Welcome to your Echo - CVT- Noninvasive Name Email 1. [For the patient in the above question, if the systolic blood pressure is increased to 145mmHg, assuming that the effective orifice area is unchanged, then the:] MR jet size will double MR jet size will not change MR jet size will more than double None . 2. [How long after a pulse is sent out by a transducer does an echo from an object at a depth of 5 cm return?] 13 μs 65 μs 5 μs Cannot be determined None . 3. [What is the abnormality in the accompanying image? (fig)] Congenital muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) Postinfarction posterior VSD Artifact of the normal posterior thinning at the valve plane Postmyectomy of HOCM None Comment . 4. [The MR flow rate in this patient (PISA radius of 0.9 cm, aliasing velocity of 38 cm/s) is approximately: (fig)] 200 cc/s 200 cc/min 100 cc/min 100 cc/s None Comment . 5. [In the accompanying image the structure indicated by the arrow is: (fig)] Right pulmonary artery (RPA) Left atrium Aortic arch Right upper pulmonary vein None Comment . 6. [The appearance of the interatrial septum is indicative of: (fig)] Left atrial myxoma Aneurysmal atrial septum ASD None of the above None Comment . 7. [Assuming a right atrial (RA) pressure of 10mmHg, the pulmonary regurgitation signal, with an end diastolic velocity of 2.2 m/s shown here is indicative of: (fig)] Normal pulmonary artery (PA) pressure Moderate elevation of PA pressure Systemic level of PA pressure None of the above None Comment . 8. [Normal mitral E-wave propagation velocity by color M mode inside the LV is:] 10–30 cm/s 30–50 cm/s Greater than 50 cm/s Greater than 500 cm/s None . 9. [Dilatation of the pulmonary artery is seen in all of the following conditions except:] Atrial septal defect Valvular pulmonary stenosis Infundibular pulmonary stenosis Pulmonary hypertension None . 10. [This is a still frame of an apical view. The arrow depicts: (fig)] IVC Pulmonary veins Pulmonary artery Systemic venous baffle into the LA None Comment . 11. [For a given regurgitant volume, all of the following result in a reduction in the jet size except:] Fast heart rate Doubling the sector angle Increasing the imaging depth D. Increasing the blood pressure None . 12. [This patient has: (fig)] Prominent Eustachian valve Ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) Ostium primum ASD Sinus venosus ASD None Comment . 13. [This patient is likely to have: (fig)] Acute severe AR Mild AR Mitral stenosis None of the above None Comment . 14. [Flow resistance depends most strongly on:] Vessel length Vessel radius Blood viscosity All of the above None . 15. [This patient has: (fig)] Tricuspid atresia Right atrial myxoma Hydatid cyst of the heart Hypoplastic left heart syndrome None Comment . 16. [Atrial septal aneurysm may be associated with:] Patent foramen ovale Atrial arrythmias Increased stroke risk All of the above None of the above None . 17. [Rate of acceleration of the early portion of the aortic regurgitation (AR) signal is determined by:] LV negative dp/dt LV positive dp/dt LV end diastolic pressure Aortic end diastolic pressure None . 18. [This patient has: (fig)] Pulmonary artery branch stenosis Pulmonary regurgitation Patent ductus arteriosus None of the above None Comment . 19. [A23-year-old female presents with complaints of sudden onset of severe shortness of breath. She gives remote history of skin rash. Her labs indicate a eosinophil count of 20%. The most likely diagnosis is: (fig)] Constrictive pericarditis Eosinophilic myocarditis Giant cell myocarditis None Comment . 20. [Left atrial myxoma may be differentiated from a left atrial thrombus by all of the following characteristics except:] Enhancement with transpulmonary contrast agent Presence of blood vessels on color flow imaging Attachment to the atrial septum Similar mass in the left ventricle (LV) with normal LV function. None . Time's upTime is Up!
