RCIS CCI EXAM ACTUAL EXAM LATEST VERSION 1, 2 AND A
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RCIS CCI EXAM A
Q: if a pt is experiencing hyperkalemia, which of the following might be seen on the 12 lead ekg
- ANSWER-a sharply pointed T wave
Q: this is generated by the last phase or the depolarization - ANSWER-T wave
Q: ____ is upright in leads I, II, V3-V6 - ANSWER-T wave
Q: the T wave is inverted in which lead - ANSWER-aVR
Q: which of the following might NOT be considered a side effect of cardizem - ANSWER-joint
pain
Q: ____ is considered a calcium channel blocker - ANSWER-Cardizem
Q: what are some of the side effects of cardizem - ANSWER-asthenia (muscle weakness)
ankle edema
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dizziness
flushing
Q: 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)
Q: what is the great vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower extremities back
into the R atrium - ANSWER-IVC
Q: which of the following might be considered a typical loading dose for clopidrogrel (plavix) -
ANSWER-150mg-600mg
Q: what kind of drug is clopidrogrel (plavix) - ANSWER-ADP inhibitor
Q: what is the daily dose for clopidrogrel (plavix) - ANSWER-75mg
Q: 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
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Q: this device selectively ablates the nonelastic diseased tissue and the normal healthy tissue is
pushed out of the way and not touched - ANSWER-rotablator
Q: during a cardiac cath which of the following is not done by the monitor - ANSWER-performs
a direct assessment of the pt
Q: who would perform the direct assessment of the pt - ANSWER-circulating nurse
Q: 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
Q: 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
Q: 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
Q: equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath lab could include all of the
following EXCEPT - ANSWER-bladder scanner
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Q: 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
Q: an atherosclerotic lesion can be made of which of the following - ANSWER-fibrotic tissue
fatty lipid pools
calcium deposits
(all the above)
Q: then mnemonic FFR stands for which of the following - ANSWER-fractional flow reserve
Q: what does IVUS stand for - ANSWER-Intravascular ultrasouns
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