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A pt presents with a transcatheter aor-
tic valve replacement. What information
must the sonographer obtain prior to per-
forming the echocardiogram? Choose all
answers that apply.
All of the above
Date of implantation
Size of Valve
Systemic blood pressure
Prior LV Ejection Fraction
The double diamond sign on an M -mode
tracing of the MV is indicative of mid
diastolic closure caused by.....
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Acute MI
Dressler Syndrome
Pulmonary HTN
Dilated cardiomyopathy
The slope between which two points of
the Doppler tracing of the mitral valve are
used to calculate the pressure half time?
E-F
D-E
E-F
E-A
E/E'
Microbubble contrast evaluation of the
LV is performed when standard 2D im-
ages are suboptimal. Suboptimal images
are defined as:
The inability to detect two or more con-
The inability to detect two or more con-
tiguous segments in any three of the api-
tiguous segments in any of the apical
cal windows
windows
The inability to detect two or more con-
tiguous segments in any three of the api-
cal windows
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Which of the following calculations
demonstrates the rate of increase in left
ventricle pressure during systolic con-
traction?
EF %
dp/dt
Qp/Qs
dp/dt
Fractional Shortening
The image demonstrates a Doppler Mitral valve waveform
waveform from the mitral valve, A caliper
is placed on the E peak velocity. The blue
dot is placed where the second cursor
would be placed.
Which of the following should be omitted
from the optimal parasternal long axis
view of the left ventricle?
Right ventricular outflow tract
Papillary Muscle
Papillary muscle
Descending Aorta
Coronary sinus
The membranous type of VSD is located
Which of the following regarding ventric- at the junction of the left ventricular out-
ular septal defects is true? flow tract and the muscular portion of the
septum.
In tamponade the RV free wall will col-
lapse in diastole, except in patients with
significant:
Systemic HTN
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pericardial effusion
How is the cardiac index calculated ?
Cardiac output / body surface area
stroke volume / cardiac output
Cardiac output / body surface area
cardiac output / stroke volume
Stroke volume x cardiac output x body
surface area
In order to diagnose a persistent left
SVC, the ultrasound enhancing agent
should be injected in the _____ and it will
be seen in the ____ before entering the
right heart if the exam is positive.
left arm, SVC Left arm, SVC
right arm, LA
Left arm, coronary sinus
left arm, pulmonary veins
Which of the following is a characteristic
of an athlete heart?
sustained tachycardia at rest
LV posterior wall thickness 1.5 cm
LV posterior wall thickness 1.5 cm
moderate biatrial enlargement
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interventricular septal thickness 1.5 cm
Which of the following correctly de-
scribes how to measure the left atrium in
the parasternal view?
Leading edge to leading edge, from the
aortic sinus to the posterior atrial wall leading edge to leading edge, from the
aortic sinus to the posterior atrial wall
outer edge to inner edge, from the aortic
sinus to the posterior atrial wall
Leading edge to leading edge, from the
LVOT to the posterior atrial wall
Which of the following is an expected
EF% on a patient with advanced hyper-
trophic cardiomyopathy ?
45%
85%
15%
85%
60%
Which of the following abnormalities
should include the supplemental evalua-
tion of the abdominal aorta?
Takayasu arteritis and bicuspid aortic
valve
Takayasu arteritis and bicuspid aortic
valve
EF% less than 20% or over 80%
Kawasaki disease and Fabry disease
Patent ductus arteriosus and septal de-
fects
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