CCI exam LATEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2025/2026 WITH RATIONALES
ALREADY GRADED A+ (16pages)
ASSURED EXCEL!!
Whichbvalvesbseparatebthebareasbofbgreatestbpressurebdifferencesb(andblowest)b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSMitralbvalveb(TV)
ThebLADbliesbinbtheb_______binterventricularbsulcus?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSAnterior
Frombthebleftbparasternalbwindowbwhichbofbthebfollowingbarebyoubmostblikelybtobgetbaccuratebvelo
citybmeasurements?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSpulmonarybartery
DuringbwhichbphasebdobthebCotobAriesbfill?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSEasilybdiastole
Frombthebapicalb4chbviewbhowbdobyoubrotatebthebtransducerbtobobtainbthebapicalbLAX?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSCounterclockwiseb120
Whichbvalvebsitsbatbthebopeningbofbthebcoronarybsinus?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSThebesian
Whichbhasbthebfastestbintrinsicbrate?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSSAbnode
Withbabvelocitybofb.5bm/secbwhatbisbthebgradient?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERS1bmmbHg
HowbdobyoubeliminatebaliasingbonbPWbspectralbDoppler?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSSwitchbtobCWbDoppler
,WhatbdoesbVTIbxbCSAbequal?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSDopplerbstrokebvolume
Inhalationbofbamylbnitritebcauses:b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSDecreasedbafterload
KnowbisovolumetricbtimingbwithbthebECHb-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSAfterbRbwave=bisovolumicbcontraction
AfterbTbwave=bisovolumicbrelaxation
Onbthebwingersbdiagrambwhenbisbthebmitralbvalvebopen?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERS4-1
WhenbisbthebLVbandbLAbvolumesbhighest?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLV-bendbdiastole
LA-bendbsystole
Whatbarebthebnormalbpressurebinbthebpulmonarybarteryb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS25/10
WherebisbthebO2bsaturationbtheblowest?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERScoronarybsinus
O2bsaturationbinbthebpulmonarybveinsb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS95%
O2bsaturationbinbpulmonarybarteriesb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS75%
BestbcathbtechniquebforbLVbfunction?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLVbangiogram
Leftbatrialbpressurebmatchesbthebpressurebofbwhatbotherbarea?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSPCW
, WhatbisbPCW?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLeftbatrialbpressure
TobdeterminebASbwherebarebthebcathetersbplaced?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERS1.bonebinbthebLVbandbonebinbthebAo
2.borbonebinbthebLVbandb"pulledbback"bacrossbthebAoVborbonebcatheterbwithbtwobseperatebsensors
ApicalbswirlingbofbthebechobcontrastbforbLVObisbcausedbby:b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSHighbMI
Sonographersbshouldbdobpeerbtobpeerbreviewsbhowboftenbforbquality/btechnicalbreview?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERS2btimesbperbmonth
WhosebresponsibilitybisbitbtobobtainbthebinformedbconsentbpriorbtobabTEE?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSPhysician
Absecondarybfindingbinbaorticbstenosisbis?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLeftbventricularbhypertrophy
Inbaorticbstenosisbisbpulsebpressurebwideborbnarrowb-bbCORRECTbANSWERSNarrow
Systemicbhypertensionbisbabcommonbsymptombofb-bbCORRECTbANSWERSAorticbcoarctation
Bestbviewbtobdiagnosisbabbicuspidbaorticbvalvebisbthebparasternalb-bbCORRECTbANSWERSShort-
axisbsystoleb(footballbshaped)
WhatbisbTakayasubarteritis?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSAorticbarchbsyndromeb
FibrosisbofbthebarchbandbdescendingbAobofbunknownbetiology
Thebnormalbaorticbvalvebareabisb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS3-4bcm2
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2025/2026 WITH RATIONALES
ALREADY GRADED A+ (16pages)
ASSURED EXCEL!!
Whichbvalvesbseparatebthebareasbofbgreatestbpressurebdifferencesb(andblowest)b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSMitralbvalveb(TV)
ThebLADbliesbinbtheb_______binterventricularbsulcus?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSAnterior
Frombthebleftbparasternalbwindowbwhichbofbthebfollowingbarebyoubmostblikelybtobgetbaccuratebvelo
citybmeasurements?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSpulmonarybartery
DuringbwhichbphasebdobthebCotobAriesbfill?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSEasilybdiastole
Frombthebapicalb4chbviewbhowbdobyoubrotatebthebtransducerbtobobtainbthebapicalbLAX?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSCounterclockwiseb120
Whichbvalvebsitsbatbthebopeningbofbthebcoronarybsinus?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSThebesian
Whichbhasbthebfastestbintrinsicbrate?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSSAbnode
Withbabvelocitybofb.5bm/secbwhatbisbthebgradient?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERS1bmmbHg
HowbdobyoubeliminatebaliasingbonbPWbspectralbDoppler?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSSwitchbtobCWbDoppler
,WhatbdoesbVTIbxbCSAbequal?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSDopplerbstrokebvolume
Inhalationbofbamylbnitritebcauses:b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSDecreasedbafterload
KnowbisovolumetricbtimingbwithbthebECHb-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSAfterbRbwave=bisovolumicbcontraction
AfterbTbwave=bisovolumicbrelaxation
Onbthebwingersbdiagrambwhenbisbthebmitralbvalvebopen?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERS4-1
WhenbisbthebLVbandbLAbvolumesbhighest?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLV-bendbdiastole
LA-bendbsystole
Whatbarebthebnormalbpressurebinbthebpulmonarybarteryb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS25/10
WherebisbthebO2bsaturationbtheblowest?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERScoronarybsinus
O2bsaturationbinbthebpulmonarybveinsb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS95%
O2bsaturationbinbpulmonarybarteriesb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS75%
BestbcathbtechniquebforbLVbfunction?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLVbangiogram
Leftbatrialbpressurebmatchesbthebpressurebofbwhatbotherbarea?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSPCW
, WhatbisbPCW?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLeftbatrialbpressure
TobdeterminebASbwherebarebthebcathetersbplaced?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERS1.bonebinbthebLVbandbonebinbthebAo
2.borbonebinbthebLVbandb"pulledbback"bacrossbthebAoVborbonebcatheterbwithbtwobseperatebsensors
ApicalbswirlingbofbthebechobcontrastbforbLVObisbcausedbby:b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSHighbMI
Sonographersbshouldbdobpeerbtobpeerbreviewsbhowboftenbforbquality/btechnicalbreview?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERS2btimesbperbmonth
WhosebresponsibilitybisbitbtobobtainbthebinformedbconsentbpriorbtobabTEE?b-
bbCORRECTbANSWERSPhysician
Absecondarybfindingbinbaorticbstenosisbis?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSLeftbventricularbhypertrophy
Inbaorticbstenosisbisbpulsebpressurebwideborbnarrowb-bbCORRECTbANSWERSNarrow
Systemicbhypertensionbisbabcommonbsymptombofb-bbCORRECTbANSWERSAorticbcoarctation
Bestbviewbtobdiagnosisbabbicuspidbaorticbvalvebisbthebparasternalb-bbCORRECTbANSWERSShort-
axisbsystoleb(footballbshaped)
WhatbisbTakayasubarteritis?b-bbCORRECTbANSWERSAorticbarchbsyndromeb
FibrosisbofbthebarchbandbdescendingbAobofbunknownbetiology
Thebnormalbaorticbvalvebareabisb-bbCORRECTbANSWERS3-4bcm2