CCI RCS Registry Prep questions with
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answers
What valve separates the areas of greatest pressure differences?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mitral valve
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What valve separates the areas of the lowest pressure
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differences? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tricuspid valve
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Where does the LAD lie on the heart? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Anterior interventricular groove (sulcus)
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What aortic cusp is superior in PLAX view? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔RCC
What aortic cusp is posterior in PLAX view? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔NCC
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From the left parasternal window which of the following are you
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most likely to get accurate velocity measurments? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pulmonary artery|\ |\
What view gives the most accurate velocities of the
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PV/pulmonary artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PSAX; short axis
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,What is the red flow traveling to the RA that you can sometimes
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see from the inflow view? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔IVC
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What are the tricuspid leaflets seen in the inflow view? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anterior and posterior |\ |\ |\ |\
Where is the LAA located on TTE? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sometimes can be seen in AV level short axis, but is better |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
visualized in an apical 2 chamber view |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The coronary arteries come off the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sinuses of Valsalva |\ |\
What is the most anomalous artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Right coronary |\
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔early diastole |\
True/False --- The coronary arteries can fill during systole -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False |\ |\
When is TAPSE measured? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Between end
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diastole and peak systole
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,This is the transition between the sinuses of Valsalva and the
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tubular portion of the ascending aorta - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔STJ (sinotubular junction) |\ |\
What can sometimes be seen below the RPA in a SSN view? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Left atrium |\ |\ |\
The best images of the ascending aorta are often obtained from
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which transducer window? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔suprasternal
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Name the vessels coming off the arch and most proximal or
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distal. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Innominate (proximal), left
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carotid and left subclavian (distal)
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What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coarctation of the aorta
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Which window do you use to look for the secondary finding in
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bicuspid valves? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Suprasternal arch;
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suprasternal notch |\
Where do most aortic coarctations occur? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔aortic isthmus |\
How can we specifically identify the location of an aortic isthmus?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔After the take-off of the left subclavian
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artery
, Where are the pulmonary veins located? Where are they best
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visualized? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Feed into the LA and are
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best visualized in 4 chamber
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What pulmonary veins are viewed in apical 4 chamber? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lower pulmonary veins
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What pulmonary veins are viewed in apical 5 chamber? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Upper pulmonary veins
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From the apical 4 chamber view how do you rotate the
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transducer to obtain the apical LAX? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔clockwise 120 degrees |\ |\
Where is the coronary sinus located? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔posterior AV groove |\ |\
Which view do you use to evaluate the coronary sinus? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PLAX |\ |\
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you
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should tilt the transducer: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔posterior
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Which valve sits at the opening of the coronary sinus? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Thebesian
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answers
What valve separates the areas of greatest pressure differences?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mitral valve
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What valve separates the areas of the lowest pressure
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differences? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tricuspid valve
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Where does the LAD lie on the heart? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Anterior interventricular groove (sulcus)
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What aortic cusp is superior in PLAX view? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔RCC
What aortic cusp is posterior in PLAX view? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔NCC
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From the left parasternal window which of the following are you
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most likely to get accurate velocity measurments? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pulmonary artery|\ |\
What view gives the most accurate velocities of the
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PV/pulmonary artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PSAX; short axis
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,What is the red flow traveling to the RA that you can sometimes
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see from the inflow view? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔IVC
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What are the tricuspid leaflets seen in the inflow view? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anterior and posterior |\ |\ |\ |\
Where is the LAA located on TTE? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sometimes can be seen in AV level short axis, but is better |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
visualized in an apical 2 chamber view |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The coronary arteries come off the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sinuses of Valsalva |\ |\
What is the most anomalous artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Right coronary |\
During which phase do the coronaries fill? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔early diastole |\
True/False --- The coronary arteries can fill during systole -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False |\ |\
When is TAPSE measured? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Between end
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diastole and peak systole
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,This is the transition between the sinuses of Valsalva and the
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tubular portion of the ascending aorta - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔STJ (sinotubular junction) |\ |\
What can sometimes be seen below the RPA in a SSN view? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Left atrium |\ |\ |\
The best images of the ascending aorta are often obtained from
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which transducer window? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔suprasternal
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Name the vessels coming off the arch and most proximal or
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distal. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Innominate (proximal), left
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carotid and left subclavian (distal)
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What cardiac pathology is associated with bicuspid aortic valves?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Coarctation of the aorta
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Which window do you use to look for the secondary finding in
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bicuspid valves? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Suprasternal arch;
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suprasternal notch |\
Where do most aortic coarctations occur? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔aortic isthmus |\
How can we specifically identify the location of an aortic isthmus?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔After the take-off of the left subclavian
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artery
, Where are the pulmonary veins located? Where are they best
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visualized? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Feed into the LA and are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
best visualized in 4 chamber
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What pulmonary veins are viewed in apical 4 chamber? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lower pulmonary veins
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What pulmonary veins are viewed in apical 5 chamber? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Upper pulmonary veins
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From the apical 4 chamber view how do you rotate the
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transducer to obtain the apical LAX? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔clockwise 120 degrees |\ |\
Where is the coronary sinus located? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔posterior AV groove |\ |\
Which view do you use to evaluate the coronary sinus? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔PLAX |\ |\
To visualize the coronary sinus in the apical 4 chamber view you
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should tilt the transducer: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔posterior
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Which valve sits at the opening of the coronary sinus? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Thebesian
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