RCIS Exam Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
1.What is the formula for calculating cardiac output
ANS CO= HR x SV
2.What is stroke volume related to
ANS preload
3.Preload is most impacted by.....
ANS Increased filling volumes
4.A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate ......
ANS Increased afterload .Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by....
ANS Radius of the vessel
6.The formula for BP is...
.
ANS BP = CO x SVR
7.What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency
ANS V wave
8.An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology
ANS RV infarct
9.If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrat- ed in the physical assessment ANS JVD
10.What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis
ANS Congenital
11.The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan
ANS 30 cm
12. When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline into the and the temperature change is measured in the ANS RA, PA
13.Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
ANS restrictive pericarditis .Signs of Right sided heart failure include
ANS JVD
15.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%
ANS L to R ASD
16.What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called
ANS Ostium Secundum
17.What is the Flamm's equation
ANS 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
18.The formula used to calculate MAP is
(Verified Answers)
1.What is the formula for calculating cardiac output
ANS CO= HR x SV
2.What is stroke volume related to
ANS preload
3.Preload is most impacted by.....
ANS Increased filling volumes
4.A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate ......
ANS Increased afterload .Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by....
ANS Radius of the vessel
6.The formula for BP is...
.
ANS BP = CO x SVR
7.What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency
ANS V wave
8.An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology
ANS RV infarct
9.If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrat- ed in the physical assessment ANS JVD
10.What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis
ANS Congenital
11.The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan
ANS 30 cm
12. When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline into the and the temperature change is measured in the ANS RA, PA
13.Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
ANS restrictive pericarditis .Signs of Right sided heart failure include
ANS JVD
15.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%
ANS L to R ASD
16.What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called
ANS Ostium Secundum
17.What is the Flamm's equation
ANS 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
18.The formula used to calculate MAP is
