CCI & ARDMS ECHO REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In normal patients, tricuspid velocities will :
A.) Increase slightly with inspiration
B.) Decrease slightly with inspiration
C.) Increase more than 40% with inspiration
D.) Decrease more than 40% with inspiration
E.) Increase slightly with expiration
A.) Increase slightly with inspiration
When evaluation a patient with enlarged coronary sinus, you should check for ...
A.) Kawasakis Disease
B.) Persistent left superior vena cava
C.) Interrupted inferior vena cava
D.) Wall-motion abnormality due to ischemia
E.) Takayasu's Disease
B.) Persistent left superior vena cava
The normal appearance of the S wave on the pulmonary vein doppler signal is :
A.) Above the baseline in systole with annular motion
B.) Below the baseline in systole with annular motion
C.) Above the baseline in diastole with early opening of mitral valve
D.) Below the baseline in diastole with early opening of the mitral valve
E.) Below the baseline during the isovolumic relaxation time.
A.) Above the baseline in systole with annular motion
Stress echocardiography in a 72 year old male shows no wall motion
abnormalities during the rest time period. The post exercise images reveal a wall
motion abnormality in the apical segment of the septal wall in the parasternal
long axis view. You suspect a hemodynamically significant stenosis in the:
A.) Right coronary artery
B.) Circumflex artery
C.) Posterior descending artery
D.) Left anterior descending artery
E.) Coronary sinus
D. ) Left anterior descending artery
Which of the following is/are associated with mitral stenosis?
A.) Pan-systolic murmur
B.) Blowing early-diastolic murmur
C.) Opening snap murmur
D.) Systolic ejection murmur with crescendo-decrescendo
E.) B and C
E.) B and C
Blowing early-diastolic murmur
Opening snap murmur
, What does the A wave represent on the pulmonary vein doppler waveform?
A) Blood flow with atrial annular motion
B.) Blood flow with atrial contraction
C.) Blood flow with Atrial regurgitation
D.) Blood flow with mitral early inflow
E.) Blood flow with pulmonary artery regurgitation
B.) Blood flow with atrial contraction
What is the normal appearance of the D wave on the hepatic vein doppler signal?
A.) Above the baseline in systole with annular motion
B.) Below the baseline in diastole with early opening of the tricuspid valve
C.) Below the baseline in systole with annular motion
D.) Below the baseline during the isovolumic relaxation time
E.) Above the baseline in diastole with early opening of tricuspid valve
B.) Below the baseline in diastole with early opening of the tricuspid valve
The fourth heart sound represents:
A.) Closure of the mitral valve
B.) Closure of the tricuspid valve
C.)Closure of both the aortic and pulmonic valves
D.) Atrial contraction
E.) Rapid early diastolic filling of the left ventricle
D.) Atrial contraction
The first heart sound represents:
A.) Closure of the AV valves
B.) Closure of the semilunar valve
C.) Atrial contraction
D.) Ventricular contraction
E.)Rapid early diastolic filling of the left ventricle
A.) Closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves
The clinical definition of diastole is :
A.) The interval from aortic valve closure to mitral valve closure
B.) The interval between aortic valve closure to pulmonic valve closure
C.) The interval from aortic valve opening to aortic valve closure
D.) The interval from mitral valve opening to tricuspid valve closure
E.) The interval from mitral valve opening to mitral valve closure
A.) The interval from aortic valve closure to mitral valve closure
The tricupid valve has:
A.) Two cusps; an anterior and a posterior cusp
B.) Three cusps: a right coronary, left coronary and a noncoronary cusp
C.) Three cusps: an anterior, posterior and a septal cusp
D.) Three cusps: a lateral, posterior and a septal cusp
E.) Three cusps: an anterior, posterior and a lateral cusp
C.) Three cusps: an anterior, posterior and a septal cusp
Which left ventricular segments are demonstrated in the apical long-axis view?
A.) Anterolateral and inferoseptal
B.) Anterior and inferior
C.) Anteroseptal and inferolateral
COMPLETE SOLUTION
In normal patients, tricuspid velocities will :
A.) Increase slightly with inspiration
B.) Decrease slightly with inspiration
C.) Increase more than 40% with inspiration
D.) Decrease more than 40% with inspiration
E.) Increase slightly with expiration
A.) Increase slightly with inspiration
When evaluation a patient with enlarged coronary sinus, you should check for ...
A.) Kawasakis Disease
B.) Persistent left superior vena cava
C.) Interrupted inferior vena cava
D.) Wall-motion abnormality due to ischemia
E.) Takayasu's Disease
B.) Persistent left superior vena cava
The normal appearance of the S wave on the pulmonary vein doppler signal is :
A.) Above the baseline in systole with annular motion
B.) Below the baseline in systole with annular motion
C.) Above the baseline in diastole with early opening of mitral valve
D.) Below the baseline in diastole with early opening of the mitral valve
E.) Below the baseline during the isovolumic relaxation time.
A.) Above the baseline in systole with annular motion
Stress echocardiography in a 72 year old male shows no wall motion
abnormalities during the rest time period. The post exercise images reveal a wall
motion abnormality in the apical segment of the septal wall in the parasternal
long axis view. You suspect a hemodynamically significant stenosis in the:
A.) Right coronary artery
B.) Circumflex artery
C.) Posterior descending artery
D.) Left anterior descending artery
E.) Coronary sinus
D. ) Left anterior descending artery
Which of the following is/are associated with mitral stenosis?
A.) Pan-systolic murmur
B.) Blowing early-diastolic murmur
C.) Opening snap murmur
D.) Systolic ejection murmur with crescendo-decrescendo
E.) B and C
E.) B and C
Blowing early-diastolic murmur
Opening snap murmur
, What does the A wave represent on the pulmonary vein doppler waveform?
A) Blood flow with atrial annular motion
B.) Blood flow with atrial contraction
C.) Blood flow with Atrial regurgitation
D.) Blood flow with mitral early inflow
E.) Blood flow with pulmonary artery regurgitation
B.) Blood flow with atrial contraction
What is the normal appearance of the D wave on the hepatic vein doppler signal?
A.) Above the baseline in systole with annular motion
B.) Below the baseline in diastole with early opening of the tricuspid valve
C.) Below the baseline in systole with annular motion
D.) Below the baseline during the isovolumic relaxation time
E.) Above the baseline in diastole with early opening of tricuspid valve
B.) Below the baseline in diastole with early opening of the tricuspid valve
The fourth heart sound represents:
A.) Closure of the mitral valve
B.) Closure of the tricuspid valve
C.)Closure of both the aortic and pulmonic valves
D.) Atrial contraction
E.) Rapid early diastolic filling of the left ventricle
D.) Atrial contraction
The first heart sound represents:
A.) Closure of the AV valves
B.) Closure of the semilunar valve
C.) Atrial contraction
D.) Ventricular contraction
E.)Rapid early diastolic filling of the left ventricle
A.) Closure of the atrioventricular (AV) valves
The clinical definition of diastole is :
A.) The interval from aortic valve closure to mitral valve closure
B.) The interval between aortic valve closure to pulmonic valve closure
C.) The interval from aortic valve opening to aortic valve closure
D.) The interval from mitral valve opening to tricuspid valve closure
E.) The interval from mitral valve opening to mitral valve closure
A.) The interval from aortic valve closure to mitral valve closure
The tricupid valve has:
A.) Two cusps; an anterior and a posterior cusp
B.) Three cusps: a right coronary, left coronary and a noncoronary cusp
C.) Three cusps: an anterior, posterior and a septal cusp
D.) Three cusps: a lateral, posterior and a septal cusp
E.) Three cusps: an anterior, posterior and a lateral cusp
C.) Three cusps: an anterior, posterior and a septal cusp
Which left ventricular segments are demonstrated in the apical long-axis view?
A.) Anterolateral and inferoseptal
B.) Anterior and inferior
C.) Anteroseptal and inferolateral
