Question 1

Which is the most likely abnormality represented in these images from a 48-year-old man with shortness of breath?

Options :

A : Loeffler syndrome

B : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

C : Left ventricular noncompaction

D : Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Answer: C

Question 2

Which technique best determines a trileaflet aortic valve from a bicuspid aortic valve?

Options :

A : Visualize all three leaflets simultaneously during systole

B : Visualize all three leaflets simultaneously during diastole

C : Use pulsed wave Doppler to demonstrate normal flow velocity

D : Use continuous wave Doppler to demonstrate normal flow velocity

Answer: B

Question 3

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

Question 4

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms most commonly rupture into which structure(s)?

Options :

A : Pericardial space

B : Right heart chambers

C : Left atrium

D : Coronary sinus

Answer: B

Question 5

How must the sonographer angle the transducer from the apical four-chamber view in order to visualize theaortic valve in the apical five-chamber view?

Options :

A : Anteriorly

B : Posteriorly

C : Medially

D : Laterally

Answer: A