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CHAPTER 9: RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION
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Select the one best answer for each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following views displays both the right atrium and right ventricle?
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a. Midesophageal bicaval view
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b. Midesophageal long-axis view
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c. Midesophageal RV inflow-outflow view
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d. Midesophageal two-chamber view
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2. Which of the following structures is attached to the moderator band?
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b. Right ventricular apex
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3. All of the following confound assessment of right ventricular wall thickness except:
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c. Prominent trabeculations
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4. Compared to left ventricular ejection, right ventricular ejection:
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b. Has a shorter duration
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c. Has a shorter pre-ejection period
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d. Involves more twisting
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5. Compared to the left ventricle, which of the following structural features distinguishes the right ventricle?
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c. Septal attachments of the papillary muscles
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6. The right ventricular anterior wall is seen in which of the following scan planes?
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a. Deep transgastric five-chamber view
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b. Midesophageal bicaval view
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c. Midesophageal four-chamber view
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d. Transgastric RV inflow view
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7. The modified midesophageal bicaval view provides good spectral Doppler alignment for assessment of:
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a. Hepatic vein flow velocity
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b. Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure
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d. Tricuspid regurgitation
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8. Which of the following ...