Know It! Flashcards
What is a normal TAPSE ?
> or equal to 1.7cm
What’s a secondary finding of a BIcuspid AV?
Aortic coarcation
Which pulmonary vein is best seen in AP4?
Right & left lower! ( mostly the right)
How do you rotate the transducer to get 2 ch?
120 degrees counter clockwise
To visualize the CS in AP4 how should you tilt your transducer?
Posterior
Which valve sits at the opening of the coronary sinus?
Thesbein valve
With pulmonary vein Doppler how can you tell where you’re S is?
S wave occurs Right after the QRS
With pulmonary vein Doppler which represents atrial contraction?
A wave
What are some conditions for a TEE?
Aortic Dissections
Prosthetic valves
Source of a embolus
Thrombus
Endocarditis
At what temp is it unsafe to use a TEE probe?
40-45 degrees
What pulmonary vein do you se in a TEE at the LAA?
Left upper pulm vein
List the TEE views and their degrees?
Ap4- 0-10
Ap5-0-10
AP2 commissure- 50-70
Ap2 - 80-100
Ap3-120-180
What is the normal electrical activity of steps of the heart?
SA NODE
AV NODE
BUNDLE OF HIS
BRANCHES
PURKINJE FIBERS
Whats it called when a muscle cell is not excitable?
Absolute refractory period
What’s it called when a muscle cell may contract is the stimulus is strong enough?
Relative refractory phase 3
What’s the law regarding a length- tension relationship?
Frank starling law
What’s the calculation for SV?
EDV-ESV
What’s a normal SV range?
70-100ml
What’s the calculation for EF?
SV/EDV x 100
What’s a normal EF?
> 53%
What’s the calculation for CO?
SV x HR
What’s a normal CO range?
4-6L
Which modality doesn’t allow for EF calculation?
A) 2D echo
B) chest x-ray
C) cardiac angiogram
D) cardiac nuclear study
B) Chest x -ray
What the modified bernouli ?
P = 4v 2
The nyquist limit is ____ the PRF
1/2
Aliasing with PW Doppler occurs faster with a high or low frequency transducer?
With a high frequency transducer PW Doppler aliases faster
How do you eliminate aliasing on a PW Doppler?
Switch to continuous
How do you get the Doppler SV?
VTI x CSA
VTI is the trace of MV & AV in CW
CSA IS 0.785 x diamter
How do you get the CSA?
0.785 x diameter 2
What is the normal VTI trace for the MV?
12cm
What’s the normal VTI trace for AV in CW?
20cm
Inspiration increases?
Venous return
Expiration decreases?
Venous return