Welcome to your Echo - CVT- Noninvasive Name Email 1. [The simplified Bernoulli equation is inapplicable under the following circumstances:] Serial stenotic lesions Long, tubular lesions Both None of the above None . 2. [This image of the LV is indicative of: (fig)] An LA thrombus Left ventricular noncompaction Bilobed LV False tendon None Comment . 3. [The best management for this patient (same as above) is: (fig)] Emergency pericardiocentesis Emergency surgery to replace ascending aorta Medical management None of the above None Comment . 4. [In a patient with mixed aortic valve disease, the AVA by the Gorlin equation using angiographic cardiac output is likely to be:] Less than by the continuity equation More than by the continuity equation The same by both methods None . 5. [Examples of continuous wave imaging include:] Two-dimensional image Volumetric scanner-acquired LV image Color flow imaging Nonimaging Doppler probe (Pedoff) None . 6. [The structure shown by the arrow is: (fig)] Coronary sinus Atrial septal defect (ASD) Superior vena cava Inferior vena cava None Comment . 7. [By increasing the PRF, the axial resolution:] Increases Decreases Does not change None . 8. [The appearance of the left atrial cavity is caused by: (fig)] Stasis of blood Mitral regurgitation Polycythemia Hyperdynamic circulation None Comment . 9. [Effective regurgitant orifice area by the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method is an example of:] Law of conservation of mass Law of conservation of energy Law of conservation of momentum None of the above None . 10. [False-positive wall motion abnormalities are most commonly seen in which of the following myocardial segments?] Posterior basal wall Anterior septum Lateral wall Apex None . 11. [In a person with suspected paravalvular (mechanical) mitral regurgitation, the following transducer position has the best chance of revealing the mitral regurgitation jet:] A.Parasternal long axis view Apical four-chamber Apical two-chamber Apical long axis None . 12. [An increase in LV end systolic volume during stress may occur in all of the situations except:] Multivessel CAD Left main CAD Hypertensive blood pressure response Left ventricular hypertrophy None . 13. [Doppler signals from the myocardium, compared with those from the blood pool, display:] Lower velocity Greater amplitude Both of the above None of the above None . 14. [What is the purpose of the depth or time gain compensation process adjusted by the echo cardiographer and performed in an ultrasound’s receiver?] Corrects for depth attenuation and makes the image uniformly bright Eliminates image artifacts Eliminates aliasing None of the above None . 15. [The CW pattern from the same patient is suggestive of: RA pressure was 20mm hg(fig)] Severe pulmonary hypertension Moderate pulmonary hypertension Mild pulmonary hypertension Cannot be determined None Comment . 16. [What is the velocity of circumferential fiber shortening (VCF) in a patient with the following measurements: LV end diastolic dimension 50mm, end systolic dimension 33mm, LV ejection time 300 ms.] 1.1 0.9 34 Cannot be calculated None . 17. [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 . 18. [The patient in question 376 is likely to have: (fig)] Normal PA pressure Mild pulmonary hypertension Moderate or severe pulmonary hypertension None Comment . 19. [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 . 20. [Aliasing can be reduced by:] Decreasing the depth Increasing the PRF Reducing the transducer frequency Changing to continuous wave Doppler All of the above None . Time's upTime is Up!
