CCI Echocardiography UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior, anterior, and septal/medial
The coronary arteries come off of the ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Sinus of Valsalva
Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal or distal. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Innominate (proximal), left carotid, and the left subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coarctation of the Aorta
Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - After the take-off
of the left subclavian artery, or within the aortic isthmus
Where is the coronary sinus located? - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you should tilt the transducer
_______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - CORRECT ANSWER - early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? - CORRECT ANSWER - RA
, What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler represents atrial systole? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A wave
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-45C
TEE views by esophageal level/degrees - CORRECT ANSWER - 4ch- 0 degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? - CORRECT ANSWER - The SA node has
the highest intrinsic rate of any cardiac tissue.
The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the ______ to _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - endocardium to epicardium (Inside to outside)
What is the absolute refractory state? - CORRECT 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.
Know what P wave, P-R interval, T wave represents - CORRECT ANSWER - P wave-
atrial systole
P-R interval- includes P-R segment (from atrial to ventricular depolarization)
QRS complex- ventricular diastole (repolarization)
What is the normal duration for the QRS complex? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.10 sec
Frank-Sterling Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased volume= increased contractility
RUBBER BAND THEORY
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior, anterior, and septal/medial
The coronary arteries come off of the ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Sinus of Valsalva
Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal or distal. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Innominate (proximal), left carotid, and the left subclavian (distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coarctation of the Aorta
Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - After the take-off
of the left subclavian artery, or within the aortic isthmus
Where is the coronary sinus located? - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you should tilt the transducer
_______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - CORRECT ANSWER - early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? - CORRECT ANSWER - RA
, What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler represents atrial systole? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A wave
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-45C
TEE views by esophageal level/degrees - CORRECT ANSWER - 4ch- 0 degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? - CORRECT ANSWER - The SA node has
the highest intrinsic rate of any cardiac tissue.
The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the ______ to _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - endocardium to epicardium (Inside to outside)
What is the absolute refractory state? - CORRECT 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.
Know what P wave, P-R interval, T wave represents - CORRECT ANSWER - P wave-
atrial systole
P-R interval- includes P-R segment (from atrial to ventricular depolarization)
QRS complex- ventricular diastole (repolarization)
What is the normal duration for the QRS complex? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.10 sec
Frank-Sterling Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased volume= increased contractility
RUBBER BAND THEORY
