RCIS CCI EXAM LATEST 2024-2025 LATEST 2 VERSIONS AND A
PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
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RCIS CCI EXAM A
QUESTION: what is the great vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower extremities
back into the R atrium - ANSWER-IVC
QUESTION: which of the following might be considered a typical loading dose for clopidrogrel
(plavix) - ANSWER-150mg-600mg
QUESTION: what kind of drug is clopidrogrel (plavix) - ANSWER-ADP inhibitor
QUESTION: what is the daily dose for clopidrogrel (plavix) - ANSWER-75mg
QUESTION: which of the following devices uses a diamond dust-tipped burr that spins at
150,000-200,000 rpm within the art to pulverize the calcified plaque - ANSWER-rotablator
rotational atherectomy device
QUESTION: this device selectively ablates the nonelastic diseased tissue and the normal
healthy tissue is pushed out of the way and not touched - ANSWER-rotablator
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QUESTION: during a cardiac cath which of the following is not done by the monitor - ANSWER-
performs a direct assessment of the pt
QUESTION: who would perform the direct assessment of the pt - ANSWER-circulating nurse
QUESTION: the primary objective of the ___ is to monitor the pts vital signs, enter
hemodynamic data, pt demographic information, and documents all pertinent data from the
procedure into the database - ANSWER-monitor
QUESTION: if the cardiac cath procedure is being performed on a newborn infant, which of the
vessels would be considered the typical one used - ANSWER-umbilical
QUESTION: using this vessel for a cath on a newborn infant allows for easy access to the
arterial and the venous circulation of the pt - ANSWER-umbilical
QUESTION: equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath lab could include all of
the following EXCEPT - ANSWER-bladder scanner
if a pt is experiencing hyperkalemia, which of the following might be seen on the 12 lead ekg -
ANSWER-a sharply pointed T wave
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QUESTION: this is generated by the last phase or the depolarization - ANSWER-T wave
QUESTION: ____ is upright in leads I, II, V3-V6 - ANSWER-T wave
QUESTION: the T wave is inverted in which lead - ANSWER-aVR
QUESTION: which of the following might NOT be considered a side effect of cardizem -
ANSWER-joint pain
QUESTION: ____ is considered a calcium channel blocker - ANSWER-Cardizem
QUESTION: what are some of the side effects of cardizem - ANSWER-asthenia (muscle
weakness)
ankle edema
dizziness
flushing
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QUESTION: which of the following would be considered classifications of aortic dissections
according to DeBakey - ANSWER-Type 1 (just above the AO valve and is most common)
Type II (just above the AO valve but stop in the ascending AO not progressing into the AO arch)
Type III (begins past the AO arch and distal to the L subclavian art)
QUESTION: what are some of the equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath
lab - ANSWER-resuscitation equipment
defibrillator
ECG
transcutaneous O2 sat monitor
BP monitor
emergency meds
QUESTION: an atherosclerotic lesion can be made of which of the following - ANSWER-fibrotic
tissue
fatty lipid pools
calcium deposits
(all the above)
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