Cardiac Ultrasound and Doppler Quiz

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Cardiac Ultrasound and Doppler Quiz

Test your knowledge on cardiac ultrasound and Doppler techniques with this comprehensive quiz! With 49 multiple-choice questions, dive deep into the mechanics of echocardiography and improve your understanding of cardiac functions.

Topics Covered:

Mitral valve dynamics
M-mode and 2-D echocardiography
Doppler techniques for cardiac assessment
Stress echocardiography guidelines

49 Questions12 MinutesCreated by MeasuringHeart27

A diastole begins,the anterior leaflet of the leaflet of the mitral valve (AMVL) excutes a rapid anterior motion, coming to peak at point:

This tecnique has the ability to record very high velocities without aliasing

Color wave Doppler

Pulsed wave doppler

Continous wave doppler

The D point of the M mode pattern of the mitral valve represents

Begining of atrial contraction

Begining of ventricular systole

Begining of ventricular diastole

On M mode,measurement of left atrium dimensions is obtained at

End of ventricular systole

Early ventrticular systole

End of ventricular diastole

The best view to record M-mode measurements of the aortic valve is :

The subcostal view

The suprasternal view

The long axis parasternal view

In M-mode of the mitral valve,the C-D segment represents

Early rapid venttricular filling

Ventricular systole

Ventricular diastole

The early rapid filling of LV through the mitral valve causes the M-mode recording of:

D-E SLOPE

C-D SLOPE

F-A SLOPE

The use of M-mode for cardiac diagnosis has the advantage of:

Providing superior axial resolution

Providing superior lateral resolution

Providing superior temporal resolution

On the M-mode,aortic cusps separation is measured at:

Early ejection time

Late ejection time

Early ventricular diastole

2-D images are best obtained when the ultrasound beam is directed ....to the structure of interest

Parallel

Oblique

Perpendicular

Which aortic valve cusps appearin long axis parasternal view ?

Right coronary and left coronary cusps

Right coronary and noncoronary cusps

Spectral Doppler tracing is best obtained when the ultrasound beam is directed .....to the direction of the blood flow

Is not affected by the angle

Parallel

Perpendicular

If you cannot obtain a clear M-mode tracing of the left ventricle from the long axis parasternal view,what is the alternative view that you may use

Apical long axis view

Apical four-chamber view

Short axis parasternal view

On M-mode tracing,which of the following is correct?

X-axis represents time,while y-axis represents depth

X-axis represents time ,while y-axis represents velocity

On spectral Doppler tracing,which of the following is correct?

X-axis represents velocity,while y-axis represents time.

X-axis represents time ,while y axis represents velocity

While obtaining pulsedn wave doppler, aliasing was noticed.what you would do to eliminate aliasing?

Reduce the doppler gain

Increase PRF

Reduce PRF

Which of the following is an abnormal response to stress

Increased LV dimension

Decreased LA dimension

Increased ejection fraction

When is contrast imaging is required to obtain stress echocardoigraphic images ?

If two LV segments have poor definition

If any LV segment has poor definition

If the patient is unable to exercise

Which of the following patient cannot have stress echocardiography test?

A patient with ambiguous

A patient with unstable angina

A patient with coronary artery disease

Which of the following vessels has the lowest oxygen saturation?

Inferior vena cava

Coronary sinus

Pulmonary vein

Which of the following valves is related to the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT)

Pulmonary valve

Triscupid valve

Aortic valve

Which valcular event ends isovolumic relaxation phase?

Aortic valve opening

Aortic valve closure

Mitral valve opening

Which vessels drain deoxygenated blood from the head and the upper extremities?

Superior vena cava

Aorta

Portal vein

Atrial contractions occurs at ?

Early phase of ventricular systole

Late phase of ventricular systole

Late phase of ventricular diastole

The triscupid valve opens when :

The pulmonic valve opens

The papillary muscle contract

The right ventricular pressure drops below the right atrial pressure

During what part of the cardiac cycle does most os the coronary artery flow occcurs:

Early phase of ventricular systole

Early phase of ventricular diastole

Late phase of ventricular systole

All four valves are closed and ventricular pressure is increasing .this phase of the cardiac cycle is called:

Isovolumic relaxation phase

Early ejection time

Isovolumic contraction phase

The two main branches of the left coronary artery are the :

Circumflex and left anterior descending

circumflex and marginal

Circumflex and septal perforators

At which point of the egg does the ventricular diastole begin?

At the end of T wave

At the peak of R wave

At the P of P wave

Ejection of blood from ventricles of the heart occurs when the-----valves open

Pulmonic and aortic

Pulmonic and mitral

Triscupid and aortic

Venous return of the myocardium is going to the right through the :

Inferior vena cava

Superior vena cava

Coronary sinus

During isovolumic relaxation phase the intraventricular pressure----while intraventricular volume----

Decrease---remains the same

Remains the same---decrease

Increase remains the same

Which statement about isovolumic contraction time is correct?

All cardiac valves are open

All cardiac valves are closed

Antrioventricular valves are closed

In M-mode of the aortic valve, the aortic root is measured at:

Mid-systole

Mid-diastole

End of ventricular diastole

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