Abstract
Article: The Use of Sonography in a Mother and Fetus With Concordant Truncus Arteriosus
Authors: Danae G. Fyock, RDMS, RT, CMA, and Emily Downs, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT
Category: Cardiac (Fetal) [FE]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “The Use of Sonography in a Mother and Fetus With Concordant Truncus Arteriosus,” you will be able to:
Describe the sonographic characteristics of truncus arteriosus
List the four types of persistent arteriosus
Describe the characteristics of a type 1.5 truncus arteriosus
Which of the following is most consistent with a fetal common arterial trunk without differentiation of the great vessels?
Tetralogy of Fallot Pentalogy of Cantrell Truncus arteriosus Ventricular septal defect
Truncus arteriosus accounts for approximately what percentage of all cardiac defects among live births?
1% 3% 5% 7%
Which of the following Collett and Edwards classification type aligns with a short main pulmonary trunk that arises from the truncus arteriosus and divides into right and left pulmonary arteries?
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
Truncus arteriosus can closely resemble which of the following cardiac anomalies?
Pulmonary atresia with atrial septal defect Ebstein anomaly Pentalogy of Cantrell Tetralogy of Fallot
Which of the following sonographic views is best for diagnosing a common arterial trunk?
Three-vessel trachea view Five-chamber view Right ventricular outflow tract view Left ventricular outflow tract view
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