ARDMS ECHO PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an M-mode of which valve?
a.Mitral
b. Pulmonic
c. Aortic
d. Tricuspid - Answers - 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 - Answers - a
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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - a
In normal development which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ventricular septal defect
d. Atrial septal defect - Answers - a
To perform continuous wave Doppler using a PEDOFF probe how many Piezoelectric
crystals are required?
a.Two
b. Sixty-four
c. Four
d. One hundred and twenty-eight
One - Answers - a
The left ventricular diastolic pressure is comparable to which of the following pressures?
a. Right ventricular diastolic
, b. Right ventricular systolic
c. Aortic systolic
d. Mean left atrial - Answers - d
The anterior and apical wall of the left ventricle is supplied by which coronary artery?
a. Right coronary artery
b. Acute marginal
c. Left anterior descending
d. Left circumflex - Answers - c
All of the following are frequencies used in adult chest wall echocardiograms EXCEPT:
a. 3.5 MHz
b. 2.5 MHz
c. 4.5 MHz
d. 6.0 MHz
e. 2.0 MHz - Answers - d
How do you position a patient for a TEE Exam?
a. Supine
b. Left lateral decubitus
c. Supine with elevated head
d. Trendelenburg - Answers - b
Which cardiac valve lies closest to the apex of the heart?
a. Tricuspid
b. Mitral
c. Pulmonic
d. Aortic - Answers - a
Which of the following has the most impact on color Doppler jet size?
a. Wall filter
b. Doppler gain
c. TGC gain
d. Frame rate - Answers - b
When using PEDOF continuous wave Doppler probe, the cardiac sonographer must
rely on the:
a. Valve that is visualized on the screen
b. Placement of the cursor on the 2D image
c. Spectral display in comparison to the EKG
d. Size of the Doppler gate - Answers - c
Externally where is the left anterior descending coronary artery found?
a. Anterior interventricular sulcus
b. Posterior interventricular sulcus
c. Anterior coronary sinus
ANSWERS
An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an M-mode of which valve?
a.Mitral
b. Pulmonic
c. Aortic
d. Tricuspid - Answers - 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 - Answers - a
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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - a
In normal development which is the first to close?
a. Ductus arteriosus
b. Foramen ovale
c. Ventricular septal defect
d. Atrial septal defect - Answers - a
To perform continuous wave Doppler using a PEDOFF probe how many Piezoelectric
crystals are required?
a.Two
b. Sixty-four
c. Four
d. One hundred and twenty-eight
One - Answers - a
The left ventricular diastolic pressure is comparable to which of the following pressures?
a. Right ventricular diastolic
, b. Right ventricular systolic
c. Aortic systolic
d. Mean left atrial - Answers - d
The anterior and apical wall of the left ventricle is supplied by which coronary artery?
a. Right coronary artery
b. Acute marginal
c. Left anterior descending
d. Left circumflex - Answers - c
All of the following are frequencies used in adult chest wall echocardiograms EXCEPT:
a. 3.5 MHz
b. 2.5 MHz
c. 4.5 MHz
d. 6.0 MHz
e. 2.0 MHz - Answers - d
How do you position a patient for a TEE Exam?
a. Supine
b. Left lateral decubitus
c. Supine with elevated head
d. Trendelenburg - Answers - b
Which cardiac valve lies closest to the apex of the heart?
a. Tricuspid
b. Mitral
c. Pulmonic
d. Aortic - Answers - a
Which of the following has the most impact on color Doppler jet size?
a. Wall filter
b. Doppler gain
c. TGC gain
d. Frame rate - Answers - b
When using PEDOF continuous wave Doppler probe, the cardiac sonographer must
rely on the:
a. Valve that is visualized on the screen
b. Placement of the cursor on the 2D image
c. Spectral display in comparison to the EKG
d. Size of the Doppler gate - Answers - c
Externally where is the left anterior descending coronary artery found?
a. Anterior interventricular sulcus
b. Posterior interventricular sulcus
c. Anterior coronary sinus
