ARDMS Adult Echo Board Prep 2026
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When measuring mitral orifice size in a pt w/ MS, care must be taken to: - Correct
answer measure the opening at the leaflet tips
The use of the continuity equation in pt w/ AS is based on the premise that: - Correct
answer flow below the valve is equal to flow above the valves
The false appearance of MVP on M-Mode can be created by: - Correct answer placing
the transducer too high on the chest
MV B-notch associated w/: - Correct answer increased LVEDP
An akinetic apical LV wall is most consistent w/ a blockage in the: - Correct answer
LAD
,pts receiving adriamycin therapy are often referred to: - Correct answer evaluate LV
function
a pt w/ a crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur & a decreased S2 would probably
be sent to evaluate: - Correct answer AS
after a pt has a mitral commissurotomy, which will be seen: - Correct answer the
valve will still appear rheumatic
a P-R interval longer than 0.2 sec's on EKG is called: - Correct answer 1st degree AV
block
NSR means that: - Correct answer the SA node is the pacemaker
During the Q-T interval on EKG: - Correct answer the atria are filling
What does NOT happen with left heart failure:
elevation in LVEDP
,fall in AO pressure
fall in CO
elevation in pulmonary venous pressures - Correct answer fall in AO pressure
Common symptoms of CHF include all EXCEPT:
syncope
DOE
pedal edema
orthopnea - Correct answer syncope
MR results in: - Correct answer increase in preload
Longstanding severe MS usually leads to: - Correct answer CHF
Stroke volume refers to: - Correct answer the volume of blood ejected w/ each heart
beat
, a pt w/ a LA myxoma may have symptoms similar to those pts having: - Correct
answer MS
Visualization of the lateral segments of the LV is best in: - Correct answer A4C & PSAX
In longstanding AS, the MOST common secondary findings: - Correct answer LVH
When US waves travel through a medium which contains many small scatterers (e.g.
RBCs), the amount of sound that is scattered would: - Correct answer increase sharply
w/ increasing frequency
W/ phased array transducers, the transmitted sound beam is swept by: - Correct
answer varying the timing of pulses to the transducer elements
Myocardial blood flow is most predominant during: - Correct answer diastole
Myocardial blood flow in the normal heart returns to the RA via the: - Correct answer
coronary sinus
comprehensive EXAM (Latest
UPDATE) Questions & Answers 100%
Correct
When measuring mitral orifice size in a pt w/ MS, care must be taken to: - Correct
answer measure the opening at the leaflet tips
The use of the continuity equation in pt w/ AS is based on the premise that: - Correct
answer flow below the valve is equal to flow above the valves
The false appearance of MVP on M-Mode can be created by: - Correct answer placing
the transducer too high on the chest
MV B-notch associated w/: - Correct answer increased LVEDP
An akinetic apical LV wall is most consistent w/ a blockage in the: - Correct answer
LAD
,pts receiving adriamycin therapy are often referred to: - Correct answer evaluate LV
function
a pt w/ a crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur & a decreased S2 would probably
be sent to evaluate: - Correct answer AS
after a pt has a mitral commissurotomy, which will be seen: - Correct answer the
valve will still appear rheumatic
a P-R interval longer than 0.2 sec's on EKG is called: - Correct answer 1st degree AV
block
NSR means that: - Correct answer the SA node is the pacemaker
During the Q-T interval on EKG: - Correct answer the atria are filling
What does NOT happen with left heart failure:
elevation in LVEDP
,fall in AO pressure
fall in CO
elevation in pulmonary venous pressures - Correct answer fall in AO pressure
Common symptoms of CHF include all EXCEPT:
syncope
DOE
pedal edema
orthopnea - Correct answer syncope
MR results in: - Correct answer increase in preload
Longstanding severe MS usually leads to: - Correct answer CHF
Stroke volume refers to: - Correct answer the volume of blood ejected w/ each heart
beat
, a pt w/ a LA myxoma may have symptoms similar to those pts having: - Correct
answer MS
Visualization of the lateral segments of the LV is best in: - Correct answer A4C & PSAX
In longstanding AS, the MOST common secondary findings: - Correct answer LVH
When US waves travel through a medium which contains many small scatterers (e.g.
RBCs), the amount of sound that is scattered would: - Correct answer increase sharply
w/ increasing frequency
W/ phased array transducers, the transmitted sound beam is swept by: - Correct
answer varying the timing of pulses to the transducer elements
Myocardial blood flow is most predominant during: - Correct answer diastole
Myocardial blood flow in the normal heart returns to the RA via the: - Correct answer
coronary sinus
