CCI Echocardiography UPDATED ACTUAL
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 and Anterior
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 are the pulmonary veins loca? Which ones are seen in this view? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rights and left superior (upper) pulmonary veins
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
Know frequency for TEE probes versus TTE - CORRECT ANSWER - TTE probes are
usually higher 5-7MGz, while TTE probes are 2-7MHz
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-45C
Know TEE views by esophageal level (know mid esophageal- ME and transgastric) and 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 endocardium to the epicardium. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Inside to outside. Look at the purkinje fibers above.
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)
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 and Anterior
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 are the pulmonary veins loca? Which ones are seen in this view? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rights and left superior (upper) pulmonary veins
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
Know frequency for TEE probes versus TTE - CORRECT ANSWER - TTE probes are
usually higher 5-7MGz, while TTE probes are 2-7MHz
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-45C
Know TEE views by esophageal level (know mid esophageal- ME and transgastric) and 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 endocardium to the epicardium. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Inside to outside. Look at the purkinje fibers above.
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)
