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What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Answer-CO= HR x SV What is stroke volume related to? - Answer-preload Preload is most impacted by..... - Answer-Increased filling volumes A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... - Answer-Increased afterload Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Answer-Radius of the vessel The formula for BP is.... - Answer-BP = CO x SVR What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency - Answer-V wave An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Answer-RV infarct If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical assessment - Answer-JVD What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - Answer-Congenital The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan - 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 ______ - Answer-RA, PA Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Answer-restrictive pericarditisSigns of Right sided heart failure include - 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% - 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 - Answer-Ostium Secundum What is the Flamm's equation - Answer-3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4 The formula used to calculate MAP is - Answer-1 (systolic) + 2 (diastolic)/3 What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - 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 - Answer-Truncas Arteriosus Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - Answer-Cardiac Tamponade What does RAD stand for - Answer-Radiation absorbed dose What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images - Answer-Image intensifier What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Answer-5 REM Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Answer-.5 What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source - Answer-6 feetIn an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode - Answer-Cathode: positive Anode: negative Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation - Answer-Lateral What converts x-rays into an image - Answer-Image Intensifier The contrast that is best for a patient is - Answer-low osmolality Radiolucent means - Answer-X-rays are permitted to pass through Radiopaque means - Answer-X-rays are not permitted to pass through ReoPro works on - Answer-IIb/IIIa receptors Heparin potentiates the action of - Answer-Antithrombin Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of - Answer-Thrombin There are _________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Answer-2 Aspirin inhibits the action of - Answer-Arachidonic Acid Which agent is not an antiplatelet - Answer-Heparin If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you give - Answer-fluids to hydrateIf a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given - Answer-Protamine Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT - Answer-Adenosine True/False If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized - Answer-True Lidocaine converts from 2GM in 500cc to - Answer-4 mg in 1 cc Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/ml in 250cc yields a concetration of - Answer-400 mg in 250cc