PSAX Doppler Protocol

Question 1

what do you do differently for PSAX AV colour than PLAX

Answer 1

Zoom for PSAX

Question 2

PSAX AV colour box should be wider than ____

Answer 2

AV annulus

Question 3

can you see regurg with PSAX AV Colour

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

simultaneous biplane colour AV

Answer 4

shows PLAX/PSAX same time (only some machines can do this and its not many)

Question 5

PSAX Colour IAS (not in SAIT protocol) we want to lower colour scale to ____

Answer 5

40cm/sec

Question 6

PFO

Answer 6

patent foramen ovale

Question 7

PSAX TV Colour we will ____ and have the colour box just as wide as the ___

Answer 7

sector down
annulus

Question 8

PSAX TV CW cursor will be placed ______ or ____ if no jet

Answer 8

center of TR jet
TV coaptation zone

Question 9

PSAX TV CW has baseline set _____ with ____m/sec below baseline even if no TR is seen

Answer 9

1/4 from top
2.4m/sec

Question 10

when do we measure a jet for PSAX TV Colour

Answer 10

is a parabolic jet is seen

Question 11

up to ____ of us have some TR

Answer 11

80%

Question 12

PSAX PV Colour has PR seen as a ____ on the _____ side of the PV

Answer 12

red flame
RVOT

Question 13

PSAX RVOT/PV Spectral doppler shows ___ and __

Answer 13

PR
RVOT

Question 14

PR (AKA, ____ velocities, PW/CW)

Answer 14

pulmonary insufficiency
high
CW

Question 15

RVOT (____ velocities, PW/CW)

Answer 15

slower
PW

Question 16

PSAX PV PW has sample volume ___ on the RV side of the PV

Answer 16

5mm

Question 17

PSAX PV PW has baseline __

Answer 17

higher than mid (not by a lot)

Question 18

what do we look for on PSAX PV PW to know we are near the valve

Answer 18

closing click

Question 19

what do we measure in the PSAX PV PW

Answer 19

PAT

Question 20

PAT what/AKA

Answer 20

Pulmonary acceleration time
AKA RVAcT

Question 21

we want a ____ sweep to measure PAT

Answer 21

fast

Question 22

PAT is used to calculate the _______

Answer 22

meanPA pressure

Question 23

normal PAT

Answer 23

> 120 ms

Question 24

PSAX RVOT PW asses the _____ velocity

Answer 24

RV outflow

Question 25

PSAX RVOT PW: if PV has regurg, it is ignored for ___ because optimization of spectral should be on ____

Answer 25

PW foward flow

Question 26

what do we measure for PSAX PV CW found where in calc package

Answer 26

peak velocity found in vessels screen of calc package

Question 27

PSAX RVOT CW when regurg is present you a) or b)

Answer 27

a) take 2 images (optimized for outflow/optimized for regurg) b) take one image showing both outflow/regurg

Question 28

PSAX CW PV: use CW to interrogate the PV for _____ and _____

Answer 28

PV regurg PV stenosis

Question 29

PSAX MV Colour has colour box slightly wider than ____

Answer 29

Mv

Question 30

if you saw MR in plax you should also see it in

Answer 30

PSAX MV colour

Question 31

PSAX Colour IVS with sweep is to look for abnormal flow across the IVS indicating _____

Answer 31

ventricular septal defect (VSD)