RCS Certification Study Guide Practice Questions and Review Materials 2026.docx

RCS Certification Study
Guide Practice
Questions and Review
Materials 2026

,Cavitation is - correct answer The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam.
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(Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
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The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - correct answer 1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
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What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - correct answer Anterior and medial/septal posterior.
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Formula for calculating EF? - correct answer EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
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Stroke Volume (SV) formula - correct answer EDV - ESV
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What is stroke volume (SV)? - correct answer Amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle during a single
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What is the chiari network? - correct answer Network of fibers originating from eustachian valve.
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Where can the chiari network be found - correct answer Right atria
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What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - correct answer Right ventricle
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Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - correct answer SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
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Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - correct answer In between the IVC and the right atrium.
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What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? - correct answer Infundibulum
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Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? - correct answer Anterior
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, The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - correct answer Anterior
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What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - correct answer 1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external
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surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
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2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
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What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - correct answer 25/5 mmHg
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What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - correct answer 25/10 mmHg
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What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - correct answer 10mmHg
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What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - correct answer 120/80 mmHg
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What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - correct answer Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
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When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - correct answer Early diastole
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What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - correct answer AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated
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What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - correct answer Dilated pulmonary artery
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