ARDMS Echo Practice Exam – 2025–2026 – Questions and Answers – Adult Echocardiography Registry Prep

ARDMS ECHO PRACTICE EXAM 2025–2026
ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
All of the following will cause aortic dilatation EXCEPT

a. Marfan's Syndrome

b. Systemic hypertension

c. Type I dissection

d. Pulmonary hypertension - answer>>>d



An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an M-mode of which valve?

a.Mitral

b. Pulmonic

c. Aortic

d. Tricuspid - answer>>>c



If a patient has Starr-Edwards valve in both the mitral and aortic positions, mitral regurgitation might be
best detected from which window?

a. Subcostal

b. Left parasternal

c. Apical

d. Suprasternal - answer>>>a



When using M-mode to interrogate a Starr-Edwards mitral valve which window could you use?

a. Apical

b. Suprasternal

c. Parasternal

d. Subcostal - answer>>>a

,All of the following are etiologies for valvular endocarditis EXCEPT:

a. Marantic

b. Pulmonary hypertension

c. IV drug abuse

d. Post cardiac surgery - answer>>>b



In endocarditis the vegetations usually attach on:

a. Abnormal leaflets only

b. The down-stream side of the valve

c. The flow side of the valve

d. Only one leaflet - answer>>>c



All of the following are examples of mechanical cardiac valves EXCEPT:

a. Bjork-Shiley tilting disk

b. Hancock

c. Starr-Edwards ball valve

d. St. Jude bi-leaflet - answer>>>b



Patients with Marfan syndrome often die from:

a. Endocarditis

b. Aortic regurgitation

c. Aortic dissection

d. Mitral valve prolapse - answer>>>c



All of the following are different types of endocarditis except:

a. Aosinophilic

b. Marantic

c. Dressler's

d. Libman-Sachs - answer>>>c

, When using Doppler to interrogate a Starr-Edwards mitral valve which window would you use?

a. Parasternal

b. Apical

c. Subcostal

d. Suprasternal - answer>>>b



Low risk patients for infective endocarditis include those with:

a. Intravenous drug abuse

b. Coronary artery disease

c. Previous history of endocarditis

d. Prosthetic mitral valve - answer>>>b



High risk patients for infective endocarditis include those with:

a. Intravenous drug abuse

b. High blood pressure

c. High cholesterol

d. Coronary artery disease - answer>>>a



In normal development which is the first to close?

a. Ductus arteriosus

b. Foramen ovale

c. Ventricular septal defect

d. Atrial septal defect - answer>>>a



To perform continuous wave Doppler using a PEDOFF probe how many Piezoelectric crystals are
required?

a.Two

b. Sixty-four