LATEST RCIS PRACTICE TEST 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - CORRECT ANSWER CO= HR x
SV
What is stroke volume related to? - CORRECT ANSWER preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - CORRECT ANSWER Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... - CORRECT
ANSWER Increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - CORRECT ANSWER Radius
of the vessel
The formula for BP is.... - CORRECT ANSWER BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency -
CORRECT ANSWER V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - CORRECT ANSWER RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the
physical assessment - CORRECT ANSWER JVD
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER
Congenital
The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan -
CORRECT ANSWER 30 cm
,LATEST RCIS PRACTICE TEST 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline
into the _____ and the temperature change is measured in the ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER RA, PA
Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - CORRECT ANSWER restrictive
pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include - CORRECT 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% - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Ostium Secundum
What is the Flamm's equation - CORRECT ANSWER 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
The formula used to calculate MAP is - CORRECT ANSWER 1 (systolic) + 2
(diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - CORRECT ANSWER Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for - CORRECT ANSWER Radiation absorbed dose
, LATEST RCIS PRACTICE TEST 2024-2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images - CORRECT
ANSWER Image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - CORRECT
ANSWER 5 REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - CORRECT ANSWER
.5
What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source -
CORRECT ANSWER 6 feet
In an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode - CORRECT
ANSWER Cathode: positive
Anode: negative
Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation - CORRECT
ANSWER Lateral
What converts x-rays into an image - CORRECT ANSWER Image Intensifier
The contrast that is best for a patient is - CORRECT ANSWER low osmolality
Radiolucent means - CORRECT ANSWER X-rays are permitted to pass through
Radiopaque means - CORRECT ANSWER X-rays are not permitted to pass through
ReoPro works on - CORRECT ANSWER IIb/IIIa receptors
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