Exam 32: Introduction to Echocardiographic Techniques, Terminology, and Tips

The best window used to record the inferior vena cava and hepatic veins draining into the right atrium is the ______________ imaging plane.

Which one of the following imaging planes is used in echocardiography?

Which one of the following techniques has the ability to record maximum velocities without exceeding the Nyquist limit?

Which one of the following views is usually good for assessing the presence of pericardial effusion?

As the left atrium contracts, the:

Which one of the following cardiac chambers is posterior to the aorta in the parasternal long-axis view?

As the left atrium contracts, the mitral valve opens in a shorter anterior excursion and terminates at point ______.

Which one of the following patient positions is best suited for echocardiographic examination?

As diastole begins, the anterior leaflet mitral valve (ALMV) executes a rapid anterior motion, coming to a peak at point _____.

The mid-parasternal short-axis view is useful in recording which one of the following?

The best window to record images and Doppler signals from the arch of the aorta is which one of the following imaging planes?

The cardiac sonographer should palpate the patient's chest to detect the point of maximal impulse when using the _________________ view.

Which one of the following statements about Doppler is false?

Which one of the following techniques may alleviate lung interference?

If the cardiac sonographer is in the parasternal long-axis view to visualize the ALMV, the transducer should be angled _________ to record the tricuspid valve.

Why is it beneficial to narrow the color Doppler sector during the echocardiographic examination?

The brightest returning echo signal in the heart is from which one of the following areas?

Choose the graphic display used to display blood flow.

The mitral valve coincides with the onset of the QRS systolic component at point _____.

If a four-chambered view is unobtainable, which one of the following alternate views may be used?