRsitsRatRtheRopeningRofRtheRcoronaryRsinus?R-RCORRECTRANSWERThebesian
WhichRhasRtheRfastestRintrinsicRrate?R-RCORRECTRANSWERSARnode
WithRaRvelocityRofR.5Rm/secRwhatRisRtheRgradient?R-RCORRECTRANSWER1RmmRHg
HowRdoRyouReliminateRaliasingRonRPWRspectralRDoppler?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERSwitchRtoRCWRDoppler
WhatRdoesRVTIRxRCSARequal?R-RCORRECTRANSWERDopplerRstrokeRvolume
,InhalationRofRamylRnitriteRcauses:R-RCORRECTRANSWERDecreasedRafterload
KnowRisovolumetricRtimingRwithRtheRECHR-
RCORRECTRANSWERAfterRRRwave=RisovolumicRcontraction
AfterRTRwave=RisovolumicRrelaxation
OnRtheRwingersRdiagramRwhenRisRtheRmitralRvalveRopen?R-RCORRECTRANSWER4-1
WhenRisRtheRLVRandRLARvolumesRhighest?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLV-RendRdiastole
LA-RendRsystole
WhatRareRtheRnormalRpressureRinRtheRpulmonaryRarteryR-RCORRECTRANSWER25/10
WhereRisRtheRO2RsaturationRtheRlowest?R-RCORRECTRANSWERcoronaryRsinus
O2RsaturationRinRtheRpulmonaryRveinsR-RCORRECTRANSWER95%
O2RsaturationRinRpulmonaryRarteriesR-RCORRECTRANSWER75%
BestRcathRtechniqueRforRLVRfunction?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLVRangiogram
LeftRatrialRpressureRmatchesRtheRpressureRofRwhatRotherRarea?R-RCORRECTRANSWERPCW
WhatRisRPCW?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLeftRatrialRpressure
, ToRdetermineRASRwhereRareRtheRcathetersRplaced?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER1.RoneRinRtheRLVRandRoneRinRtheRAo
2.RorRoneRinRtheRLVRandR"pulledRback"RacrossRtheRAoVRorRoneRcatheterRwithRtwoRseperateRsensors
ApicalRswirlingRofRtheRechoRcontrastRforRLVORisRcausedRby:R-RCORRECTRANSWERHighRMI
SonographersRshouldRdoRpeerRtoRpeerRreviewsRhowRoftenRforRquality/RtechnicalRreview?R-
RCORRECTRANSWER2RtimesRperRmonth
WhoseRresponsibilityRisRitRtoRobtainRtheRinformedRconsentRpriorRtoRaRTEE?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERPhysician
ARsecondaryRfindingRinRaorticRstenosisRis?R-RCORRECTRANSWERLeftRventricularRhypertrophy
InRaorticRstenosisRisRpulseRpressureRwideRorRnarrowR-RCORRECTRANSWERNarrow
SystemicRhypertensionRisRaRcommonRsymptomRofR-RCORRECTRANSWERAorticRcoarctation
BestRviewRtoRdiagnosisRaRbicuspidRaorticRvalveRisRtheRparasternalR-RCORRECTRANSWERShort-
axisRsystoleR(footballRshaped)
WhatRisRTakayasuRarteritis?R-RCORRECTRANSWERAorticRarchRsyndromeR
FibrosisRofRtheRarchRandRdescendingRAoRofRunknownRetiology
TheRnormalRaorticRvalveRareaRisR-RCORRECTRANSWER3-4Rcm2