ECHO- FINAL EXAM 89 TEST QUESTIONS &
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
_____ is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a balloon catheter
with a stent-mounted valve crimped on its tip. - correct answer-
TAVR
______ of the valve leaflets is caused by a combination of the pressure
pushing on the undersurface of the leaflets and commissural fusion. -
correct answer- doming
________ is a treatment option for mitral stenosis. - correct answer-
all of the above
_________ aortic stenosis originates at the aortic valve cusps and moves
out toward the commissures. - correct answer- Rheumatic
_________ would most likely cause chronic aortic regurgitation. -
correct answer- aortic stenosis
A false positive MVP may be produced on the echocardiogram by: -
correct answer- transducer too high on chest
, A mid-systolic closure of the aortic valve on M-mode is most consistent
with: - correct answer- mitral regurgitation
A mitral valve pressure ½ time of 230 ms is consistent with which of the
following mitral valve areas? - correct answer- 0.6
A patient is sent to the echo lab with a diagnosis of Marfan's Syndrome.
Which of the following are you most likely to find? - correct answer-
Dilated aortic root
A patient with a crescendo/decrescendo systolic murmur and a
decreased A2 would probably be sent to the echo lab to evaluate: -
correct answer- AS
A patient with a left atrial myxoma (tumor in the left atrium) may have
symptoms similar to those patients having - correct answer- mitral
stenosis
A patient with mitral stenosis will usually not have which of the
following? - correct answer- an increased E-F slope on M Mode
A regurgitant valve creates a volume overload pattern because it is
dumping extra blood into the - correct answer- proximal chamber
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
_____ is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a balloon catheter
with a stent-mounted valve crimped on its tip. - correct answer-
TAVR
______ of the valve leaflets is caused by a combination of the pressure
pushing on the undersurface of the leaflets and commissural fusion. -
correct answer- doming
________ is a treatment option for mitral stenosis. - correct answer-
all of the above
_________ aortic stenosis originates at the aortic valve cusps and moves
out toward the commissures. - correct answer- Rheumatic
_________ would most likely cause chronic aortic regurgitation. -
correct answer- aortic stenosis
A false positive MVP may be produced on the echocardiogram by: -
correct answer- transducer too high on chest
, A mid-systolic closure of the aortic valve on M-mode is most consistent
with: - correct answer- mitral regurgitation
A mitral valve pressure ½ time of 230 ms is consistent with which of the
following mitral valve areas? - correct answer- 0.6
A patient is sent to the echo lab with a diagnosis of Marfan's Syndrome.
Which of the following are you most likely to find? - correct answer-
Dilated aortic root
A patient with a crescendo/decrescendo systolic murmur and a
decreased A2 would probably be sent to the echo lab to evaluate: -
correct answer- AS
A patient with a left atrial myxoma (tumor in the left atrium) may have
symptoms similar to those patients having - correct answer- mitral
stenosis
A patient with mitral stenosis will usually not have which of the
following? - correct answer- an increased E-F slope on M Mode
A regurgitant valve creates a volume overload pattern because it is
dumping extra blood into the - correct answer- proximal chamber
