Welcome to your Echo - CVT- Noninvasive Name Email 1. [The lateral resolution increases with:] Decreasing transducer diameter Reducing power Beam focusing Reducing transmit frequency None . 2. [The commonest location of this pathology is: (fig)] Proximal ascending aorta Midaortic arch At the attachment of ligamentum arteriosum Junction of thoracic and abdominal aorta None Comment . 3. [The valve indicated by the arrow is: (fig)] Pulmonary valve Aortic valve Tricuspid valve Mirror image artifact of the aortic valve None Comment . 4. [The image of IVC from the above patient is suggestive of: (fig)] Normal RA pressure Low RA pressure Elevated RA pressure None Comment . 5. [Bicuspid aortic valve may be associated with:] Coronary anomalies Coarctation of the aorta Atrial septal defect None of the above None . 6. [Which feature is consistent with severe mitral regurgitation:] Jet size to left atrial area ratio of 0.5 The PISA radius of 1.2 cm at an aliasing velocity of 50 cm/s Effective regurgitant orifice area of 0.7 cm2 All of the above None of the above None . 7. [The short axis view of the heart is indicative of: (fig)] Severe pulmonary hypertension Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) with normal PA pressure RV infarct RV dysplasia None Comment . 8. [Which of the following properties of a reflected wave is most important in the genesis of a two-dimensional image?] Amplitude Period Pulse repetition period Pulse duration None . 9. [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 . 10. [A two-chamber view (systolic frame) of the patient is shown in question 460. Thearrow points to a defect in: (fig)] P1 scallop P2, A2 scallops P3 scallops A3 scallop None Comment . 11. [Negative predictive value of stress echo is lowest in this group of patients:] Low probability of CAD Intermediate probability of CAD High probability of CAD Independent of CAD None . 12. [This patient is likely to have: (fig)] Systolic murmur accentuated by Valsalva maneuver Early peaking systolic murmur Early diastolic murmur heard in sitting position at end expiration A middiastolic murmur best heard with the bell in left lateral position None Comment . 13. [Color flow jet area of mitral regurgitation depends upon:] Amount of regurgitation alone Driving pressure and the regurgitant volume Presence of aortic regurgitation Degree of mitral stenosis None . 14. [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 . 15. [When using a fixed-focus probe this parameter cannot be changed by the sonographer:] Pulse repetition period Pulse repetition frequency Amplitude Wavelength None . 16. [Doing which of the following modifications to the Doppler processing will allow myocardial velocities to be recorded selectively compared with blood pool velocities?] A band pass filter that allows low velocities A band pass filter that allows high amplitude signals Both Neither None . 17. [A 42-year-old male with a h/o Down’s syndrome was evaluated with an echocardiogram. The image shows: (fig)] Ventricular septal defect Atrial septal defect Partial Av canal Complete AV canal None Comment . 18. [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 . 19. [This is a parasternal long-axis view form a patient with d-TGA s/p Mustard The arrow points to: (fig)] False tendon Papillary muscle Pacemaker lead Artifact None Comment . 20. [The appearance of the atrial septum in this patient is due to: (fig)] ASD repair with a pericardial patch ASD closure device PFO closure device None of the above None Comment . Time's upTime is Up!
