CET Echocardiogram Interpretation & Diagnostics

Question 1

What does an echocardiogram primarily assess?

Accepted Answer

Heart structure and function

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Blood sugar level

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Electrical conduction

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Respiratory rate

Question 2

What does left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) indicate?

Accepted Answer

Pumping efficiency of the heart

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Rate of electrical activity

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Pressure in veins

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Size of right atrium

Question 3

What might turbulent flow on Doppler imaging suggest?

Accepted Answer

Valve dysfunction

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Normal function

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Good perfusion

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Improved blood pressure

Question 4

Which view is best for visualizing the mitral valve?

Accepted Answer

Parasternal long axis

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Subcostal view

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Suprasternal view

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TEE mid-esophageal only

Question 5

What does a pericardial effusion appear as on echo?

Accepted Answer

Dark fluid area

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Bright mass

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Thick wall

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Calcified layer

Question 6

Which measurement helps evaluate left atrial enlargement?

Accepted Answer

Left atrial diameter

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Septal thickness

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Aortic root

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Ventricular apex

Question 7

What can color Doppler reveal in mitral regurgitation?

Accepted Answer

Regurgitant jet into the atrium

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Normal closure

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Forward blood flow

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Low chamber pressure

Question 8

What does hypokinesis on echo suggest?

Accepted Answer

Decreased wall motion

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Improved contraction

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Enhanced blood flow

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Enlarged valves

Question 9

What does the Simpson’s method measure?

Accepted Answer

Ejection fraction

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Heart rate

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Valve gradient

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Septal defect