Echo Registry Review 2

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A-fib is most commonly seen with

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Rheumatic MS

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What view should you use for a contrast study of an ASD

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Ap 4

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What type of r-r interval will have a higher peak velocity

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Longer r-r interval

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Congenitally stenotic aortic valve can be described as

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Fluttering

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On M-mode a Flail mitral valve may have the same appearance as

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An infected mv

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Causes increased heart rate due to flight or fight

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Decreases heart rate due to the vagus nerve

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When Amyl nitrate is administered it

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Increases the systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve

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ventricular premature beats originate in the

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Ectopic focus

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The eustachian valve is

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A normal ivc valve seen in subcostal

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In newborn the right ventricle free wall measures

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2-4mm

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During valsalva most murmurs

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decrease but ihss increases

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In M mode The structure used to pinpoint end systole for measurement is

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Maximum anterior motion of the left ventricle posterior wall. The septum is not consistent for measuring due to pressure changes and other factors

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Trepopnea

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The sensation of dyspnea or palpation, or an uncomfortable feeling that may occur when patients with cardiac disease lie on their left side

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Lvot obstruction causes the aov to

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Close in mid systole

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LA dilation is associated with

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Significant mr

Increased pulmonary pressure

PDA

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The posterior leaflet of the MV appears smaller because

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It is smaller and the shape is different from the anterior one

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The e-f slope is reliable In assessment of

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MS and LV function

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An increase in the size of the A wave of the mitral valve suggests

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AI and LVEDP

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The criterion that is the most helpful in defining mitral stenosis is

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Left atrial enlargement

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Myxomatous degeneration used to describe MVP denotes

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Thickening of the MVL

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M-mode findings on a young patient with congenital AS would show

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Normal leaflets separation

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The best approach for cw Doppler of AS is

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Suprasternal

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Overestimation of Doppler peaks in AS occur with coexisting

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AI

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Reverse doming of the anterior MVL can be observed in

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AR

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Chagas' disease

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Dcmo posterior and apical thinning, septum usually normal

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What is the cause of a B notch

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Increased left ventricular end diastolic pressure

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In elderly patients the a wave is normally

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Equal to or higher than the E wave

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The best 2-D echo view for Doppler analysis of the tricuspid valve is

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AP4

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Tricuspid inflow velocity normally resembles mitral inflow except for

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Tricuspid valve inflow is at a lower velocity

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Which valve opens first the tricuspid or the mitral

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The TV

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M-mode recordings of the PV normally show which pulmonary leaflets

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Posterior

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What is seen with pulmonary hypertension

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Mid systolic notching of the A wave, nonvariation in A wave amplitude and absence of A wave

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vegetations have been seen at other sites than the valves. These sites are

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Aneurysm of sinus a Valsalva, calcified mitral annulus, infected ventricular septal defect

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Valve motion in endocarditis is

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Normal

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Secondary findings to endocarditis are

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Fistula aneurysm and abscess

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The best way to quantify prosthetic valve motion is

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M mode scanning

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The best way to quantify prosthetic valve motion is

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M mode scanning

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How many orifices does a Starr-Edwards ball Prothesis have

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3

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The best approach is for obtaining the highest velocities in an aortic prosthesis is

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Apex, super sternal notch and right sternal border

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What are you can all three struts of an aortic and mitral valve prosthesis be seen

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Parastatal short axis

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Rounding of the E-point on M-mode with a prosthetic valve indicates

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Some form of obstruction

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Increased leaflet thickening on a bioprosthetic valve is

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Abnormal

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Epicardial fat pad is a measurement of visceral fat and has been linked to an increase in

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Coronary artery disease

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Fluid in the transverse sinus could be

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An abscess or just fluid

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What is beck's triad

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Signs for cardiac tamponade which include elevated venous pressure hypertension and quiet heart. you can also have jugular vein distention

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The most sensitive way to diagnose cardiac tamponade is

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Respiratory variation

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What happens to the hepatic flow during Tamponade

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Reversal of flow during expiration

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"Breaking" is noted in

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LBBB, Wolf Parkinson White syndrome, and right ventricular pacing

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What windows should be used to evaluate the interatrial septum

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Apical four, subcostal long and high right parasternal long axis

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What windows should be used to evaluate the interatrial septum

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Apical four, subcostal long and high right parasternal long axis

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What view should you use to evaluate the fossa ovalis

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subcostal window

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Eisenmenger syndrome

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Reversal of a long-standing left to right shunt from pulmonary hypertension shunt is now right to left

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Eisenmenger syndrome

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Reversal of a long-standing left to right shunt from pulmonary hypertension shunt is now right to left

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The size of aneurysms during systole

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Increase

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What type of MI causes papillary muscle rupture

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Inferior MI