peads echo Quiz

What is the primary non-invasive imaging modality for establishing diagnoses in pediatric cardiology?

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Computed Tomography

• X-ray

• Transthoracic Echocardiography

Most Anterior Surface Cardiac Anatomy

• Right Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Left Ventricle

• Left Atrium

Acynotic Heart Disease EXCEPT

•  ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT

• VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT

• COARCTATION OF AORTA 

• TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS

Cyanotic Heart Disease EXCEPT

• TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

•  PULMONARY ATRESIA WITH VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT

• TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT ARTERY WITH INTACT VENTRICULAR SEPTUM

• PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOUS

What should be minimized during a pediatric echocardiogram to improve image quality?

• Patient movement

• Staff presence

• Ambient light

• Equipment noise

Which of the following is NOT a component of standard pediatric TTE?

• Magnetic resonance imaging

• 2D echocardiographic images

• Spectral Doppler information

• Color Doppler information

What type of transducer is frequently useful for optimal quantification of peak velocities?

• Continuous-wave Doppler transducer

• 3D matrix transducer

• High-frequency transducer

• Low-frequency transducer

Which of the following is a key point regarding the performance of pediatric TTE?

• It does not require patient positioning

• It requires specialized training

• It can be performed by any technician

• It is only for older children

What is the primary goal of quality assurance in pediatric echocardiography?

• To standardize equipment

• To increase patient volume

• To improve diagnostic accuracy

• To reduce costs

The color flow image is suggestive of ________.

• Pulmonary Regurgitation

• Tricuspid Stenosis

• Pulmonary Ductus Arteriosus

• Patent Foramen Ovale