Echo Registry Review

What does TEE stand for?

• Transthoracic Echo

• Transectopic Echo

• Transesophageal Echo

• I have no idea anymore

All of the following are disease that present as dilated cardiomyopathy EXCEPT?

• alcohol abuse

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

• postpartum cardiomyopathy

• glycogen storage disease

which of the following is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?

• congenital

• rheumatic fever

• severe MAC

• left atrial tumor

which of the following is NOT a symptom or clinical finding associated with infective endocarditis?

• fever

• positive blood culutres

• pulsus paradoxus

• malaise

a pericardial effusion may form due to

• myocardial infarction

• trauma

• radiation exposure

• all of the above

in dilated cardiomyopathies:

• all four chambers are dilated with systolic dysfunction

• all four chambers are dilated with normal systolic function

• all four chambers are within normal size limits with systolic dysfunction

• all four chambers are normal size limits with normal systolic function

each answer is a characteristic of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) EXCEPT for:

• systolic anterior motion (SAM)

• mid-diastolic notching of the MV

• asymmetrical septal hypertrophy (ASH)

• mid systolic notching of the aortic valve

what type of murmur is heard with aortic valve stenosis?

• mid-late systolic clic

• Austin Flint murmur

• decrescendo systolic murmur

• harsh, systolic ejection murmur

in cardiac tamponade, the MV inflow ______ with inspiration and _____ with expiration

• increases, decreases

• decreases, increases

• decreases, unchanged

• unchanged, increases

which tumor is most common benign tumor found in the adult heart?

• papillary fibroelastoma

• pericardial cyst

• myxoma

• rhabdomyoma