CCI RCS Study Guide QUESTIONS WITH
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Cavitation is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The creation or vibration of
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small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur
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only with higher-intensity exposures.
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The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
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2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA |\ |\ |\
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA |\ |\
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Anterior and medial/septal posterior. |\ |\ |\ |\
Formula for calculating EF? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EF% =
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(sv/edv) x 100%
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Stroke Volume (SV) formula - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EDV - ESV
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What is stroke volume (SV)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Amount of
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blood pumped out of each ventricle during a single heart beat.
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What is the chiari network? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Network of
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fibers originating from eustachian valve.
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,Where can the chiari network be found - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Right atria |\
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Right ventricle |\ |\
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
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Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔In between the IVC and the right atrium.
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What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
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(RVOT) ? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Infundibulum
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Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending
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aorta? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Anterior
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The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Anterior |\
Medial |\
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external surface of
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the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
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2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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,*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
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What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔25/5 mmHg |\ |\
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔25/10 mmHg |\ |\ |\
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔10mmHg |\
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔120/80 mmHg
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What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
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When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Early diastole |\ |\
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated
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pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
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What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Dilated pulmonary artery |\ |\
Severe TR |\ |\
, RV dilation
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What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It increases |\ |\ |\
In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fourth |\ |\
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔98% |\
What is cardiac output? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is the total
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amount of blood ejected per minute.
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*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
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*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
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Effects of left side heart failure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Blood
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backs up to lungs and patient has shortness of breath
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What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary
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edema ? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Left side of heart
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What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Systolic dysfunction. |\ |\ |\
What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral
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edema? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Right side of the heart
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ANSWERS
Cavitation is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The creation or vibration of
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small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam. (Tends to occur
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
only with higher-intensity exposures.
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The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
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2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA |\ |\ |\
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA |\ |\
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Anterior and medial/septal posterior. |\ |\ |\ |\
Formula for calculating EF? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EF% =
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(sv/edv) x 100%
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Stroke Volume (SV) formula - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔EDV - ESV
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What is stroke volume (SV)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Amount of
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blood pumped out of each ventricle during a single heart beat.
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What is the chiari network? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Network of
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fibers originating from eustachian valve.
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,Where can the chiari network be found - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Right atria |\
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Right ventricle |\ |\
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
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Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔In between the IVC and the right atrium.
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What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
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(RVOT) ? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Infundibulum
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Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending
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aorta? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Anterior
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The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Anterior |\
Medial |\
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external surface of
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the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
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2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
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,*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
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What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔25/5 mmHg |\ |\
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔25/10 mmHg |\ |\ |\
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔10mmHg |\
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔120/80 mmHg
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What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
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When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Early diastole |\ |\
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated
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pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
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What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Dilated pulmonary artery |\ |\
Severe TR |\ |\
, RV dilation
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What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It increases |\ |\ |\
In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fourth |\ |\
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔98% |\
What is cardiac output? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is the total
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
amount of blood ejected per minute.
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*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
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*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
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Effects of left side heart failure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Blood
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backs up to lungs and patient has shortness of breath
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What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary
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edema ? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Left side of heart
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What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Systolic dysfunction. |\ |\ |\
What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral
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edema? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Right side of the heart
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