US ORIENTATION DAY 1

Question 1

Most anterior 💜 chamber

Answer 1

RV

Question 2

Where do atria appear on the screen

Answer 2

bottom because they are more posterior

Question 3

Rotation is along the ____ axis

Answer 3

long

Question 4

tilting is along the ___ axis

Answer 4

short

Question 5

4 cardiac views

Answer 5

Parasternal long
parasternal short
subxiphoid
4 chamber apical

Question 6

where to start for Parasternal long

Answer 6

2nd intercostal space just lateral to sternum and work your way down until you see heart

Question 7

will you see apex in parasternal long

Answer 7

no

Question 8

orientation of probe parasternal long

Answer 8

towards right shoulder

Question 9

what is the rule of thirds in parasternal long

Answer 9

LA, RVOT, and aortic value are all equal size in healthy heart in this view

Question 10

what structure is needed to differentiate pericardial effusion from plural effusion

Answer 10

descending aorta, anterior means pericardial, posterior plural

Question 11

how toi get parasternal short axis view

Answer 11

rotate probe 90 degrees from long

Question 12

what shape should lv be in parasternal short

Answer 12

circle

Question 13

which way is probe facing in subxiphoid view

Answer 13

left

Question 14

what vessels can you see when rotating 90 degrees from subxiophoid view

Answer 14

IVC and Aorta

Question 15

where is the 4 chapter apical view acquired from

Answer 15

PMI, probe to left

Question 16

The right ventricle should be less than ___ the LV in apical 4 chamber view

Answer 16

2/3

Question 17

What is an A line

Answer 17

Reverberation from pleural line

Question 18

Will there be A lines in pneumothorax

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

Will there be lung sledding in pneumothorax

Answer 19

NO

Question 20

What is barcode sign

Answer 20

no “sand” only waves in M mode. (straight lines because no lung sliding)>

Question 21

is lack of lung sliding diagnostic for pneumothorax

Answer 21

no

Question 22

is a lung point diagnostic of pneumothorax

Answer 22

yes–part of pleural line slides and part doesn’t

Question 23

What does hepatization if lung tissue mean

Answer 23

looks like liver buy has hyper echoic stuff= alveolar consolidation

Question 24

what causes B lines

Answer 24

wet lung- blood, pus, water

Question 25

A lines are___ and B lines are ___ to plural line

Answer 25

Parallell, Perpendicular

Question 26

What 4 structures to identify before doing Thora

Answer 26

Lung, diaphragm, chest wall, anechoic space.