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Glowacki & Sommers RCIS ReviewPractice Questions
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?
A. CO = PA - 1SVC
B. CO = AO x PA
C. CO = HR x SVC - correct answer ✔✔C. CO = HR x SV
Stroke Volume is ______________?
A. Related to preload
B. Related to afterload
C. The same as ejection fraction - correct answer ✔✔A. Related to preload
Preload is most impacted by ______________?
A. Mean arterial pressure
B. Increased filling volumes
C. Ejection fraction - correct answer ✔✔B. Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate ______________?
A. Increased afterload
B. Decreased afterload
C. Decreased preload - correct answer ✔✔A.Increased afterload
,Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by ______________?
A. Blood viscosity
B. BMI
C. Length of the vessel
D. Radius of the vessel - correct answer ✔✔D. Radius of the vessel
The formula for BP is ______________?
A. BP = SV x SVR
B. BP = CO x SVR
C. BP = HR x SVR - correct answer ✔✔B. BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral Insufficiency?
A. A wave
B. C wave
C. P wave
D. V wave - correct answer ✔✔D. V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology?
A. LV infarct
B. Aortic stenosis
C. RV infarct
D. Mitral regurgitation - correct answer ✔✔C. RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical
assessment?
,A. Decreased exercise tolerance
B. Decreased O2 sat
C. Increased O2 sat
D. JVD (jugular vein distension) - correct answer ✔✔D. JVD (jugular vein distension)
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic Stenosis?
A. Aging
B. Congenital
C. Cardiomyopathy
D. Mitral regurgitation - correct answer ✔✔B. Congenital
The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan?
A. 15cm
B. 30cm
C. 45cm
D. 5cm - correct answer ✔✔B. 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 _____________?
A. LA, AO
B. RV, PCWP
C. RA, PA
D. RA, LA - correct answer ✔✔C. RA, PA
Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in _____________?
, A. Tamponade
B. Restrictive Pericarditis
C. Acute MI
D. LV MI - correct answer ✔✔B. Restrictive Pericarditis
Signs of right sided heart failure include _______________?
A. Decreased O2 sat
B. SOB (shortness of breath)
C. JVD (jugular vein distension)
D. Pulmonary embolism - correct answer ✔✔C. JVD (jugular vein distension)
Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present?
SVC sat = 67% IVC sat = 71% RA sat = 85%
PA sat = 85% LA sat = 98% LV sat = 98%
RV sat = 85% AO sat = 98%
A. R to L ASD (atrial septal defect)
B. L to R ASD (atrial septal defect)
C. L to R VSD (ventricular septal defect)
D. It is all normal, there is no shunt - correct answer ✔✔B. L to R ASD
The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is
called _____________?
A. Ostium Primum
B. Sinus Venosus
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