RCIS 2021 GS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?
A. CO= PA-1 SVC
B. CO= AO x PA
C. CO= HR x SV - 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
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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 PCWP 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
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ANSWERS
B. Decreased O2 sat
C. Increased O2 sat
D. JVD - CORRECT ANSWER D. JVD
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. 30cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10cc of saline
into the______ and the temperature 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
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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
C. JVD
D. Pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER C. JVD
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
B. L to R ASD
C. L to R VSD
D. It is all normal, there is not shunt - CORRECT ANSWER B. 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
A. Ostium primium
B. Sinus venosus
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