Adult echo registry Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Produced when a signal from the SA node spreads through the atria on a ECG - correct answer -P-Wave Detects electrical current in the heart - correct answer -Electrocardiogram Generated by ventricular repolarization - correct answer -T-Wave produced when signal from AV node spreads through ventricular myocardium and depolarizes muscle - correct answer -QRS complex The heart beats due to this - correct answer -autorhythmicity Charge shifts from negative to positive - correct answer...

Inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, & hepatic veins demonstrate systolic flow reversal. What type of valve abnormality would you expect to see? A. mild mitral regurgitation B. severe mitral regurgitation C. mild tricuspid regurgitation D. severe tricuspid regurgitation - correct answer -D When estimating pulmonary artery pressure, the most reliable non-invasive method is: A. tricuspid valve regurgitant jet velocity B. pulmonic valve systolic velocity C. pulmonary artery cathete...

The right heart is associated with the _____ circulatory system and the left heart is associated with the ____ circulatory system. - correct answerPulmonary / systemic The left heart is a ______ resistance system. - correct answerHigh PAP greater than ___ mmHg at rest signifies PHTN - correct answer25 _____ is the arterial pressure exerted on the walls of the systemic circulatory system. - correct answerBlood pressure ______ are responsible for the exchange of nutrients and oxygen wi...

Adult Echocardiography Practice Exam #1 Questions and Answers Inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, & hepatic veins demonstrate systolic flow reversal. What type of valve abnormality would you expect to see? A. mild mitral regurgitation B. severe mitral regurgitation C. mild tricuspid regurgitation D. severe tricuspid regurgitation - ANS ️️ D When estimating pulmonary artery pressure, the most reliable non-invasive method is: A. tricuspid valve regurgitant jet velocity B. pulmon...

Degenerative disease - correct answer -The most common cause of aortic stenosis Dyspnea shortness of breath - correct answer -The most common symptom of aortic stenosis Atherosclerosis - correct answer -The most common disease of the aorta True - correct answer -Aortic aneurysms most commonly form in the ABDOMINAL segment inferior to the renal artery origins Ascending aorta - correct answer -Aneurysms caused by syphilis (mycotic aneurysms) most commonly form in the Right atrium - ...

The Majority of Right Atrial Filling Occurs During What Phase of Respiration? - correct answer -Inspiration; Inspiration drops the pressure in the chest allowing an increase in flow from the Vena Cavaa into the Right Atrium Where is the Oblique Sinus - correct answer -Posterior to the Left Atrium What is Normally the Largest Chamber in the Heart - correct answer -Left Ventricle A muscular band that stretches from the ventricular septum to the right ventricular free wall near the apex - ...

CCI Adult Echo Mock Registry-URR study guide

The congenital cardiac anomaly seen most frequently in adults is: A. Ebstein's Anomaly B. Bicuspid AoV C. VSD D. ASD - correct answer -B Which is the number and location of the papillary muscles of the normal mitral valve? A. one; the posteromedial B. two; the posteromedial and anterolateral C. two; the inferolateral and posteromedial D. three; the anterolateral, posteromedial, and inferolateral - correct answer -B Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with: ...

An M-mode of a mitral heterograft valve resembles an M-mode of which valve? a.Mitral b. Pulmonic c. Aortic d. Tricuspid - correct 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 - correct answer -a All of the following will cause aortic dilatation EXCEPT a. Marfan's Syndrome b. Systemic hypertension c. Type I dissectio...

Which of the following is NOT an indication for stress echocardiography? A) unstable angina B) determining prognosis after MI C) assessing states before and after intervention D) screening of new patients for CAD - ANSWER A) unstable angina Which of the following cardiology examinations requires a physician to perform? A) TEE B) stress echo C) TTE D) definitiy or contrast echo - ANSWER A) TEE What is the purpose of the pericardium? A) allow the heart to move freely with ...