Welcome to the Hypothetical Circulatory Educator Certification Examination Cut Score Study

Standard Setting / Modified Plake Procedure

 

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Standard Setting       Directions: Rate each questions in terms of whether an entry level Circulatory Educator could answer the question correctly.  Rate yes if they could answer the question correctly and no if they could not.  The X is a place holder and must be replaced with "yes" or "no" for each question.	Would a typical "Entry Level" Cardiac Imaging Educator be able to answer this question correctly?
1.  What view is shown on the echocardiogram  image?      A.  Anterior      B.  Posterior      C.  Transverse      D.  Axial	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
2.  The arrow is pointing to what structure of the heart?      A.  Left Ventricle      B.  Right Ventricle      C.  Pulmonary Artery      D.  Aorta	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
3.  Which of the following imaging modalities is not normally used to evaluate heart disease?      A.  X-ray      B.  Echocardiography      C.  Heart Catheterization      D.  Stress Test	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
4.  Which of the following is NOT a layer of the heart?      A.  Pericardium      B.  Mediastinum      C.  Myocardium      D.  Endocardium	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
5.  Cardiac Output is      A.  the volume of blood ejected by one ventricle in one minute.      B.  the volume of blood ejected in one ventricular contraction.      C.  the amount of external energy expended in one ventricular contraction      D.  the force of contraction for a given fiber length.	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
6.  Which vascular structure is the smallest?    A.  aorta    B.  artery    C.  arteriole    D.  capillary	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
7.  Constricting, tightening or choking pain on exertion that is relieved by rest or glyceryl trinitrate describes      A.  pericarditis      B.  angina      C.  dyspenea      D.  syncope	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
8.An EKG showing a short QT interval is consistent with      A.  hypocalcemia      B.  hypercalcemia      C.  hypokalaemia      D.  hyperkalaemia	Select Yes or No from the drop down box below.   X No Yes
9.  If you were going to estimate the percentage of people from your cardiac imaging educator training program graduating class or group you trained with that would be able to pass this examination on the first attempt, what would that percentage be?	Enter a percentage between 0 and 100
10.  Try to envision a group of "just competent" cardiac imaging educators; what percentage of that group of "just competent" cardiac imaging educators would pass this examination?	Enter a percentage between 0 and 100