LV mass (weight) remains normal in chronic:
A) aortic regurgitation
B) aortic stenosis
C) mitral regurgitation
D) mitral stenosis
o :# D) mitral stenosis
Which of the following syndromes fits with AR, AO dilation, AO dissections & AO
aneurysms?
A) Dressler
B) Barlow
C) Marfan
D) Noonans...
Adult echo Questions and Answers
LV mass (weight) remains normal in chronic:
A) aortic regurgitation
B) aortic stenosis
C) mitral regurgitation
D) mitral stenosis
o :# D) mitral stenosis
Which of the following syndromes fits with AR, AO dilation, AO dissections & AO
aneurysms?
A) Dressler
B) Barlow
C) Marfan
D) Noonans
o :# C) Marfan
How does switching to a lower frequency transducer affect aliasing?
A) aliasing will occur at lower velocities
B) aliasing will occur at higher velocities
C) resolution will be improved
D) transducer frequency has no effect
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o :# B) aliasing will occur at higher velocities
Which standard 2D TTE view typically allows viewing of the LAA?
A) PLAX
B) Apical 4 chamber
C) SubC 4 chamber
D) Apical 2 chamber
o :# D) Apical 2 chamber
Why follow chronic Aortic Insufficiency or Aortic regurgitation patients?
A. check atrial size
B. check left ventricular size
C. check for pulmonary HTN
D. look for mitral preclosure
o :# B) Check left ventricular size
Given Tricuspid Regurgitation and the Right Atrium pressure what can you calculate?)
A) RV diastolic pressure
B) LV end diastolic pressure
C) LV systolic pressure
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D) RV systolic pressure
E) RAP
o :# D) RVSP
What is the best way to determine the severity of MR?
A) pulmonary venous flow
B) size of color doppler jet
C) size of vena contracta
D) MV inflow velocity
o :# A) pulmonary venous flow
A patient has an RVSP of 60 mmHg. One year later the RVSP is 30 mmHg. What
happened to this patient?
A) Aortic dissection
B) Hypertrophic CM
C) Dilated CM
D) PHTN
o :# C) Dilated CM
When is a mitral pressure half time NOT accurate?
A) mild AR
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B) mild MR
C) post valvuloplasty
D) moderate MR
o :# C) post valvuloplasty
If your patient has a dilated LV and thin septum what might be going on with this
patient?
A) severe AS
B) severe systemic HTN
C) hypertrophic CM
D) severe MR
o :# D) severe MR
Which cardiac pathology affects the valves?
A) amyloid
B) sarcoid
C) carcinoid
D) hemochromatosis
o :# C) Carcinoid
Cardiac tamponade is a rapid filling of fluid:
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