Diagnostic Sonography

What is the normal thickness of the pericardial layers?

What defines a pericardial effusion?

At what location does the pericardial effusion begin?

Fluid found anterior to the descending aorta is a:

Pericardial fat is found __________ to the heart.

Which of the following is an echocardiographic finding of cardiac tamponade?

Choose the Doppler finding affected by cardiac tamponade.

Choose the echocardiographic sign of constrictive pericarditis.

Identify the mitral inflow Doppler pattern demonstrated with constrictive pericarditis.

Which of the following is a cause for dilated cardiomyopathy?

Identify one of the echocardiographic findings with congestive cardiomyopathy.

What is the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy?

Which of the following is an echocardiographic finding of tamponade?

What is the result of chronic pericardial disease?

Name the artifact that can mimic an intracardiac mass.

Where would metastasis from renal adenocarcinoma be located in the heart?

Which of the following increases the risk for left ventricular thrombus?