CCI ECHO REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
All of the following echo Doppler techniques are used to quantitate valvular
regurgitation EXCEPT :
PW Pressure Halftime
All of the following wall segments may be visualized in the apical two - chamber
view except :
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
When determining the severity of the disease of the aortic valve , a non - imaging
transducer should be utilized in all of the following situations EXCEPT ?
Mitral Stenosis
What is the pathway of deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs ?
Right ventricle - > pulmonary trunk - > right and left pulmonary arteries
One of the most common cardiac anomalies associated with transposition of the
great vessels is which of the following ?
Ventricular Septal Defect
Which of the following is used to calculate the severity of aortic stenosis ?
Continuity Equation
Which of the following is the most common etiology of tricuspid stenosis ?
Rheumatic Fever
A flail leaflet is defined by :
The leaflet edge is located in the Left Atrium with free motion
A pericardial effusion could potentially affect which of the following structures
located between the LA and the descending thoracic aorta ?
Oblique Sinus
Acute changes in the volume , shape , or regional wall motion of the right
ventricle may be the first indication of all of the following , EXCEPT ?
Severe Mitral Regurgitation
Which auscultatory sounds finding is most commonly associated with bicuspid
aortic valve ?
Systolic Ejection Click
Which valve event during the cardiac cycle indicates the commencement of the
isovolumic contraction time period ?
Aortic valve opens
Which two - dimensional view used to determine whether truncus arteriosus is
present are the parasternal long - axis view and the ?
Parasternal short - axis view of the aortic valve
What is the composition of the mitral apparatus ?
Left Atrial Wall , Left Ventricle Wall , the Mitral Annulus , the Anterior and Posterior
Leaflets , Chordae Tendinae and Papillary Muscles
Specific criteria for severe Mitral Regurgitation includes all of the following
EXCEPT :
Mitral A Wave dominant inflow
, If the PR interval is greater than 0.2 sec , then which of the following is present ?
1st degree AV block
Where is the most common location for a Myxoma to be found ?
Left Atrium
In a patient with aortic stenosis which of the following windows ( in addition to
the apical window ) can be used to accurately measure aortic valve velocities ?
Right Parasternal
The endothelium can be found in which of the following tissues ?
Tunica Intima
Which valve event during the cardiac cycle indicates the start of the isovolumic
relaxation time period ?
Aortic valve closes
What is the most common neoplasm to involve the cardiac valves ?
Fibroelastoma
The sinoatrial node can be found in which of the following locations ?
Upper part of the right atrium
If the following is increased , flow velocity increases .
Pressure Gradient
Which of the following is the most common genetic abnormality of the
myocardium ?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
When determining the severity of the disease of the aortic valve , a non - imaging
transducer should be utilized in all of the following situations EXCEPT ?
Mitral Stenosis
Heart sound auscultation of the 4th left parasternal intercostal space is
associated with which of the following ?
Tricuspid Stenosis
Which of the following sound levels is most likely to indicate a pathological
murmur ?
Greater than Grade 3/6
Which layer of the pericardium lines the pericardium and makes up the heart's
outermost wall ?
Visceral Pericardium
All of the following measurements should be included in the quantification of
aortic stenosis , EXCEPT ?
Mitral Inflow
Where is atrioventricular node located ?
Posterior interatrial septum wall , within Koch's triangle
All of the following diseases cause left ventricular hypertrophy , EXCEPT :
HOHD- Hypotensive Heart Disease
Heart sound auscultation of the 5th left intercostal space in the midclavicular line
space is associated with which of the following ?
Mitral regurgitation
In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , a left Ventricular outflow tract
obstruction is considered significant with a gradient of :
> 30mmHg
COMPLETE SOLUTION
All of the following echo Doppler techniques are used to quantitate valvular
regurgitation EXCEPT :
PW Pressure Halftime
All of the following wall segments may be visualized in the apical two - chamber
view except :
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
When determining the severity of the disease of the aortic valve , a non - imaging
transducer should be utilized in all of the following situations EXCEPT ?
Mitral Stenosis
What is the pathway of deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs ?
Right ventricle - > pulmonary trunk - > right and left pulmonary arteries
One of the most common cardiac anomalies associated with transposition of the
great vessels is which of the following ?
Ventricular Septal Defect
Which of the following is used to calculate the severity of aortic stenosis ?
Continuity Equation
Which of the following is the most common etiology of tricuspid stenosis ?
Rheumatic Fever
A flail leaflet is defined by :
The leaflet edge is located in the Left Atrium with free motion
A pericardial effusion could potentially affect which of the following structures
located between the LA and the descending thoracic aorta ?
Oblique Sinus
Acute changes in the volume , shape , or regional wall motion of the right
ventricle may be the first indication of all of the following , EXCEPT ?
Severe Mitral Regurgitation
Which auscultatory sounds finding is most commonly associated with bicuspid
aortic valve ?
Systolic Ejection Click
Which valve event during the cardiac cycle indicates the commencement of the
isovolumic contraction time period ?
Aortic valve opens
Which two - dimensional view used to determine whether truncus arteriosus is
present are the parasternal long - axis view and the ?
Parasternal short - axis view of the aortic valve
What is the composition of the mitral apparatus ?
Left Atrial Wall , Left Ventricle Wall , the Mitral Annulus , the Anterior and Posterior
Leaflets , Chordae Tendinae and Papillary Muscles
Specific criteria for severe Mitral Regurgitation includes all of the following
EXCEPT :
Mitral A Wave dominant inflow
, If the PR interval is greater than 0.2 sec , then which of the following is present ?
1st degree AV block
Where is the most common location for a Myxoma to be found ?
Left Atrium
In a patient with aortic stenosis which of the following windows ( in addition to
the apical window ) can be used to accurately measure aortic valve velocities ?
Right Parasternal
The endothelium can be found in which of the following tissues ?
Tunica Intima
Which valve event during the cardiac cycle indicates the start of the isovolumic
relaxation time period ?
Aortic valve closes
What is the most common neoplasm to involve the cardiac valves ?
Fibroelastoma
The sinoatrial node can be found in which of the following locations ?
Upper part of the right atrium
If the following is increased , flow velocity increases .
Pressure Gradient
Which of the following is the most common genetic abnormality of the
myocardium ?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
When determining the severity of the disease of the aortic valve , a non - imaging
transducer should be utilized in all of the following situations EXCEPT ?
Mitral Stenosis
Heart sound auscultation of the 4th left parasternal intercostal space is
associated with which of the following ?
Tricuspid Stenosis
Which of the following sound levels is most likely to indicate a pathological
murmur ?
Greater than Grade 3/6
Which layer of the pericardium lines the pericardium and makes up the heart's
outermost wall ?
Visceral Pericardium
All of the following measurements should be included in the quantification of
aortic stenosis , EXCEPT ?
Mitral Inflow
Where is atrioventricular node located ?
Posterior interatrial septum wall , within Koch's triangle
All of the following diseases cause left ventricular hypertrophy , EXCEPT :
HOHD- Hypotensive Heart Disease
Heart sound auscultation of the 5th left intercostal space in the midclavicular line
space is associated with which of the following ?
Mitral regurgitation
In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , a left Ventricular outflow tract
obstruction is considered significant with a gradient of :
> 30mmHg
