RCIS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?
CO= PA- 1SVC
CO= AO x PA
CO= HR x SV: c. CO= HR x SV
Stoke Volume is ?
Related to preload
Related to afterload
The same as ejection fraction: a. Related to preload
Preload is most impacted by:
Mean arterial pressure
Increased filling volumes
Ejection Fraction: b. Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate
increased afterload
decreased afterload
decreased preload: a. increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by
Blood Viscosity
BMI
Length of the vessel
Radius of the vessel: d. Radius of the vessel
The formula for blood pressure is
BP = SV x SVR
BP = CO x SVR
BP = HR x SVR: b. BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral Insufficiency
A wave
C wave
P Wave
D. V wave: D. V wave
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An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology?
LV infarct
Aortic stenosis
RV infarct
Mitral Regurgitation: c. RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrat- ed in the physical
assessment?
Decreased exercise tolerance
decreased O2 sat
Increased O2 sat
JVD: d. JVD
What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis?
Aging
congenital
cardiomyopathy
mitral regurgitation: b. congenital
The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan?
15cm
30cm
45cm
5cm: b. 30cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10cc of saline into the
and the temperature change is measured in the .
LA, AO
RV, PCWP
RA, PA
RA, LA: c. RA, PA
Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
tamponade
Restrictive pericarditis
, RCIS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
acute MI
LV MI: b. Restrictive pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include
Decreased O2 Sat
SOB
JVD
Pulmonary embolism: 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%
R to L ASD
L to R ASD
L to R VSD
It is all normal, there is no shunt: 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?
Ostium Primium
Sinus Venosus
Ostium Secundum: c. Ostium Secundum
What is Flamm's equation?
3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
6 (SVC) + 2(IVC)/2
3 (PA) + 2 (AO)/4: a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
The formula used to calculate MAP is
HR x SV/SVR
Mean AO- MeanRA
c. 1 (systolic) + 2(diastolic)/3: c. 1 (systolic) + 2(diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot?
ASD, VSD, LVH, RVH
VVH, PS, Overriding aorta, RVH
, RCIS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Over riding aorta, RVH, LVH, ASD
Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD: d. Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great vessel arises?
Transposition of the Great Vessels
Tricuspid Atresia
Tetralogy of Fallot
Truncas Arteriosus: d. Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of
Constrictive Pericarditis
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Tamponade
D. COPD: c. Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for?
radiation absorbed dose
radiation attenuated date
radiation attributable distance: a. radiation absorbed dose
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images?
image intensifier
xray tube
photon tube
anode: a. image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually?
5 RAD
5 Currie
0.5 REM
5 REM: d. 5 REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead?
1.0
0.25
0.5: c. 0.5mm
What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the x-ray source?
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