Welcome to your Echo - CVT- Noninvasive Name Email 1. [The most common normal response of left ventricular (LV) end systolic size during exercise is:] Reduction Increase Variable response No change None . 2. [The signals from septum and LV lateral wall are those of: (fig)] LV strain Strain rate Velocity None of the above None Comment . 3. [The trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) image shown here is indicative of: (fig)] Flail posterior leaflet P3 segment Flail posterior leaflet P1 segment Flail anterior leaflet Large mitral valve vegetation None Comment . 4. [Widening the color box on the display will _________ the frame rate.] Increase No change Decrease Cannot be determined None . 5. [The half-intensity depth is a measure of:] Ultrasound attenuation in tissue Half the wall thickness in mm Coating on the surface of the transducer Half the ultrasound beam width None . 6. [Persistence will have this effect on the image:] Smoothening of a two-dimensional image Better resolution Eliminating artifacts Spuriously reducing wall thickness None . 7. [If an echo arrives 39 μs after a pulse has been emitted, at what depth should the reflecting object be on the scan line?] 3 cm 6 cm 1 cm None of the above None . 8. [This is an apical four-chamber view of the left ventricle (LV). The structure indicatedby the arrow in the LV apex is likely to be: (fig)] LV thrombus Rib artifact Cannula of LVAD False tendon in the LV apex None Comment . 9. [In a patient with old anteroseptal MI with an ejection fraction of 28%, an ischemic MR jet is likely to be:] Central Lateral wall hugging Medial wall hugging None . 10. [A 32-year-old female has a history of SLE. She was admitted with complaints of severe shortness of breath. A systolic frame of a four-chamber view is shown. The image shows: (fig)] Libman Sach’s endocarditis Bacterial endocarditis Post inflammatory changes of the mitral valve Normal mitral valve None Comment . 11. [Risk of aortic dissection is increased in the following conditions except:] Marfan’s syndrome Bicuspid aortic valve Pregnancy Mitral stenosis None . 12. [The most likely diagnosis in this patient is: (fig)] HOCM Severe aortic stenosis Mitral valve prolapse None of the above None Comment . 13. [This patient is likely to have: (fig)] Severe aortic stenosis (AS) Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) Severe pulmonary hypertension Mild AS None Comment . 14. [The arrow on this TEE image points to: (fig)] Coronary artery Aortic valve ring abscess Artifact Coronary sinus None Comment . 15. [Pulse duration is affected by:] Source of ultrasound Transmission medium Both Neither None . 16. [Sound travels faster in a medium with which of the following characteristics?] High density, low stiffness Low density, high stiffness High density, high stiffness Low density, low stiffness None . 17. [The structure indicated by the arrow is: (fig)] Descending thoracic aorta Coronary sinus Left lower pulmonary vein Left PA None Comment . 18. [The following signal was obtained from the apical view in a 45-year-old man with a systolic murmur. What is the most likely origin of this signal?(fig)] Mitral valve prolapse with late systolic MR Rheumatic MR Hyperdynamic left ventricle with cavity obliteration Subaortic membrane None Comment . 19. [This is a still-frame image of a subcostal view. The image shows: (fig)] Myxoma Lipoma Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum Thrombus attached to the interatrial septum None Comment . 20. [Flow resistance decreases with an increase in:] Vessel length Vessel radius Blood viscosity None of the above None . Time's upTime is Up!
