RCIS Practice UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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RCIS Practice UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Correct Answer- CO= HR x SV
What is stroke volume related to? - Correct Answer- preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - Correct Answer- Increased filling volumes
A patient with ch...
RCIS Practice UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Correct Answer- CO= HR x SV
What is stroke volume related to? - Correct Answer- preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - Correct Answer- Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... - Correct Answer-
Increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Correct Answer- Radius of the vessel
The formula for BP is.... - Correct Answer- BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency -
Correct Answer- V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Correct Answer- RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical
assessment - Correct Answer- JVD
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - Correct Answer- Congenital
The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan -
Correct Answer- 30 cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline into the
_____ and the temperature change is measured in the ______ - Correct Answer- RA, PA
,Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Correct Answer- restrictive pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include - Correct Answer- JVD
Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present? SVC sat= 67% IVC sat=
71% RA sat= 85% RV sat= 85% PA sat= 85% LA sat= 98% LV sat= 98% AO sat= 98% -
Correct Answer- L to R ASD
What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa
ovalis) is called - Correct Answer- Ostium Secundum
What is the Flamm's equation - Correct Answer- 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
The formula used to calculate MAP is - Correct Answer- 1 (systolic) + 2 (diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - Correct Answer- Pulmonic
stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great vessel
arises - Correct Answer- Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - Correct Answer- Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for - Correct Answer- Radiation absorbed dose
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images - Correct Answer-
Image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Correct Answer- 5
REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Correct Answer- .5
, What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source - Correct
Answer- 6 feet
In an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode - Correct Answer- Cathode:
positive
Anode: negative
Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation - Correct Answer-
Lateral
What converts x-rays into an image - Correct Answer- Image Intensifier
The contrast that is best for a patient is - Correct Answer- low osmolality
Radiolucent means - Correct Answer- X-rays are permitted to pass through
Radiopaque means - Correct Answer- X-rays are not permitted to pass through
ReoPro works on - Correct Answer- IIb/IIIa receptors
Heparin potentiates the action of - Correct Answer- Antithrombin
Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of - Correct Answer- Thrombin
There are _________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Correct Answer- 2
Aspirin inhibits the action of - Correct Answer- Arachidonic Acid
Which agent is not an antiplatelet - Correct Answer- Heparin
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