Quality IQ Quiz - Echocardiography (July 2023)

History: Patient is a 4-year-old with a heart murmur referred for cardiac consultation by the primary care physician. An echo is ordered to rule out congenital heart disease, as the cardiologist suspects a VSD after consultation and auscultation. Review the images below to answer the question that follows.

Question Title

How could the quality of the color Doppler interrogation have been optimized in this case?

A. Decrease the size of the color box

B. Use color compare

C. Invert the color map

D. The color Doppler interrogation was sufficient in this case.