Echocardiography Board Review
400 Multiple Choice Questions With Discussion
Chapter One
Questions
1. The speed of sound in tissues is:
A. Roughly 1540 m/s
B. Roughly 1540 km/s
C. Roughly 1540 cm/s
D. Roughly 1540 m/min
2. The mitral flow measurements in a 62-year-old man are: left ventricular (LV) isovolumic
relaxation time (IVRT) 50 ms, E/A ratio 1.5 and E-wave deceleration time 140 ms.
This is suggestive of:
A. Normal left atrial (LA) pressure
B. Abnormal LV relaxation
C. High LA pressure
D. None of the above
3. The frame rate increases with:
A. Increasing the depth
B. Reducing sector angle
C. Increasing line density
D. Adding color Doppler to B-mode imaging
4. The mitral flow measurements in a 1-year-old child are: LV IVRT 50 ms, E/A ratio 2.5
and E-wave deceleration time 120 ms. This is:
A. Normal
B. Suggestive of abnormal LV relaxation
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