CCI Echocardiography Practice
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Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right
Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔posterior, anterior, and
septal/medial
The coronary arteries come off of the ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sinus of
Valsalva
Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal or distal. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Innominate (proximal), left carotid, and the left subclavian
(distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Coarctation of the Aorta
Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔After the
take-off of the left subclavian artery, or within the aortic isthmus
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, Where is the coronary sinus located? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you should tilt
the transducer _______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Posterior
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔RA
What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler represents atrial
systole? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A wave
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔40-
45C
TEE views by esophageal level/degrees - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4ch- 0 degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The SA
node has the highest intrinsic rate of any cardiac tissue.
The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the ______ to _____ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔endocardium to epicardium (Inside to outside)
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2024/2025 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update | A+ Rated
Which Aortic leaflet is the superior one in the PSLA - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right
Leaflet
Name the tricuspid leaflets - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔posterior, anterior, and
septal/medial
The coronary arteries come off of the ______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sinus of
Valsalva
Name the vessels coming off the arch and the most proximal or distal. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Innominate (proximal), left carotid, and the left subclavian
(distal)
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Coarctation of the Aorta
Where do the most aortic Coarctation occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔After the
take-off of the left subclavian artery, or within the aortic isthmus
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, Where is the coronary sinus located? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you should tilt
the transducer _______ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Posterior
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔early diastole
Where is the chiari network located? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔RA
What portion of the pulmonary venous PW Doppler represents atrial
systole? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A wave
At what temperature is it unsafe to use a TEE probe? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔40-
45C
TEE views by esophageal level/degrees - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4ch- 0 degrees
2ch- 90 degrees
LAX- 120 degrees
Why is the SA node the primary pacemaker? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The SA
node has the highest intrinsic rate of any cardiac tissue.
The save of contraction (depolarization) moves from the ______ to _____ -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔endocardium to epicardium (Inside to outside)
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