Question 1

Which adjustment will improve the frame rate?

Options :

A : Narrow sector width

B : Decrease overall gain

C : Increase dynamic range

D : Increase transducer frequency

Answer: A

Question 2

Which condition is most plausible based on the finding indicated by the arrow on this image?

Options :

A : Cardiac tamponade

B : Constrictive pericarditis

C : Pulmonary embolism

D : Pulmonary hypertension

Answer: B

Question 3

The variables necessary to calculate mitral regurgitant (MR) effective orifice area by the proximal isovelocitysurface area (PISA) equation include MR aliasing hemispheric radius, the aliasing velocity, and which otherparameter?

Options :

A : Mitral annular diameter

B : Time velocity integral of pulsed wave at mitral annulus

C : Maximum mitral regurgitant velocity

D : Left ventricular outflow tract diameter

Answer: C

Question 4

Which hepatic vein flow pattern signals severe tricuspid regurgitation?

Options :

A : Flow reversal in systole

B : Flow reversal in diastole

C : Atrial flow reversal in systole

D : Biphasic flow reversal in diastole

Answer: A

Question 5

Which of the following conditions will increase in seventy with Valsalva maneuver?

Options :

A : Aortic valve stenosis

B : Aortic valve regurgitation

C : Mitral valve regurgitation

D : Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Answer: D