Echocardiography Board Review: 400 Multiple Choice Questions With Discussion

Obtaining an echocardiogram is a complex procedure with a need for constant enhancement and improvement of skills in the area for both ultrasound technician and physician. Owing to the increasing complexity of the echocardiogram and its interpretation, upon which patient care heavily relies, various professional bodies have been introducing competency exams.

This unique book has been designed to assist new trainees as well as more experienced technicians and physicians in preparing for competency exams for certification purposes. It provides easy-to-use revision material in the form of multiple-choice questions with clearly explained answers.

Unique approach to echocardiography in a question and answer format; the questions are predominantly case studies
Features 400 questions with answers and explanations. The scope of the questions in the book is broad, including areas such as applied ultrasound physics, haemodynamics, valvular problems, ischaemic heart disease, congenital heart diseases, intraoperative or surgical echocardiography, pericardial diseases and cardiac masses.
Excellent for test preparation
Easy to read and understand
Complements standard textbook reading
Written by experienced academic echocardiographers involved in teaching echocardiography every day
Over 200 still images enhance the learning process

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Title of ebook: Echocardiography Board Review: 400 Multiple Choice Questions With Discussion
ISBN: 9780470724040
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Internet download file size: 4711 kb
Pages: 196
Released online for download: 05-19-2008
Author of eBook: Pai, Ramdas
Author: Varadarajan, Padmini

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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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