echo board Questions and Answers

echo board Questions and
Answers

which valve separates the areas of greatest pressure diffrences ? lowest ?


Ans- mitral valve


tricuspid valve




where does the LAD lie?


Ans- in the anterior interventricular groove or suculus




which aortic valve leaflet is superior in the PLAX view?


Ans- right coronary cusp




From the left parasternal window which of the following are you most likely to

get accurate velocity measurements?


a) LVOT

,b) MS


c) pulmonary artery


d) MR


Ans- pulmonary artery




cardiac MRI anatomy


Ans-




rvit anatomy


Ans-




PSAX at aortic level


Ans-




the coronary artery come off the : ?


Ans- sinuses of valsalva

,during which phase do the coronaries fill?


a) early systole


b) late systole


c) early diastole


d) late diastole


Ans- early diastole




which cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves?


Ans- coarctation of ao




which window do you use to look for secondary finding in bicuspid valves?


Ans- suprasternal arch




where do most aortic coarctations occur?


Ans- at the aortic isthmus




where are the pulmonary veins located? which ones are seen

, Ans- apical 4 chamber view in the left atrium


right and left lower pulmonary veins




apical 2 chamber


Ans-




apical long axis


Ans-




mitral valve m mode


Ans-




Where is the coronary sinus located?


Ans- posterior atrioventricular groove




which valve sits at the opening of the coronary sinus?


Ans- thebesian