Echo ARDMS Questions
and Answers
MMode aortic regurgitation signs
Ans- Diastolic Mitral valve fluttering
Premature mitral valve closure
Aortic pressure halftime values
Ans- Mild > 500 msec
Mod 500-200 msec
severe <200 msec
Descending Aorta diastolic flow reversal
Ans- called "retrograde"
,Mild AI has an ________ trace.
Ans- incomplete
Which anomaly goes with aortic dissection?
Ans- Marfans Syndrome
From the left parasternal window which of the following are you most likely to
get accurate velocity measurements?
Ans- Pulmonary artery
RVIT is the only view in which you see
Ans- Posterior TV leaflet
The coronary arteries come off
Ans- sinuses of valsalva
During which phases do the coronaries fill?
, Ans- early diastole
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves
Ans- coarctation of aorta
Where do most coarctatiosns occur
Ans- within the aortic isthmus
Where is the coronary sinus located
Ans- Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the a4c you should tilt the transducer:
Ans- posterior
Where is the chiari network?
Ans- RA
and Answers
MMode aortic regurgitation signs
Ans- Diastolic Mitral valve fluttering
Premature mitral valve closure
Aortic pressure halftime values
Ans- Mild > 500 msec
Mod 500-200 msec
severe <200 msec
Descending Aorta diastolic flow reversal
Ans- called "retrograde"
,Mild AI has an ________ trace.
Ans- incomplete
Which anomaly goes with aortic dissection?
Ans- Marfans Syndrome
From the left parasternal window which of the following are you most likely to
get accurate velocity measurements?
Ans- Pulmonary artery
RVIT is the only view in which you see
Ans- Posterior TV leaflet
The coronary arteries come off
Ans- sinuses of valsalva
During which phases do the coronaries fill?
, Ans- early diastole
What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves
Ans- coarctation of aorta
Where do most coarctatiosns occur
Ans- within the aortic isthmus
Where is the coronary sinus located
Ans- Posterior AV groove
To visualize the coronary sinus in the a4c you should tilt the transducer:
Ans- posterior
Where is the chiari network?
Ans- RA
