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You evaluate the pulmonic valve with M-Mode and do not see an a-wave and it appears as a flying W, this indicates:
Pulmonary Hypertension
What are the first two branches of the aorta?
The right and left coronary arteries
Which structure has the lowest oxygen saturation in the body?
Coronary Sinus
When is the pulmonary artery considered enlarged?
When it is the same size as the aorta or larger
What is the fossa ovalis?
A remnant of the foramen ovale
A patient has a mechanical mitral valve, which artifact may you notice?
Shadowing
Which of the following is NOT a factor considered when evaluating measurement sizes?
Gender
Ethnicity
Age
Body Size
Age
The waveform that is displayed below baseline on the pulmonary venous flow Doppler is the:
AR Wave
Pulmonary venous flow is
Continuous, occurring in both systole and diastole
Color aliasing occurs when this is exceeded.
The Nyquist limit is exceeded
How does narrowing the sector width affect the frame rate?
Increases the frame rate
What heart chamber is not seen in the parasternal long-axis view?
Right Atrium
The subcostal 4-chamber view is
Obtained with the "notch" of the transducer at 3 o'clock
When measuring the LA in the PLAX view, at what cardiac cycle should the measurement occur?
End-systole
You will rotate the transducer approximately ______ degrees from the PLAX to obtain the PSAX.
90
What does increasing the dynamic range result in?
Provides more shades of gray
You are performing an MPI for a patient. You need to calculate the IVRT. You would measure from:
The closure of the aortic valve to the opening of the mitral valve
What is the speed of sound?
1540 m/s
The following formula is used to calculate what? [(LVEDD-LVESD)/LVEDD] x 100
Fractional Shortening
What echocardiography window divides the heart into anterior and posterior sections?
Apical