CCI ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PRACTICE TEST / 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+.

CCI ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PRACTICE TEST / 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+. 2 / 10 1. Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA: Right Leaflet 2. Name the tricuspid leaflets: Posterior and Anterior 3. The coronary arteries come off of the..: Sinus of Valsalva 4. Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal or distal.: In- nominate (proximal), left carotid, and the left subclavian (distal) 5. What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves?: Coarc- tation of the Aorta 6. Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur?: After the take-off of the left subclavian artery, or within the aortic isthmus 7. Where are the pulmonary veins loca?Which ones are seen in this view?: - Rights and left superior (upper) pulmonary veins 8. Where is the coronary sinus located?: Posterior AV groove 9. To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you should tilt the transducer.. ANSWER Posterior 10. During which phase do the coronaries fill? ANSWER early diastole 11. Where is the chiari network located? ANSWER RA 12. What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler represents atrial sys- tole? ANSWER A wave 13. Know frequency forTEE probes versusTTE ANSWER TTE probes are usually higher 5-7MGz, while TTE probes are 2-7MHz 14. At what temperature is it unsafe to use aTEE probe? ANSWER 40-45C 15. KnowTEE views by esophageal level (know mid esophageal- ME and transgastric) and degrees. ANSWER 4ch- 0 degrees 2ch- 90 degrees LAX- 120 degrees 16. Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? ANSWER The SA node has the highest intrinsic rate of any cardiac tissue. 17. The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the endocardium to the epicardium. ANSWER Inside to outside. Look at the purkinje fibers above. 18. What is the absolute refractory state? ANSWER That period when a muscle cell is not excitable- from phase 1 into phase 3; the 'relative refractory period' is during phase 3 and the muscle cell might contract if the stimulus is strong. 19. Know what P wave, P-R interval,T wave represents ANSWER P wave- atrial systole P-R interval- includes P-R segment (from atrial to ventricular depolarization) QRS complex- ventricular diastole (repolarization) 20. What is the normal duration for the QRS complex? ANSWER 0.10 sec 21. Frank-Sterling Law ANSWER Increased volume= increased contractility RUBBER BAND THEORY 3 / 10 22. Acute AIis hypercontractile because we shift up the Starling curve ANSWER Chronic AI is failure when we drop off the end 23. Does a PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) increase LV preload? ANSWER yes (when shunt L-R) 24. Echo finding for preload vs. afterload... ANSWER Preload= dilatation Afterload= hypertrophy 25. Which study does not allowsfor the calculations of ejection fraction? ANSWER CXR 26. Does venous return increase or decrease with inspiration? ANSWER Increase 27. Mitral valve velocity during inspiration increases or decreases? ANSWER Increases 28. Hepatic venous flow reveral indicates TR. ANSWER Severe 29. Given aTR velocity of 4.0m/sec what is the RVSP? ANSWER 70mmHg 30. A patient has a RVSP of 60mmHg. One year later the RVSP is 30mmHg. What happened to the pt? ANSWER Coanda effect? 31. Coanda Effect- Define. ANSWER Wall hugging effect 32. Pulmonary venous systolic flow reversal is.. ANSWER Severe MR 33. Which of the following is used in echo to measure dP/dt? ANSWER Mitral regurgita- tion 34. dP/dt measurement of mitral regurgitation assesses what? ANSWER LV systolic dys- function 35. is the rate of rise of LV pressure? ANSWER dP/dt 36. LAP= ANSWER systolic BP- MR gradient 37. Know pressure waveforms for MR (late systolic jump in LA pressure) pg. 97 ANSWER ... 38. Know about Marfan's syndrome.. define ANSWER Congenital connective tissue dis- ease causing aortic dilatation of MVP 39. In Marfan syndrome,why does aortic dissection and MVP occue? ANSWER Connec- tive tissue disorder 40. Know Ehlers-Danlos. Another connecative tissue disorder ANSWER like Marfan's pts, you look for MVP dilated Ao dissection 41. Severe Ao aneurysms are greater than ANSWER ANSWER 5.0cm 42. Know libman-sachs= ANSWER Lupus and Marantic endocarditis 43. St. Jude is a valve ANSWER Bi-l