Echocardiogram Advanced Step 1 Self-Learning Pre-Tests (1 hour): No minimum score to start the module, you will have 5 questions per section. Subcostal Heart View 1. Techniques that can be used to improving images on subcostal views are:* A. Bending legs at the knees B. Supine position on the back C. Transducer in subxiphoid position D. All of the above 2. Which of the following is not a clinical utility of the subcostal four chamber view:* A. Assessment of aortic valve with color doppler B. Assessment of LV function and size C. Assessment of pericardium for fluid D. Assessment of right atrial and ventricular diastolic collapse in the setting of tamponade 3. In the subcostal four chamber view, the left side of the ultrasound corresponds to:* A. The right side of the body B. The left side of the body C. The cranial (head) aspect of the body D. The caudal (feet) aspect of the body 4. Which direction is the probe marker when obtaining the subcostal view?* A. 12 o’clock position B. 3 o’clock position C. 6 o’clock position D. 9 o’clock position 5. What organ can sometimes make the subcostal view difficult to obtain?* A. Liver B. Lung C. Stomach/Bowel D. Pancreas
