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The SA node recharges/repolarizes while which chamber refills?

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While atria refills

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The AV node recharges/repolarizes while which chamber refills?

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While ventricles refill

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What is systole + how much of the cardiac cycle does it make up?

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-Contraction of ventricles
-Begins at mitral valve closure, ends at aortic valve closure
-1/3 of cycle

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What is diastole + how much of the cardiac cycle does it make up?

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-Relaxation of ventricles
-Begins at aortic valve closure, ends at mitral valve closure
-2/3 of cycle

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What mechanism causes valves to close?

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Pressure gradient

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What valves are open during diastole?

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AV valves open, semilunar valves closed (b/c blood filling into ventricles)

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What valves are open during systole?

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Semilunar valves open, AV valves closed (b/c blood pumping out of body)

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End of diastole allows for the ventricles to reach their largest or smallest diameter?

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Largest (b/c filled with blood)

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End of systole allows for the ventricles to reach their largest or smallest diameter?

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Smallest (b/c blood has been pumped out of the ventricles)

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What valve separates the biggest pressure differential?

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Mitral/bicuspid valve

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Where blood goes, does pressure increase or decrease?

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Increases

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Which side of the heart has high pressure + which side has low pressure?

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Left: high (systemic circulation)
Right: low (lungs/pulmonary circulation)

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Which chamber has the highest + lowest pressure?

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RA: lowest
LV: highest

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How many pulmonary arteries + veins are there?

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Arteries: 2
Veins: 4

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During what part of the cardiac cycle do the coronary arteries fill?

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Diastole (b/c they are no longer compressed like in systole)

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Which side of heart has highest level of oxygenation?

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Left b/c has oxygenated blood (right has deoxygenated blood)

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Deoxygenated blood returns to the RA via what?

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SVC + IVC

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The coronary arteries come off what structure?

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Aorta

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What do we evaluate during an echocardiogram?

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-Chambers (size, structure, function)
-Valves (stenosis, regurgitation, area)
-Estimate pressure inside heart
-Recognize issues with other parts of the body via the heart

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What is the m/c reason for an echo to be ordered?

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Heart murmur (extra noise heard during a heartbeat)

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Is a TTE or TEE more invasive?

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TEE b/c goes down esophagus

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What is an acoustic window?

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Probe location that provides access for cardiac imaging

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What is an imaging plane?

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Orthogonal view of the heart (the view/slice we are in)

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Differentiate move, translation, tilt, angle + rotate?

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Move: pick up + move probe to different part of chest

Translation: moving probe across chest while keeping contact with skin

Tilt: rocking probe (heel/toe) within same imaging plane to center structure

Angle: side to side movement of probe from fixed point to view different anatomy

Rotate: twist probe (ex from sag to trv)

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4 acoustic window/transducer locations we use?
-Parasternal (medial chest) -Apical (lateral chest) -Subcostal (stomach) -Suprasternal (neck)
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List the imaging planes/views we do?
-Short axis (trv) -Long axis (sag) -5,4,3,2 chamber views
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What are the 3 reference points we use?
-Apex vs base -Lateral vs medial -Anterior vs posterior
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Do cardiac sonographers perform TTEs + TEEs?
TTEs (imaging through thorax/chest), we only assist the cardiologist with TEEs
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Are echo exams operator dependent?
Yes, highly! The quality of our images is dependent on our skill
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Where do the 3 ECG leads go?
Salt (RA), pepper (LA) + ketchup (left side under ribs)
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When would we use the pedof blind probe?
When dealing with aortic stenosis
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List 5 emergency indications for an echocardiogram where we could inform the cardiologist asap?
-Cardiac arrest (heart stops) -Pericardial tamponade (too much fluid causing compression of heart) -Aortic dissection (tear in AO) -Cardiogenic shock (heart can't pump enough blood) -Pulmonary embolism (block in pulmonary arteries) -Newly decreased ejection fraction -Thrombus -New onset arrhythmia
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What types of doppler do we use to assess the hemodynamics of the heart?
-Color doppler (qualitative) Spectral doppler: quantitative -Pulse wave -Continuous wave
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What 3 questions do pt's often have?
-Length of exam -Positioning of pt -Timing of results
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What is 2D B-Mode imaging?
Real time cross sectional images of heart achieved by repeated multiple u/s scan lines being compiled into a 2D image
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Quality of 2D B-Mode images depend on what 4 factors?
-Selecting correct probe pre set -Depth -Frequency -Frame rate gains
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Can we assess the heart quantitatively or qualitatively with 2D B-Mode imaging?
Both! Quantitative: numbers, is measurable Qualitative: characteristics not expressed by #s
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Can we do measurements offline or does it have to be done on the u/s machine?
Either!
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What is M-Mode imaging?
-Motion mode -Single narrow beam of u/s repeated multiple times -Tracing of depth on y-axis + x-axis
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Advantage + disadvantage of M-Mode imaging?
Advantage: high frame rate to evaluate ventricular motion + opening/closing of valves Disadvantage: hard to interpret b/c cursor must be perpendicular
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Can we assess the heart quantitatively or qualitatively with CD?
Qualitatively - shows direction of flow with respect to the probe (BART)
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Is CD a form of pulse wave doppler?
Yes
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What can CD detect?
-Abnormal backwards flow of valves -Turbulent flow at obstructions -Shunts (hole in heart)
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Can we assess the heart quantitatively or qualitatively with pulse wave doppler?
Quantitatively
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What does PW doppler show on u/s?
Direction + velocity of flow with respect to time in 1 location, through 1 SPECIFIC location (flow above baseline: towards probe below baseline: away from probe)
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What is PW doppler used for?
To evaluate flow at a specific location
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Is PW doppler subject to aliasing?
Yes
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Is PW doppler best for low or high flow states?
Low
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Can we assess the heart quantitatively or qualitatively with continuous wave doppler?
Quantitatively
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What does CW doppler show on u/s?
Shows direction + velocity of flow with respect to time in 1 location, can NOT localize a specific location (flow above baseline: towards probe below baseline: away from probe)
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What is CW doppler used for?
To measure differences in pressure from 1 side of a tight valve to the other side
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Does sampling occur along the entire cursor line with CW doppler?
Yes
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List 3 conditions affecting image quality?
-Increased probe distance from hrt (adipose tissue) -Decreased u/s penetration (scar tissue) -Air containing tissues b/w probe + hrt (chronic lung disease, recent cardiac surgery)
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What do we report on after an exam?
-Size of chambers -Valves -Presence/degree of valve stenosis + regurgitation -Function of ventricles -Size/dilation of AO root + ascending AO -Presence of pericardial fluid -Technical quality of exam -Segmental wall motion abnormalities -BP + HR -Height + weight for body surface area (BSA)
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What is endocarditits?
Bacterial growth inside heart
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Where is the lubricating fluid in heart?
B/w the epicardium + pericardium
57
Name of indentation found in the center of a normal interatrial septum?
Fossa ovalis
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Name the coronary artery that runs adjacent/beside the middle cardiac vein?
Right posterior descending artery (aka posterior interventricular artery)
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What does the right coronary artery divide into?
-Right posterior descending (posterior side of heart) -Right marginal (anterior side of heart)
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Name the coronary artery that runs adjacent to the small cardiac vein?
Right marginal artery
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Name the coronary artery that runs adjacent to the great cardiac vein?
LAD - left anterior descending (aka anterior interventricular artery)
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What does the left coronary artery divide into?
-LAD -Left circumflex
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On an ECG, systole occurs during which wave forms?
Peak of R wave to end of T wave
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On an ECG, diastole occurs during which wave forms?
End of T wave to peak of R wave

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