Socrative Final Flashcards
Which is not a cause of functional tricuspid regurgitation?
- Atrial fibrillation
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Infective endocarditis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Infective endocarditis
Infective endocarditis causes TR by changing the valve itself, so it falls into the organic causes category. The other three choices cause TR by means of dilated TV annulus, putting them into the functional causes category
Your patients TV is shown here during systole. The Mitral valve appears normal. What is the most likely pathology shown?
Carcinoid TV
Carcinoid heart affects RT heart, particularly the TV. It causes the valve to become retracted and immobile. Rheumatic TV has a similar appearance, but would also affect the MV.
Your Patients TR het has a vena contracta of 2.5mm and a PISA radius of 4mm. What is the severity of the TR?
Mild
MIld TR VC <3mm
Mild PISA radius <5mm
Grade the PR severity in this image based on the pressure half time
Moderate
Mod >100 mesic
Sever <100msec
What causes a A dip in the PR waveform?
A rise in RVEDP caused by the RA contraction
When the right atrial kick occurs, pressure rises in the RV at end diastole causing a lower pressure gradient between RV/PA
It can be hard to assess the PV from the parasternal window on patients with lung conditions such as COPD because the lung obscures the window. Which other view is the best option to assess the PV and PA?
- Apical
- Subcostal
- SSN
- RPS
Subcostal
Choose the parameter which is incorrect when indicating significant TS?
- Mean gradient > 5mmHg
- TV inflow VTI > 60
- Pressure half time >190
- TVA <2.0 cm2
TVA <2.0 cm2
Sig to by TVA >1cm2
What is the most common cause of tricuspid and pulmonary stenosis?
TS - Rheumatic
PS- Congenital
Other than parasternal, name another echo window which is useful in assessing the pulmonic valve
- Apical
- Subcostal
The mean PG should be used when calculating the PASP with a mild/ mod RVOT obstruction.
T/F?
True
Which of the following is easily altered depending on preload?
- TDI
- Dp/DT
- MV inflow
MV inflow
Which type of Doppler should you use two measure blood flow velocity at a site that is <2.0m/s
- Colour doppler
- Pulsed wave doppler
- Tissue doppler
- Continuous wave doppler
Pulsed wave doppler
When measuring time on spectral signal, such as Accel time or Dp/DT, how should you optimize your spectral waveform?
Increase sweep speed
When does systole occur?
- From AV opening to AV closure
- From MV closure to AV closure
- From MV closure to MV opening
- From AV closure to AV opening
From MV closure to AV closure
Which of the following is false regarding RV dysfunctional pathophysiology?
- With high afterload, the RV will hypertrophy first
- With high preload the RV will dilate
- The RV dilation tends to exacerbate tricuspid regurg
- With severe progression on RV dysfunction, th RV will take over the apex from the LV?
With high high afterload the RV will hypertrophy first
This is a normal TAPSE? T/F?
True
Normal TAPSE >1.7cm