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| The shaded area on the ECG correlates with which phase of the electrical conduction system? (t wave) Ques:A&P 22 |
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flattening of the mid-diastolic posterior wall motion
pericardial thickening
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| an indicator on 2D echocardiography suggesting an old myocardial infarction might be |
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| when the anterior mitral valve leaflet has a doming appearance, the 2D finding is termed |
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| which of the following is a finding in a dilated cardiomyopathy |
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elevated left ventricular end diastolic pressure
decrease cardiac output
mitral regurge |
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| the presence of an intimal flap seen on a parastermal long axis view in the ascending aorta best describes an |
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| symptoms that may only be experienced during exercise best describes this type of cardiomyopathy |
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| A peak pressure gradient obtained from cardiac catheterization is an pressure gradient and a peak pressure gradient obtained from echo is an |
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| a narrowing of the mitral valve orifice impeding the diastolic flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle best describes |
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| a 2D finding of pulmonary hypertension may include |
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| which of the following is not part of eisenmengers syndrome |
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| the most common type of functional regurgitation may be seen in this valve |
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| a patient with atrial fibrillation has a questionable clot in the left atrial appendage diagnosed from 2D echo. Upon transesophageal imaging of the left atrial appendage no clots but these structures are seen instead |
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| The best exam for visualization of a vegetation caused from infective endocarditis is |
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| the most common finding due to an increased pressure overload in the left ventricle caused from aortic stenosis would be |
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| What complication has occured due to the patients severe decrease in left ventricular systolic function |
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| An absent a wave with a flying w appearance seen on the m mode of the pulmonic valve best describes |
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| prosthetic valve flow velocities are normally native valve flow velocities |
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| inferior vena cava, superior vena cava and hepatic veins all demonstrate systolic flow reversal. What type of valvular abnormality would you expect to see? |
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| severe tricuspid regurgitation |
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| a patient presents to the emergency room ST segment with elevation seen in leads 2, 3 and AVF and a loud systolic murmur heard at the apex. The most common reason for the murmur is |
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| the most common 2D finding in patients with systemic hypertension is |
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| Prosthetic valves should be evaluated for |
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regurgitation
complications
stenosis
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| Eisenmengers syndrome best describes |
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| left to right shunt reversal in the presence of increased right heart pressures |
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| A left ventricular thrombus that develops within 24-48 hours post myocardial infarction is usually associated with this infarcted wall |
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| the most common doppler finding in patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy is |
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| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy- obstructive |
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| Amyl nitrate can be used to enhance which of the following |
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| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy- obstructive |
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| Calcification of the mitral valve annulus is commonly caused from |
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| A congenital abnormality of the tricuspid valve in which one, both or all of the tricuspid leaflets are downwardly displaced causing the right ventricle to be atrialized |
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| The cardiac mass in the left ventricle is mostly a |
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| a speckling or increase in echogenicity of the interventricular septum often described as a ground glass appearance is often associated with this abnormality |
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| a rupture in the ventricular septum as a result of myocardial infarction is usually a |
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| Which of the following is not a major anatomic finding in a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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| a pulmonic regurgitation murmur that results when pulmonary artery systolic pressure is greater than 70 mmHg along with increased pulmonary artery ring diameter is known as |
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| Dresslers syndrome is associated with this abnormality post myocardial infarction |
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| which of the following is not a typical 2D finding in the region of a chronic infarction |
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| decreased echogenicity of the wall |
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| if aortic stenosis is found in patients between the ages of 20-50 years look for this abnormality |
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| Tetralogy of Fallot is characterized by the combination of which of the following four defects |
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| large overriding aorta, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and ventricular septal defect |
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| Reduced amplitude and velocity of endocardial motion and wall thickening in systole best describes wall motion |
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| on the m mode tracing of the mitral valve, prolapse is considered when the leafelts are displaced below the CD points by this distance |
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| when one of the mitral valve leaflets is flail th leaflet tip points toward the |
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| this abnormality is commonly seen in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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| An echocardiogram is ordered for suspicion of a heart murmur. The ausculatory finding is a Grade IV harsh crescendo decrescendo systolic ejection murmur best heard at the second right intercostal space. You would suspect |
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| A grade III holosystolic blowing murmur best heard at the apex describes |
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| the greater the stretch of the ventricle, the greater the force of contraction explains this law |
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mitral valve P 1/2 time 260 msec
Mean mitral velocity 2.0 m/sec |
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| what equation is used to calculate the quantification volume across an ASD, VSD or PDA |
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| what exam is used to aid in determining viability of the cardiac muscle when known coronary artery disease exists |
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| a Qp/Qs ration is greater than indicates a significant shunt |
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| when measuring the isovolumetric relaxation time the measurement should be made |
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| This exam is indicated when a diagnosis cannot be made concerning wall motion abnormalities due to poor endocardial definition |
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| returning frequency that is two to three the emitted frequency best describes this component of 2D echo |
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| which of the following is NOT an advantage of DICOM connectivity |
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| propagation speed artifact |
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| this type of doppler probe has no image, does not have backing material, and has a narrow bandwidth |
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| when assessing diastolic dysfunction, pseudo normalization will show a normal E/A wave in the mitral inflow doppler and this with TDI |
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| continuous wave doppler has this many crystals |
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mitral stenosis
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| Which of the following will not demonstrate exaggerated respiratory variations upon interrogation of the AV valves with doppler |
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| Dilatation of the aorta associated with Marfans syndrome does not usually occur in the |
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| Dilatation of the left ventricle causing dilatation of the mitral valve annulus is associated with this color abnormality |
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| A rare cardiac anomaly in which dilatation of the sinus area of the aorta occurs with possible rupture best defines |
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| sinus of valsalva aneurysm |
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| Gradual closure of the aortic valve best seen on M mode of the aorta is often associated with |
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| An elevated left ventricular end diastolic pressure can be seen on the M mode of the mitral valve that presents with |
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| The most common echo findings in a patient diagnosed with an infiltrative restrictive cardiomyopathy is |
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left ventricular hypertrophy
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| Severe mitral regurgitation can increase the forward flow of mitral valve and cause an increase in the peak MV velocity |
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| An increased A wave of greater than 7mm seen on the M mode of the pulmonic valve best describes |
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| Which of the following is a finding of mitral stenosis found on M mode of the mitral valve |
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| anterior motion of the posterior mitral leaflet |
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| On the mitral valve inflow doppler tracing of a patient with constrictive pericarditis, the E velocity will be |
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| You are performing an echo on a patient for source of embolus. There are no obvious signs of a source of embolization on the left side. You would look for |
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| affected walls become hypokinetic with exercise |
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Blood pressure 120/75
AI peak velocity 3.0m/sec |
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| makes the spectral waveform smaller |
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| A saline contrast study may be performed on patients with the following abnormalities |
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atrial septal aneurysm
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| the doppler shift is dependent upon the transducer frequency |
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| Aortic valve excision with pulmonic valve replacement into the aortic position is known as the |
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| A rare cardiac anomaly in which dilatation of the sinus area of the aorta occurs with possible rupture best defines |
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| sinus of valsalva aneurysm |
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| Gradual closure of the aortic valve best seen on M mode of the aorta is often associated with |
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| When determining a RJA/LAA for mitral regurgitation, what value would indicate moderate mitral regurgitation |
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| Which of the following is a finding of mitral stenosis found on M mode of the mitral valve |
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| anterior motion of the posterior mitral leaflet |
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| Which of the following is not a common finding in systemic hypertension |
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| asymmetrical septal hypertrophy |
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| A narrowing in the descending aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery best describes this congenital abnormality |
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| Symptoms that may only be experienced during exercise best describes this type of cardiomyopathy |
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| This abnormality is commonly seen in patients with acquired immune defiency syndrome |
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| severe aortic stenosis is considered when the aortic peak pressure gradient is |
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| With a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy you would see |
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| left ventricular pressure overload |
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| When the color flow image is masked due to the high acoustic difference between the valve and blood of the mechanical valves, it becomes difficult to diagnose color abnormalities. This best desribes |
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| A myocardial infarction that extends through all the layers of the heart is known as |
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| A finding of holodiastolic flow reversal in the ascending aorta may be a false positive of severe aortic regurgitation if the patient has |
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| a patent ductus arteriosus |
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| Constrictive pericarditis results in impairment of |
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| disatolic ventricular filling |
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| A patient is brought to the stress lab to have an exercise treadmill test. During the final stage of Bruce protocol the patient begins to experience chest pain. The EKG shows St segment depression of 3mm. You would |
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| A normal left ventricular measurement during systole should be |
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| This exam is indicated when a diagnosis cannot be made concerning wall motion abnormalities due to poor endocardial definition |
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| When assessing the severity of aortic stenosis, a peak to peak pressure gradient is obtained from this type of diagnostic exam |
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| The method of assessing left ventricular function by tracing the ventricle during end diastole and end systole best describes this method of measurement |
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| When measuring 2D measurements, the left atrium is measured at |
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| mitral valve planimetry should be measured from the parasternal short axis view of the mitral valve |
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| at the smallest area of the valve and tracing the inner orifice |
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| When measuring the isovolumetric relaxation time the measurment should be made |
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| from closing click of aorta to opening click of mitral valve |
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| An abnormal response to stress echo would be |
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| affected walls become hypokinetic with exercise |
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| The greater the stretch of the ventricle, the greater the force of contraction explains this law |
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| When measuring using m mode, what values are measured from leading edge to leading edge |
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| When performing a pharmacologic stress echo exam, if the target heart rate has not reached with dobutamine this medication can be given to increase heart rate |
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| loas dependent index of systolic performance |
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| on a m mode display the Y or vertical axis represents |
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| Tissue doppler imaging can be obtained from what views |
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| Speed and direction of blood flow is displayed using this component of echo |
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| When determining the size of the flow convergence, this calculation is performed |
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| proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) |
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| Conventional color doppler can display all except |
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| A deeper sample volume has what effect on the frame rate |
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| Which statement about color aliasing is correct |
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| it is a progression of red to blue or blue to red where the color saturates an wraps around the other color |
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| Returning frequency that is two to three times the emitted frequency best describes this component of 2D echo |
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| What does DICOM acronym stand for |
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| digital imaging and communication in medicine |
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| Besides the mechanical index, what other system control can potentially cause microbubble destruction |
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| The range of signals that can be detected and processed by an ultrasound system best describes |
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| on color doppler, the black area of the red and blue color bar indicates |
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| Which is not considered a method of focusing |
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| A hallmark finding of cardiac tamponade that is defined as a drop in the systolic blood pressure of greater than 10mmHg during inspiration best describes |
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| According to the AHA, the initial treatment for ventricular fibrillation is |
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| unsynchronized cardioversion |
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