Wk 3 Terry Reynold *Right Heart, PHT & DD Flashcards
*321. Possible echocardiographic findings for pulmonary hypertension include all the following EXCEPT:
A. Right atrial enlargement
B.Right ventricular enlargement
C. Pulmonary vein enlargement
D. Tricuspid regurgitation
C. Pulmonary vein enlargement
A right ventricle volume overload pattern is associated with all the following echocardiographic findings EXCEPT:
A. Abnormal interventricular septal motion
B. Dilatation of the right ventricle
C. Pancaking of the interventricular septum during ventricular diastole
D. Pancaking of the interventricular septum during ventricular systole
D. Pancaking of the interventricular septum during ventricular systole
Pulmonary insufficiency as detected by cardiac Doppler in structurally normal hearts is:
A. A rare finding
B. A common finding
C. An abnormal finding
D. Depend on expiration
B
*436. The sufficient of a bidirectional persistent ductus arteriosus shunt is that it:
A. Is an expected (“normal”) finding
B. Implies elevated systemic pressure
C. Implies elevated pulmonary pressure
D. Negates the simplified Bernoulli equationW
C
- The two-dimensional echocardiographic finding in acute pulmonary embolism is:
A. Left ventricular dilatation
B. Left ventricular hypertrophy
C. Right ventricular dilatation
D. Right ventricular hypertrophy
C
403.A pulsed-wave Doppler tracing of the mitral valve inflow is obtained with the following information: E:A RATIO IS 2.3:1, deceleration time is 110 msec, isovolumic relaxation time is 52 msec, and pulmonary vein “a” wave reversal is 44 cm/sec. These findings are consistent with:
A. Normal left ventricular diastolic filling
B. Stage I diastolic filling pattern
C. Stage II diastolic filling pattern
D. Stage III diastolic filling pattern
D
- A pulsed-wave Doppler tracing of the mitral valve inflow is obtained with the following information: E:A ratio is 0.7:1, deceleration time is 320 msec, isovolumic relaxation time is 110 msec, and pulmonary vein “a” wave is 22 cm/sec. These findings are most consistent with:
A. Normal diastolic function
B. Stage I diastolic filling pattern
C. Stage II diastolic filling function
D. Stage III diastolic filling pattern
B
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- When compared with angiographic volumes, echocardiographic ventricular volumes are:
A. A.Equal
B. Larger
C. Smaller
D. Variable, depending on the method used to determine echocardiographic volume
C: Smaller
!!! read question. It’s about M mode
- An increased mitral E-point to septal separation may indicate left ventricular:
A. Decrease in compliance
B. Decrease in ejection fraction
C. Hyperdynamic wall motion
D. Increase in end-diastolic pressure
B: Decrease in ejection fraction
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- A B notch of the mitral valve on M-mode indicates increased left ventricular:
A. End-diastolic pressure
B. End-systolic pressure
C. Mean pressure
D. Peak-to-peak pressure
A: End-diastolic pressure
- The rate at which the left ventricular pressure rises in systole is referred to as:
A. dv/dt
B. dP/dt
C. dt/dP
D. dd/tP
B: dP/dt
- Possible echocardiographic findings for patients with right bundle branch block include:
A. Decreased interval between tricuspid valve closure and pulmonic valve opening.
B. Early, systolic beaking of the interventricular septum.
C. Increased interval between mitral and tricuspid valve closure.
D. Systolic paradoxical septal motion.
C: Increased interval between mitral and tricuspid valve closure.
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- Electrical pacing of the right ventricle mimics the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings of:
A. Complete atrioventricular block.
B. Left bundle branch block.
C. Right bundle branch block.
D. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
B: Left bundle branch block.
- The primary pulsed-wave mitral valve Doppler diastolic abnormality in a patient with systemic hypertension is stage:
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
A. I
*321. Possible echocardiographic findings for pulmonary hypertension include all the following EXCEPT:
A. Right atrial enlargement
B.Right ventricular enlargement
C. Pulmonary vein enlargement
D. Tricuspid regurgitation
C. Pulmonary vein enlargement
- All the following may be used to calculate pulmonary artery pressure b cardiac Doppler EXCEPT:
A. Mitral regurgitation
B. Pulmonary insufficiency
C. Right ventricular outflow tract acceleration
D. Tricuspid regurgitation
A. Mitral regurgitation
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- The Doppler finding used to calculate mean pulmonary artery pressure is:
A. Mitral regurgitation
B. Pulmonary insufficiency
C. Right ventricular outflow tract acceleration time
D. Tricuspid regurgitation
C. Right ventricular outflow tract acceleration time
*A two-dimensional echocardiographic finding associated with pulmonary hypertension is:
A. Flattening of the interventricular septum in diastole
B. Flattening of the interventricular septum in systole
C. Dyskinetic interventricular septal motion
D. Hyperkinetic interventricular septal motion
B. Flattening of the interventricular septum in systole
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The most of the interventricular septum in pulmonary hypertension is:
A. Akinetic
B. Hyperkinetic
C. Hypokinetic
D. Paradoxical
D. Paradoxical
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**M-mode findings associated with pulmonary hypertension include:
A. Absent or shallow “a” dip of the pulmonic valve
B. Deep “a” dip of the pulmonic valve
C. Paradoxical “a” dip of the pulmonic valve
D. Reverse “a” dip of the pulmonic valve
A. Absent or shallow “a” dip of the pulmonic valve
*note: Image recorded in a patient with pulmonary hypertension. Note the loss of the pulmonic valve A wave (downward-pointing arrow) and midsystolic notching (upward-pointing arrow) of the valve.
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The most reliable M-mode indicator for pulmonary hypertension is:
A. Deep “a” wave of the pulmonic valve
B. Mid-systolic notching of the pulmonic valve
C. Shallow “a” dip of the pulmonic valve
D. Systolic flutter of the pulmonic valve
B. Mid-systolic notching of the pulmonic valve
*note: Image recorded in a patient with pulmonary hypertension. Note the loss of the pulmonic valve A wave (downward-pointing arrow) and midsystolic notching (upward-pointing arrow) of the valve.
**A patient with chronic systemic hypertension presents to the echocardiography laboratory. The following pulsed-wave Doppler data is acquired from the tips of the mitral valve leaflets: E:A ratio 1.2:1, deceleration time 210 msec, isovolumic relaxation time 83 msec, and pulmonary vein reversal 46cm/sec. The Doppler data indicates diastolic filling stage:
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
B. II
An echocardiographic finding in congenital absent pericardium is volume overload of the:
A. Left atrium
B. Left ventricle
C. Right atrium
D. Right ventricle
D. Right ventricle
***Pulsed-wave Doppler evidence of cardiac tamponade includes:
A. Systolic flow reversal in the pulmonary veins
B. Systolic flow reversal in the hepatic veins
C. Insipiratory increase in peak velocity across the mitral valve with an inspiratory decrease in peak velocity across the tricuspid valve
D. Inspiratory decrease in velocity across the mitral valve with an inspiratory increase in velocity across the tricuspid valve
D. Inspiratory decrease in velocity across the mitral valve with an inspiratory increase in velocity across the tricuspid valve
What is IVC plethora?
IVC plethora is lack of the normal inspiratory collapse of a dilated IVC on echocardiography. Normally the IVC diameter decreases about 50% during inspiration. IVC plethora is seen in right heart failure and constrictive pericarditis
**The single most reliable echocardiographic predictor of cardiac tamponade that can be identified by M-mode or two-dimensional imaging is diastolic collapse of the:
A. Left atrium
B. Left ventricle
C. Right atrium
D. Right ventricle
D. Right ventricle
*Both RA & RV chamber collapse during early diastole
The pulse associated with cardiac tamponade is:
A. Pulsus alternans
B. Pulsus bisferiens
C. Pulsus paradoxus
D. Pulsus parvus
C. Pulsus paradoxus
*A possible auscultatory finding in a patient with pericarditis is:
A. Fixed splitting of S2
B. Mid-systolic click
C. Friction rub
D. Pericardial knock
C. Friction rub
*Note:
- A pericardial knock is a high-pitched sound made by the heart due to early diastole, which is when a ventricle does not fully fill with blood between heartbeats. The sound generally indicates diastolic dysfunction
- A pericardial knock is most often caused when heart valves have lost elasticity, reducing their ability to close completely. Loss of elasticity is most commonly due to scarring (i.e., fibrosis) and sometimes calcifications brought about by constrictive pericarditis
*In acute pericarditis, a possible electrocardiographic finding in most if not all leads is:
A. Depressed ST segments
B. Elevated ST segments
C. Increased QRS voltage
D. Pathologic Q waves
B. Elevated ST segments
!!! flag Question
Low voltage of the QRS complex throughout the electrocardiogram is often found in:
A. Constrictive pericarditis
B. Mitral stenosis
C. Pericardial effusion
D. Pleural effusion
C. Pericardial effusion