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Quiz: Cardiac Measurements & View Adjustments: 20-799568
Quiz: Cardiac Measurements & View Adjustments: 20-799568
20-799568
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Good imaging and appropriate cursor placement is essential to accurate measurements and correct diagnoses
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True
False
The first and most important view of any echo is the
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Right parasternal 4 chamber
LA/AO heart base
MV Doppler
LVOT
Which is the most true statement?
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FS% in clinical DCM is generally over 30%
Too much pressureLV-M mode can only be measured in 4 chamber long axis
FS% is a measure of the heart’s muscular contractility
Taurine deficiency is not known to be a cause of DCM
Which statement is the least true?
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EPSS measures the distance between the anterior mitral valve leaflet and the LV septum
To measure EPSS, the cursor must be perpendicular to the IV septum and MV
LA/AO June Boon is measured in 4 chamber long axis
LA/AO measurement requires imaging of a clean aortic valve
If Pulse wave (PW) Doppler is aliasing the best answer is
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Call someone with more scanning expertise
Switch to continuous wave (CW) Doppler
Lower the baseline
To measure MV Doppler the key is to
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Start with the baseline in the middle
Position the left atrium as far to the right as possible
Position the cursor in line with the color flow jet
All of the above
For obtaining aortic Doppler which statement is true:
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Outflow velocity – gate on the aortic valve, aortic insufficiency- after the valve
Outflow velocity- gate after the aortic valve, aortic insufficiency- before the valve
Outflow velocity – gate before the aortic valve, aortic insufficiency- after the valve
Which is NOT a correction for imaging errors?
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Obtain a good B-mode image first then M-mode
Slide to the spine to get a clean Mercedes for LA/AO heart base
Check the direction of the regurgitant jet then select proper cursor position within 15 degrees of the jet flow
Put the aorta on the right side of the screen for a good LA/AO June Boon
Keys to getting a good LVOT
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Clean B-mode then Doppler
Long aorta
Correct angle in the direction of flow
All of the above
Which is the least true statement
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Tricuspid velocity can be measured in 4 chamber parasternal long axis
Tricuspid velocity can be measured in short axis heart base
Severe pulmonary hypertension is a TR velocity of 3m/sec
CVC and hepatic vein dilation are often concurrent with pulmonary hypertension
True or False? Good views without measuring are better than measurements taken from bad images.
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Functional cardiology in practice depends on:
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Proper echo technique
The 5-chamber pump
Starling’s Law’s
All of the above
Left sided overload, in general, will require which adjustment to ensure your cursor is perpendicular to septum and free wall in LV M-Mode?
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Move the probe toward the sternum
Move the probe dorsally toward the spine
Jump a rib caudally
Rotate the probe 180 degrees
True or False? The LA Max measurement provides the most consistent measurement for assessing progression of the left atrium on echo rechecks.
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True
False
Which is the least true statement regarding a volume overloaded heart?
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You may need to tilt the probe more cranially and slide dorsally toward the spine
Generally the heart will be immediately in perfect position for all your LV M-Mode measurements
A volume overloaded heart will generally be rotated
A volume overloaded heart will generally be tilted
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