ABCP Board Exam Practice Questions And
100% Correct Answers
The advantage of continuous warm blood cardioplegia is:
A: increased oxygen delivery
B: profoundly decreased myocardial oxygen tension
C: leftward shift of the oxygen dissociation curve
D: decreased myocardial oxygen consumption - Answer A
IABP augmentation is relatively contraindicated in patients with:
A: prosthetic aortic valves
B: aortic insufficiency
C: VSDs
D: peripheral atherosclerosis - Answer B
When employing a roller pump. aortic dissection caused by the aortic cannula may be
detected by:
A: increased venous return
B: increased arterial line pressure
C: increased left radial artery pressure
D: increased venous saturation - Answer B
The single biggest advantage of VV ECMO over VA ECMO is:
,A: more cardiac support
B: no change in pulmonary hemodynamics
C: better arterial oxygenation
D: less flow to the pulmonary circuit - Answer B
Compared with true membranes, hydrophobic microporous membrane oxygenators
have which of the following characteristics:
A: increased oxygen transfer
B: passage of fluid to the gas compartment
C: decreased CO2 transfer
D: reduced surface boundary layer - Answer B
Polyvinly Chloride tubing in the roller pump usually deteriorates by:
A: crumbling away from the outside
B: crumbling away from the inside
C: cracking and breaking from the outer edge in
D: cracking or breaking from the inner edge out - Answer C
Activated Factor X is the first step in which of the following coagulation stages?
A: intrinsic pathway
B: common pathway
C: waterfall sequence
D: extrinsic pathway - Answer B
,Under normal physiologic conditions, which organ has the lowest oxygen consumption
per unit weight?
A: brain
B: kidney
C: lungs
D: liver - Answer B
The release of norepinephrine by the nerve impulses leads to interaction with:
A: alpha receptors
B: beta receptors
C: baroreceptors
D: chemoreceptors - Answer A
In a patient with a chronic hypoxic condition, the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is
shifted to the right by:
A: the Haldane effect
B: increased 2,3 DPG levels
C: Bohr effect
D: increased ADP - Answer B
The presence of Citrate Phosphate Dextrose (CPD-A) in the blood in the perfusate has
what effects on the following parameters?
A: potassium
, B: ionized calcium
C: total carbon dioxide
D: blood sugar - Answer B
Dexamethasone is a potent, synthetic:
A: curarizing agent
B: anti-arrhythmic
C: adrenocortical steroid
D: beta blocker - Answer C
Deferoxamine (desferrioxamine) given in large dose is a(n):
A: diuretic
B: calcium channel blocker
C: antiarrhythmic agent
D: hydroxyl radical scavenger - Answer D
Iloprost is an analog of:
A: IgA
B: aprotinin
C: prostacyclin
D: thromboxane - Answer C
With normal renal function, the half-life of Cephalexin is:
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