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ESP RDCS - Multiple Choice REVIEW
QUESTIONS Questions and Answers
The congenital cardiac anomaly seen most frequently in adults is:
A. Ebstein's Anomaly
B. Bicuspid Aortic Valve
C. ventricular septal defect
D. AV septal defect
o :# B. Bicuspid Aortic valve
Which echocardiographic window is used in the detection and assessment of the inferior
vena cava?
A. Apical
B. Subcostal
C. Parasternal
D. Suprasternal
o :# B. Subcostal
What is the number and location of the papillary muscles of a normal mitral valve?
A. One: the posteromedial
b. Two; posteromedial, anterolateral
c. Two; inferolateral, posteromedial
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d. three; anterolateral, posterolateral, inferolateral
o :# B. Posteromedial, anterolateral
Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with:
A. Opening snap and systolic murmur
B. diastolic murmur and third heart sound
C. Fixed splitting of the second heart sound
D. Mid systolic click and/or late systolic murmur
o :# D. Mid Systolic click and/or late systolic murmur
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from:
A. Dressler's Syndrome
b. Ischemic Heart Disease
C. Bacterial Endocarditis
D. Rheumatic Heart Disease
o :# B. Ischemic Heart DIsease
In order to record the vegetation's of endocarditis by echocardiography, the vegetations
must have a diameter of at least:
A. One Centimeter
B. Three millimeters
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C. Three centimeters
D. Five millimeters
o :# B. 3 millimeters.
How Many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with the left atrium in the normal
heart?
A. one
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
o :# D. Four
Which M mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator of a fenestrated Aortic
Valve?
A. Diastolic flutter of the mitral valve
B. Premature opening of the AO valve
C. Diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
D. Early systolic closure of the aortic valve
o :# C. Diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
Which Cardiac abnormalities are frequently noted on the echocardiogram of patients
with Marfan's syndrome?
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A. Mitral Stenosis & Pericardial Effusion
B. Mitral Valve proplapse
C. Left Ventricular aneurysm & thrombus formation
D. Dilatation of the pulmonary artery & pulmonic stenosis
o :# B. Mitral Valve Prolapse and Aortic Dilatation
Which term is used to describe a segment of ventricular wall that exhibits no motion?
A. Akinesis
B. Dyskinesis
C. Hypokinesis
D. Hyperkinesis
o :# A. Akinesis
A True aneurysm of the left ventricle can usually be distinguished from a
pseudoaneurysm because a pseudoaneurysm:
A. Has a smaller more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
B. never contains thrombi whereas a true aneurysm always contains a layered thrombus
C. Is always larger in overall size than a true aneurysm
o :# A. Has a smaller, more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
Which type of cardiomyopathy is associated with amyloidosis?
ESP RDCS - Multiple Choice REVIEW
QUESTIONS Questions and Answers
The congenital cardiac anomaly seen most frequently in adults is:
A. Ebstein's Anomaly
B. Bicuspid Aortic Valve
C. ventricular septal defect
D. AV septal defect
o :# B. Bicuspid Aortic valve
Which echocardiographic window is used in the detection and assessment of the inferior
vena cava?
A. Apical
B. Subcostal
C. Parasternal
D. Suprasternal
o :# B. Subcostal
What is the number and location of the papillary muscles of a normal mitral valve?
A. One: the posteromedial
b. Two; posteromedial, anterolateral
c. Two; inferolateral, posteromedial
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d. three; anterolateral, posterolateral, inferolateral
o :# B. Posteromedial, anterolateral
Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with:
A. Opening snap and systolic murmur
B. diastolic murmur and third heart sound
C. Fixed splitting of the second heart sound
D. Mid systolic click and/or late systolic murmur
o :# D. Mid Systolic click and/or late systolic murmur
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from:
A. Dressler's Syndrome
b. Ischemic Heart Disease
C. Bacterial Endocarditis
D. Rheumatic Heart Disease
o :# B. Ischemic Heart DIsease
In order to record the vegetation's of endocarditis by echocardiography, the vegetations
must have a diameter of at least:
A. One Centimeter
B. Three millimeters
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C. Three centimeters
D. Five millimeters
o :# B. 3 millimeters.
How Many veins connect the pulmonary vascular bed with the left atrium in the normal
heart?
A. one
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
o :# D. Four
Which M mode finding is considered to be a specific indicator of a fenestrated Aortic
Valve?
A. Diastolic flutter of the mitral valve
B. Premature opening of the AO valve
C. Diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
D. Early systolic closure of the aortic valve
o :# C. Diastolic flutter of the aortic valve
Which Cardiac abnormalities are frequently noted on the echocardiogram of patients
with Marfan's syndrome?
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A. Mitral Stenosis & Pericardial Effusion
B. Mitral Valve proplapse
C. Left Ventricular aneurysm & thrombus formation
D. Dilatation of the pulmonary artery & pulmonic stenosis
o :# B. Mitral Valve Prolapse and Aortic Dilatation
Which term is used to describe a segment of ventricular wall that exhibits no motion?
A. Akinesis
B. Dyskinesis
C. Hypokinesis
D. Hyperkinesis
o :# A. Akinesis
A True aneurysm of the left ventricle can usually be distinguished from a
pseudoaneurysm because a pseudoaneurysm:
A. Has a smaller more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
B. never contains thrombi whereas a true aneurysm always contains a layered thrombus
C. Is always larger in overall size than a true aneurysm
o :# A. Has a smaller, more narrow neck than a true aneurysm
Which type of cardiomyopathy is associated with amyloidosis?
