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Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS)RCIS Exam Testbank
Latest Update
2024/2025
Verified Exam Sets
Combined
,What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?
a. CO= PA- 1SVC
b. CO= AO x PA
c. CO= HR x SV Ans- c. CO= HR x SV
Stoke Volume is ________?
a. Related to preload
b. Related to afterload
c. The same as ejection fraction Ans- a. Related to preloadPreload is most impacted by:
a. Mean arterial pressure
b. Increased filling volumes
c. Ejection Fraction Ans- b. Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate
a. increased afterload
b. decreased afterload
c. decreased preload Ans- a. increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by
a. Blood Viscosity
b. BMI
c. Length of the vessel
d. Radius of the vessel Ans- d. Radius of the vessel
The formula for blood pressure is
a. BP = SV x SVR
b. BP = CO x SVR
c. BP = HR x SVR Ans- b. BP = CO
x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge
pressure indicates Mitral
,Insufficiency
a. A wave
b. C wave
c. P Wave
D. V wave Ans- D. V
wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology?
a. LV infarct
b. Aortic
stenosis
c. RV infarct
d. Mitral Regurgitation Ans-
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
b. decreased O2 sat
c. Increased O2 sat
d. JVD Ans- d. JVD
What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis?
a. Aging
b. congenital
c. cardiomyopathy
d. mitral regurgitation Ans- 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 Ans-
b. 30cm
When performing a
thermodilution cardiac
output, the operator
injects 10cc of saline into
the ________ and the
temperature change is
measured in the
_____.
, a. LA, AO
b. RV,
PCWP
c. RA, PA
d. RA, LA Ans-
c. RA, PA
Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
a. tamponade
b. Restrictive
pericarditis
c. acute MI
d. LV MI Ans- b. Restrictive
pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include
a. Decreased O2 Sat
b. SOB
c. JVD
d. Pulmonary embolism Ans- c. 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 = 98% LV sat = 98%
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 no shunt Ans- b.
L to R ASD
The 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
c. Ostium Secundum Ans- c. Ostium Secundum
What is Flamm's equation?
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
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