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There is color flow seen across the ventricular septum post MI with an area of echo drop out.  Based on the following 2D image what might you suspect? Question 50.png

If the IVC is dilated and non-collapsible, the echocardiographer should enter a value of ____ for the _____.

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A patient with a recent myocardial infarction is diagnosed with Dressler’s syndrome.  Special care in performing a 2D study should be followed to assess for:

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The walls surrounding a newly infarcted myocardium will usually respond by becoming:

Outward motion or “bulging” of the segment in systole, usually associated with a thin, scarred myocardium

If blood supply is restored within a few hours post MI, much of the myocardium can be saved.

What is considered normal Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure?

The RVSP can be calculated using the following: