LATEST RCIS REVIEW 2024-2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the normal range of potassium in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER 3.5-5.0
Name some antiplatelet medications? - CORRECT ANSWER ASA, Ticlid, Plavix
If a patient has a high creatinine, what should you consider? - CORRECT ANSWER -
as small amount of contrast as possible
-post procedure fluid hydration 3 ml/kg
How does heparin prevent clot formation? - CORRECT ANSWER - prevents
conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
-combines with antithrombin to make it more effective
What is the action of reopro? - CORRECT ANSWER Inhibits IIB/IIIA receptors
INR measures the levels of which drug? - CORRECT ANSWER Coumadin
Lovenox impacts what? - CORRECT ANSWER Antithrombin and Factor Xa
What might be the medication of choice for SVT? - CORRECT ANSWER Adenosine
What short acting benzodiazepine is commonly used in the cath lab for sedation? -
CORRECT ANSWER Versed
What is a quick and easy way to check a patients clotting time after being given
heparin? - CORRECT ANSWER ACT
How to ticlid and plavix act? - CORRECT ANSWER they turn off receptor sites on the
platelets (super-aspirin)
, LATEST RCIS REVIEW 2024-2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
If a patient is on NPH Insuling, what medication should not be given? - CORRECT
ANSWER Protamine
What does ASA do? - CORRECT ANSWER Prevents platelet adhesion
What labs look at kidney function? - CORRECT ANSWER -BUN
-Creatinine
-GFR
-Creatinine clearance
The most accurate measure of cardiac muscle fiber damage after an MI is what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Troponin
Which lab value does not evaluate the extent of an MI? - CORRECT ANSWER Serum
Creatinine
Post procedure renal dysfunction is more likely to occur in patients with? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Diabetes
-Pre procedure dehydration
-Frequent use of NSAID
-Ace inhibitors
What is a pseudoaneurysm? - CORRECT ANSWER -False Aneurysm
-Often a puslatile mass near where the sheath site with a bruit is present
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