BABA FARID UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES.

FARIDKOT
Echo Technician
(under Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot)

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1. Echocardiography is essentially
a. Ultrasound of the hean.
b.Echoing sound oI the heart .
c.Another name for a treadmill test.
d.Recording of heart sounds.

2.The property by which crystals transform electrical current of changing voltage into mechanical
vibrations or ultrasound waves is called
A.Bernoulli effect .
B.Doppler shift.
C.Acoustic effect.
D. Peizoelectric effect .

3.The distance travelled by sound in one cycle of rise and fall is called as
A. frequency
B.Velocity
C.Wavelength
D.Speed

4.The probe used for imaging the heart during echocardiography is

A.Linear probe
B.Phase Array Probe
C. Curvilinear Probe .

D.Endocavitary Probe

5. Doppler imaging utilizes ultrasound waves reflected back from moving

A. lons
B. Platelets
c. wBc
D, RBC

6. The relationship between propagation speed,frequency and wavelength is

given by the formula:
A. Propagation speed=frequency x wavelength
B. Propagation speed= wavelength/ frequency
C. Propagation speed= frequency /wavelength
D. Propagation speed wavelength x period

(Pl5A) method is
7. Determination of regurgitant orifice area by the proximal isovelocity surface area
based on
A.Law of conservation of mass .
B. Law of conservation of energy.
C. Law of conservation of momentum.
D. Jet momentum analYsis.

8. Type of sound used in medical imaging is

A. Audible sound
B. lnfrasound
C. U ltrasound.
D. High pitch sound.

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9. Contraindications of Transesophageal echo are ?

A.Esophageal perforation
B.Active upper Gl bleed
C.Coagulopathy
D.All of the above

10. PRF stands for

A.Pulse reinforcement Factor .

B.Periodic Repetition factor.

C. Pulse RePetition FrequencY
D.Periodic reinforcement factor.

11.. Echofeatures of Pulmonary HTN are all except ?

A. Dilated RA and RV
B. Pulmonary regurgitation
C. D shaped ventricle
D. Dilated LV

12. Aliasing occurs in which type of imaging ?

A.Pulsed wave Ooppler .
B.Continuous wave Doppler.
C.None of the above .

D.Both of the above.

13. KIRKLIN Classification is used to classify

A. ASD on basis of location
B. VSD on basis of location
c. ASD on basis of size
D. VSD on basis of size

L4. The Nyquist limit can be increased by

A. lncreasing transducer frequency
B. Reducing transducer frequency .
c. Reducing filter.
D. None of the above.

15. Sound travels faster in a medium with which of the following characters?
A. High density,low stiffness.
B. Low density,high stiffness.
c. High density,high stiffness .
D. Low density,low stiffness.
16. All of the following structures are seen in parasternal long axis view except
A. Left ventricle
B. Aorta
C. Right atrium
D. Left atrium

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17. The apical 4 Chamber view visualizes all except
A. Right ventricle
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Pulmonary artery

18. Pulmonary artery hypertension is defined as when mean pulmonary artery pressure is Sreater than
A. 15mmHg
B. 10 mmHg
C. 25 mm Hg
D. 40 mmHg

19. Following are the potential complications of aortic valve endocarditis?

A. Aortic root abscess
B. Pyogenic pericarditis
C. Anterior mitral leaflet perforation
D. All of the above .

20. All of the following are standard views for echocardiography except ;
A. Parasternal
B. Apical
C. Substernal
D. Subcoastal

21. ln Apical 4 chamber view ,the marker points towards?

A. Chin of the patient
B. left shoulder
C. Right shoulder
D. Horizontal

22. ln Doppler study,the blood flow towards the probe is depicted by which colour?
A. Red
B. Blue
C. G reen
D. Yellow

23. Which of the following are applications of colour Doppler?

A. Stenotic lesions
B. Regurgitant lesions
' C. lntracardiac shunts
D. All of the above

24. Which additional structure is seen in Apical 5 chamber view with respect to Apical 4 chamber
view?
A. Pulmonary artery
B. LV outflow tract
c. lvc
D. RV outflow tract

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25. Subcoastal view is preferred over transthoracic view
A. Pulmonary emPhYsema
B. Chronic KidneY disease
C. Coronary artery disease
D. Right sided Pleural effusion

26. Which structure is better visualized in TEE as compared to

TTE?

A. Left atrial aPPendage

B. Mitral valve
C. LV outflow tract
D. TricusPid valve

27. Which of the following is not a feature of oCMP?

A. Global hYPokinesia
B. Rare involvement of right ventricle
C. Dilatation of all 4 chambers of heart'
D. lncreased LV end systolic and end diastolic dimensions

28. TAPSE is used to assess

A. Mitral inflow
B. LV systolic function
C. RV systolic function
D. Regurgitant velocity

29. TEE stands for ?

A.Total echoic echocardiograPhY
B. Transesophageal echocardiography
C. Total energy emissions
D. None of the above

30. ln Parasternal long axis view,the marker points towards ?

A. Right shoulder of the Patlent .

B. Left shoulder of the Patient .
C. Venical
D. Horizontal

31. Echo features of concentric .LVH are all except ?

A. lncreased thickness of IVS and Posterior wall .
B lncreased LV mass
C . Oecreased thickness of IVS and Posterior wall
D. Decreased LV cavity size.

32. The most common metastatic malignant tumour of heart is?

A. Melanoma
B. Lung cancer
C. Breast cancer
D. Renal cancer

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33. Features of Tetralogy of Fallot are all except?
A. Overriding aorta
B. PulmonarY stenosis
C. RV hYPertroPhY
D, AsD

34. Heart failure with normal ejection fraction can occur in the followinS
except?
A. HyPertroPhic cardiomyoPathy
B. Cardiac amYloid
C. DCMP
D. Restrictive cardiomYoPathY

35. Common cause of Aortic stenosis in 50 year old individual is?

A.Calcific
B.Bicuspid aortic valve
C.Unicuspid aortic valve
D.Rheumatic heart disease

36. Signs of acute aortic regurgitation includes

A. Premature mitral valve closure.
B. HyperdYnamic LV functions
C. Normal LV size
D. All of the above
step to take?
37. lmage quality on the ultrasound scan is dark throughout What is the first
A. lncrease receiver gain
B. Decrease receiver gain
c. change to high frequency transducer
D. Change to low frequency transducer.

38. A patient known case of Carcinoma ovary diagnosed 2 years ago comes to
emergency with
2D Echo
complaint of breathlessness which is sudden in onset.EcG shows sinus tachycardia, Emergency
shows the following images,probable diagnosis?
A. lnfective Endocarditis
B. Dilated cardiomyoPathY
c. Pericardial effusion
D. Pulmonary thromboembolism
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39. Most common congenital heart disease is

A.A5D
B.V5D
C.PDA
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40. Which of the followinB are contraindication of Stress echocardiography

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A. Acute aortic dissection

B. Acute myocardia I infarction
C. Unstable angina Pectoralis
D. All of the above.

41. Name the marked structure in this view

A. RA
B. LA
C. Aorta
D. Coronary sinus

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A. Apical 2 chamber view
B, Parasternal long axis view
C. Apical 4 chamber view
D. Subcoastal view

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44. All ofthe following are Echocardiographic criteria for defining vegetation except
A. lt is attaches to valve. B lrregular in shape.
C. Non mobile D Associated valvular regurgitation.

45.severe MS is mitral valve area

A. >1.5 cmz B. <1 cm:
c.4 cm D.6 cml

46. Dextrocardia is
A. Rotation of heart around vertical axis.
B. Cardioac apex is located in right side of chest
C. Left ventricle lies anterior to riSht ventricle
D. Same as dextroversion

47. Allofthe following are true about ASD except?

A. Most common type of ASD is Ostium Primum tYpe of ASD
B. Os AsD is located at fossa ovalis and its surroundings
C. Enla rged Right ventricle.
D. Tricuspid regurgitation is seen.

48. A 40 years old male complains of fever ,cough and breath lessness. He was diagnosed with Pulmonary
Koch 2 months ago but was not compliant to treatment.2D Echo was done and showed the
following finding;
A. Pericardial effusion B. Vegetations
C. Pleural effusion D. Normal scan

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49. 2D Echo features suggestive of Mitral stenosis are all except?
A. Doming of anterior mitral valve leaflet
B. Enlarged left atrium
C. Enlarged left ventricle
D. Diastolic bulging of anterior mitral leaflet.

50. Recognise the following view

A. Apical 4 chamber view
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D. Parasternal long axis view

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 ANSWER KEY
Recruitment test conducted on 23/01/2025 for post of Echo Technician
under BFUHS, Faridkot
1 A 26 A

2 D 27 B

3 C 28 C

4 B 29 B

5 D 30 A

6 A 31 C

7 A 32 B

8 C 33 D

9 D 34 C

10 C 35 B

11 D 36 D

12 A 37 A

13 B 38 D

14 B 39 B

15 B 40 D

16 C 41 B

17 D 42 B

18 C 43 C

19 D 44 C

20 C 45 B

21 B 46 B

22 A 47 A

23 D 48 A

24 B 49 C

25 A 50 B