ARDMS ECHO TEST 2026 comprehensive
EXAM (Latest UPDATE)
Questions & Answers 100% Correct
The most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease is:
a. Coarctation of the aorta
b. Tetralogy of Fallot
c. Pulmonary stenosis
d. Atrial septal defects - Correct answer b
Which of the following statements are true about tetralogy of fallot defects?
a. Has an atrial septal defect
b. Pulmonary stenosis is valvular
c. VSD with R to L shunting
d. Made up of five defects - Correct answer c
If a large patent ductus arteriosus is not corrected what might develop?
a. Pericardial effusion
b. Eisenmenger syndrome
,c. Pulmonary hypertension
d. Pulmonary edema - Correct answer b
The two most frequently encountered congenital heart lesions diagnosed in adults are:
a. VAS and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
b. ASD and PDA
c. ASD and VSD
d. ASD and Bicuspid aortic valve - Correct answer d
Peripheral (saline) contrast normally appears in which cardiac chamber first?
a. Left atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Right atrium - Correct answer d
A dilated pulmonary artery, severe tricuspid regurgitation and RV enlargement best
describes?
a. Mitral regurgitation
,b. Pulmonary emboli
c. Pulmonary hypertension
d. Myocardial infarction - Correct answer c
All of the following are echo findings for pulmonary hypertension EXCEPT:
a. Dilated right ventricle
b. Dilated left atrium
c. Flattening of the interventricular septum
d. Right ventricular hypertrophy - Correct answer b
Patients with Ebstein's anomaly often have an associated congenital abnormality.
Which is the most common one?
a. Primum atrial septal defect
b. Secundum atrial septal defect
c. Perimembanous ventricular septal defect
d. Membranous ventricular septal defect - Correct answer b
Peripheral (saline) contrast is NOT useful in:
, a. Atrial septal defects
b. Tricuspid regurgitation
c. Ventricular septal defects
d. Aortic regurgitation - Correct answer d
In patients that develop Eisenmengers syndrome what happens?
a. Spontaneous closure of the shunt
b. The shunt reverses direction and is not L to R
c. The shunt reverses direction and is R to L
d. The shunt suddenly becomes worse - Correct answer c
A 3 year old patient comes in to the echo lab with a murmur, what is most likely the
etiology?
a. Patent ductus arteriosus
b. Atrial septal defect
c. Ventricular septal defect - Correct answer c
EXAM (Latest UPDATE)
Questions & Answers 100% Correct
The most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease is:
a. Coarctation of the aorta
b. Tetralogy of Fallot
c. Pulmonary stenosis
d. Atrial septal defects - Correct answer b
Which of the following statements are true about tetralogy of fallot defects?
a. Has an atrial septal defect
b. Pulmonary stenosis is valvular
c. VSD with R to L shunting
d. Made up of five defects - Correct answer c
If a large patent ductus arteriosus is not corrected what might develop?
a. Pericardial effusion
b. Eisenmenger syndrome
,c. Pulmonary hypertension
d. Pulmonary edema - Correct answer b
The two most frequently encountered congenital heart lesions diagnosed in adults are:
a. VAS and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
b. ASD and PDA
c. ASD and VSD
d. ASD and Bicuspid aortic valve - Correct answer d
Peripheral (saline) contrast normally appears in which cardiac chamber first?
a. Left atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Right atrium - Correct answer d
A dilated pulmonary artery, severe tricuspid regurgitation and RV enlargement best
describes?
a. Mitral regurgitation
,b. Pulmonary emboli
c. Pulmonary hypertension
d. Myocardial infarction - Correct answer c
All of the following are echo findings for pulmonary hypertension EXCEPT:
a. Dilated right ventricle
b. Dilated left atrium
c. Flattening of the interventricular septum
d. Right ventricular hypertrophy - Correct answer b
Patients with Ebstein's anomaly often have an associated congenital abnormality.
Which is the most common one?
a. Primum atrial septal defect
b. Secundum atrial septal defect
c. Perimembanous ventricular septal defect
d. Membranous ventricular septal defect - Correct answer b
Peripheral (saline) contrast is NOT useful in:
, a. Atrial septal defects
b. Tricuspid regurgitation
c. Ventricular septal defects
d. Aortic regurgitation - Correct answer d
In patients that develop Eisenmengers syndrome what happens?
a. Spontaneous closure of the shunt
b. The shunt reverses direction and is not L to R
c. The shunt reverses direction and is R to L
d. The shunt suddenly becomes worse - Correct answer c
A 3 year old patient comes in to the echo lab with a murmur, what is most likely the
etiology?
a. Patent ductus arteriosus
b. Atrial septal defect
c. Ventricular septal defect - Correct answer c
