Show:
Questions
Responses
Print
Born This Way
Turn Up the Volume
Fight for the Right
The Doors
Keep It Short
100
Most common congenital defect
What is Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO/ASD)?
100
Converts velocity to pressure (4X velocity squared)
What is Bernoulli's Equation?
100
Measures the annular displacement with M-Mode.
What is TAPSE (Tricuspid Annular Peak Systolic Excursion)?
100
When stenotic, this valve's leaflet looks like a hockey stick.
What is the Mitral Valve?
100
ALARA
What is As Low As Reasonably Achievable?
200
Valvular defect most often seen with coarctation of the aorta and first described by Leonardo Da Vinci.
What is a bicuspid aortic valve?
200
AVA= (0.785 X LVOT^2 X LVOT VTI) /AV VTI
What is the Continuity Equation?
200
These are often seen in the right-sided chambers and can cause TR.
What are Pacemaker/AICD wires?
200
Associated with a diastolic murmur. If severe, P1/2T will be less than 200 msec and flow reversal will be seen in the descending aorta.
What is aortic insufficiency?
200
HCM or HOCM
What is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy/Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy?
300
They're "bubble-icious!"
What is an atrial septal defect?
300
You get this when you divide the LA volume by the Body Surface Area.
What is the Left Atrial Volume Index?
300
Measuring this can help diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension.
What is the pulmonic valve insufficiency end-diastolic velocity?
300
The valve used to replace the aortic valve in a Ross procedure. It's a dead ringer!
What is the pulmonic valve?
300
PISA
What is Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area?
400
A combination of 4 specific congenital defects. "Blue" babies have this.
What is Tetrology of Fallot?
400
You do this with atrial shunts.
What is Qp:Qs?
400
Flow reversal in this vessel indicates severe TR and/or pulmonary hypertension.
What is the hepatic vein/IVC?
400
Patients with this complain of dizziness when standing. Also, the Doppler sounds like a soda can opening.
What is aortic stenosis?
400
NSTEMI
What is Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction?
500
(See Picture) Inherited disorder that affects the connective tissues and their wingspan is greater than their height.
What is Marfan's?
500
220/ Pressure Half Time equals this
What is the mitral valve area?
500
This pathology is associated with sudden cardiac death, stroke, and ventricular tachycardia in young athletes.
What is arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia?
500
Most commonly damaged valve in drivers in a MVA due to trauma from the steering wheel.
What is the tricuspid valve?
500
NSSVT
What is Nonsustained Supraventricular Tachycardia?