CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE 2025 UPDATED REVISED
Cavitation is - (ANSWER)The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam.
(Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - (ANSWER)1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - (ANSWER)Anterior and medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - (ANSWER)EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - (ANSWER)EDV - ESV
What is stroke volume (SV)? - (ANSWER)Amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle during a single
heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - (ANSWER)Network of fibers originating from eustachian valve.
Where can the chiari network be found - (ANSWER)Right atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - (ANSWER)Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - (ANSWER)SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - (ANSWER)In between the IVC and the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? - (ANSWER)Infundibulum
,CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE 2025 UPDATED REVISED
Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? - (ANSWER)Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - (ANSWER)Anterior
Medial
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - (ANSWER)1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external
surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - (ANSWER)25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - (ANSWER)25/10 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - (ANSWER)10mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - (ANSWER)120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - (ANSWER)Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - (ANSWER)Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - (ANSWER)AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated
pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - (ANSWER)Dilated pulmonary artery
Severe TR
, CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE 2025 UPDATED REVISED
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? - (ANSWER)It increases
In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? - (ANSWER)Fourth
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - (ANSWER)98%
What is cardiac output? - (ANSWER)It is the total amount of blood ejected per minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
Effects of left side heart failure - (ANSWER)Blood backs up to lungs and patient has shortness of breath
What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary edema ? - (ANSWER)Left side of heart
What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure? - (ANSWER)Systolic dysfunction.
What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral edema? - (ANSWER)Right side of the heart
When the foremen ovale closes after birth due to increased left atrial pressure the spot it was located is
now called? - (ANSWER)Fossa ovalis
Mitral regurge hemodynamic evaluation is done in ? - (ANSWER)Systole
Aortic stenosis evaluation is done in? - (ANSWER)Systole
Tricuspid stenosis evaluation is done in ? - (ANSWER)Diastole
Cavitation is - (ANSWER)The creation or vibration of small gas filled bodies by the ultrasound beam.
(Tends to occur only with higher-intensity exposures.
The 6 intensities from highest to lowest are - (ANSWER)1.) SPTP 4.) SATP
2.)SPPA 5.) SAPA
3.)SPTA 6.) SATA
What tricuspid valve leaflets are noted in PLAX? - (ANSWER)Anterior and medial/septal posterior.
Formula for calculating EF? - (ANSWER)EF% = (sv/edv) x 100%
Stroke Volume (SV) formula - (ANSWER)EDV - ESV
What is stroke volume (SV)? - (ANSWER)Amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle during a single
heart beat.
What is the chiari network? - (ANSWER)Network of fibers originating from eustachian valve.
Where can the chiari network be found - (ANSWER)Right atria
What is the most anterior chamber of the heart? - (ANSWER)Right ventricle
Which pair of intensities has the lowest value? - (ANSWER)SATA (spatial average and temporal average)
Where is the Eustachian valve located ? - (ANSWER)In between the IVC and the right atrium.
What's another name for the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) ? - (ANSWER)Infundibulum
,CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE 2025 UPDATED REVISED
Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending aorta? - (ANSWER)Anterior
The three cusps of the tricuspid valve are? - (ANSWER)Anterior
Medial
Posterior
What's the two main layers of the pericardium? - (ANSWER)1.) Visceral = lies directly upon external
surface of the heart and is commonly referred to as the epicardium.
2,) Parietal = or fibrous pericardium is the thick outer sac.
*The pericardial cavity lies between these two layers.
What is the normal pressure for the right ventricle ? - (ANSWER)25/5 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the pulmonary artery? - (ANSWER)25/10 mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the left atrium? - (ANSWER)10mmHg
What is the normal pressure for the aorta ? - (ANSWER)120/80 mmHg
What are the two cusps of the mitral valve ? - (ANSWER)Anterior (long) and the posterior (short)
When is the left ventricular pressure the lowest? - (ANSWER)Early diastole
What is Becks Triad and what does it cause? - (ANSWER)AKA cardiac tamponade. Causes an elevated
pressure in heart, hypotension and a quiet heart
What are the effects of pulmonary HTN ? - (ANSWER)Dilated pulmonary artery
Severe TR
, CCI RCS STUDY GUIDE 2025 UPDATED REVISED
RV dilation
What happens to the size of an aneurysm during systole? - (ANSWER)It increases
In patients with A-Fib which heart sound would be missing ? - (ANSWER)Fourth
What is the normal O2 saturation of the left heart ? - (ANSWER)98%
What is cardiac output? - (ANSWER)It is the total amount of blood ejected per minute.
*cardiac output = stroke volume x HR
*normal cardiac output = 4-8 liters/minute
Effects of left side heart failure - (ANSWER)Blood backs up to lungs and patient has shortness of breath
What part of the heart is affected when there is pulmonary edema ? - (ANSWER)Left side of heart
What is the primary cause of Congestive Heart Failure? - (ANSWER)Systolic dysfunction.
What part of the heart is affected when there is peripheral edema? - (ANSWER)Right side of the heart
When the foremen ovale closes after birth due to increased left atrial pressure the spot it was located is
now called? - (ANSWER)Fossa ovalis
Mitral regurge hemodynamic evaluation is done in ? - (ANSWER)Systole
Aortic stenosis evaluation is done in? - (ANSWER)Systole
Tricuspid stenosis evaluation is done in ? - (ANSWER)Diastole
