CCI RCIS Review Q&A

- .035 x 260 cm - Answer- 1. When intervening in the mid/distal right leg from a radial approach, which is the best wire choice? - .038 x 150 cm - .035 x 180 cm - .038 x 180 cm - .035 x 260 cm - compliance - Answer- 2. Which of the following BEST describes a balloon's ability to yield to changes in pressure? - flexibility - pushability - trackability - compliance - to remove calcific atherosclerotic plaque - Answer- 3. What is the PRIMARY therapeutic reason for using rotational atherectomy as an adjunctive therapy for PCI? - to score fibrotic plaque - to remove calcific atherosclerotic plaque - to pulverize plaque using electromagnetic energy - to remove thrombus using the Bernoulli/Venturi effect - pull clot back into a vein - Answer- 4. A Forgarty balloon is commonly used to __________-. - dilate a stenotic lesion - push plaque downstream - pull clot back into a vein - measure right heart pressure - stent - angioplasty - covered stent - Answer- 5. Select the methods used to treat flow limiting dissections (select three) - stent - angioplasty - atherectomy - covered stent - thrombectomy - retractable coil