CCI RCS Study Guide 2025/2026 Exam
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Cavitation is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies
by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior and
medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔EDV - ESV
,What is stroke volume (SV)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Amount of blood pumped out of
each ventricle during a single heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Network of fibers originating from
eustachian valve.
Where can the chiari network be found - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔SATA (spatial
average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔In between the IVC and
the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Infundibulum
Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior
Medial
,Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.) Visceral =
lies directly upon external surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the
epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔25/10
mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔10mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior (long) and
the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AKA cardiac
tamponade. Causes an elevated pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
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, What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dilated pulmonary
artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It
increases
In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Fourth
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔98%
What is cardiac output? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is the total amount of blood ejected per
minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
Effects of left side heart failure - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Blood backs up to lungs and
patient has shortness of breath
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
Assured
Cavitation is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies
by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior and
medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔EDV - ESV
,What is stroke volume (SV)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Amount of blood pumped out of
each ventricle during a single heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Network of fibers originating from
eustachian valve.
Where can the chiari network be found - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔SATA (spatial
average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔In between the IVC and
the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Infundibulum
Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior
Medial
,Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.) Visceral =
lies directly upon external surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the
epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔25/10
mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔10mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Anterior (long) and
the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AKA cardiac
tamponade. Causes an elevated pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dilated pulmonary
artery
Severe TR
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It
increases
In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Fourth
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔98%
What is cardiac output? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is the total amount of blood ejected per
minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
Effects of left side heart failure - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Blood backs up to lungs and
patient has shortness of breath
