ARDMS Adult Echo Exam /With Explanations Grade A+.
Hypercontractile - CORRECT ANSWERS -acute AI is __ because we shift up the
Starling curve
failure - CORRECT ANSWERS -chronic AI is __ when we drop off the end
increased contractility - CORRECT ANSWERS -increased volume (preload) =
increased te...
0.10sec - CORRECT ANSWERS -what is a normal duration for the QRS complex
decreases - CORRECT ANSWERS -MV velocity during inspiration __
isovolumetric contraction - CORRECT ANSWERS -__ occurs after the R wave
isovolumic relaxation - CORRECT ANSWERS -__ occurs after the T wave
4-1 - CORRECT ANSWERS -on the Wiggers diagram when is the MV open?
70msec - CORRECT ANSWERS -What is the duration of IVRT and IVCT?
bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS -the duration of isovolumetric relaxation time will
be increased with __
Ao valve is open & mitral valve is open - CORRECT ANSWERS -During the cardiac
cycle this event never happens
LV = end diastole
LA = end systole - CORRECT ANSWERS -when is the LV and LA volumes the highest?
25/10 - CORRECT ANSWERS -What are normal pressures in the pulmonary artery?
coronary sinus - CORRECT ANSWERS -where is the o2 sat the lowest?
95%
75% - CORRECT ANSWERS -o2 sat in pulm veins __
o2 sat in arteries __
LV angiogram - CORRECT ANSWERS -Best cath technique for LV function
Left Artrial Pressure (LAP) - CORRECT ANSWERS -what is PCW ( pulmonary capillary
wedge) measuring?
PCW (pulmonary capillary wedge) - CORRECT ANSWERS -LA pressure matches the
pressure of what other area?
One in the LV and one in the aorta, or one in the LV and pulled back across the aortic
valve, or one catheter with two separate sensors - CORRECT ANSWERS -to determine
AS where are catheters placed?
high MI - CORRECT ANSWERS -Apical swirling of Echo contrast for LVO is caused
by?
, mitral valve (pulmonic) - CORRECT ANSWERS -which valve separates the areas of
greatest pressure differences? (lowest?)
sulcus - CORRECT ANSWERS -the LAD lies in the anterior interventricular groove or
__
right leaflet - CORRECT ANSWERS -Which AO leaflet is the superior one in PLAX
view?
pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWERS -from the left parasternal window which are
you most likely to get accurate velocity measurements?
posterior, anterior, septal - CORRECT ANSWERS -Name the triscuspid leaflets.
Sinuses of Valsalva - CORRECT ANSWERS -The coronary arteries come off the?
early diastole - CORRECT ANSWERS -During which phase do the coronaries fill?
greater than or equal to 1..7cm - CORRECT ANSWERS -normal number for TAPSE
suprasternal notch - CORRECT ANSWERS -the best images of the ascending aorta are
often obtained from which transducer window?
innominate (proximal), left carotid and left subclavian (distal) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
name the vessels coming off the arch AND most proximal or distal
Coarction of the aorta - CORRECT ANSWERS -which cardiac pathology is associated
with bicuspid aoritc valves?
suprasternal arch - CORRECT ANSWERS -Which window do you use to look for the
secondary finding in bicuspid valves?
the aortic isthmus - CORRECT ANSWERS -where do most aortic coarctions occur?
counterclockwise 120 degees - CORRECT ANSWERS -from the apical 4ch view how
do you rotate the transducer to obtain the apical LAX?
posterior AV groove - CORRECT ANSWERS -Where is the coronary sinus located?
PLAX - CORRECT ANSWERS -Which view do you use to evaluate the coronary sinus?
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