ESP Adult Echo Book Exam Questions And
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Which valve separates the areas if greatest pressure difference? - ANS MV
which valve separates the areas if greatest pressure difference? - ANS Pulm V
What vein runs alongside the LAD? - ANS Great cardiac vein
Where does the LAD lie? - ANS In the anterior interventricular groove (sulcus).
Which aortic leaflet is the superior one in the parasternal long axis view? - ANS Right
Which aortic leaflet is the posterior one in the parasternal long axis view? -
ANS Noncoronary
From the left parasternal window which of the following are you most likely to get accurate
velocity measurements? - ANS Pulmonary artery
Which leaflets are seen in the RVIT PLAX view? - ANS Anterior and Posterior TV leaflets
Where is LAA on TTE? - ANS Sometimes in the parasternal SAX Aortic Valve level
(Typically seen in the apical 2ch)
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Normal LAA Velocity 46 cm/ sec?
What structure is the Noncoronary cusp associated with? - ANS IAS
The coronary arteries come off of what? - ANS sinuses of valsalva
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - ANS Early diastole
Very little flow during systole (muscle is squeezing, leaflets are blocking)
What segments can be seen from an apical SAX? - ANS anterior
lateral
inferior
septal
What segments can be seen from an mid-cavity SAX? - ANS anterior
anterior lateral
inferolateral
inferior
inferoseptal
anteroseptal
What segments can be seen from a basal SAX? - ANS Anterior
anterior lateral
inferolateral
inferior
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inferoseptal
anteroseptal
The best images of the ascending aorta are often obtained from which transducer window? -
ANS suprasternal
Name the vessels coming off the arch and most proximal or distal. -
ANS Innominate/brachiocephalic (prx)
Left CCA
Left Subclv (dist)
What pathology is associated with bicuspid AOV? - ANS Coarctation of AO
Which window would you use to look for secondary findings of a bicuspid AOV? -
ANS Suprasternal (coarc)
Where do most coarctations occur? - ANS AO isthmus (after L SBCLV take off)
What cardiac pathology is associated with VSD? - ANS Pulm Stenosis
What cardiac pathology is associated with ASD? - ANS Ebsteins anomaly
Which pulm veins are seen in A4CH - ANS R anf L lower (inferior) veins
from A4Ch, how do you rotate the trasnducer for an Apical LAX view? -
ANS counterclockwise 120 degrees
Where is the coronary sinus located? - ANS Posterior AV groove