ABCP Boards EXAM TEST VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%

ABCP Boards EXAM TEST VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% Which drug is an anti-inflammatory drug used to decrease immune response to transplanted organs or tissue? - ANSWERS Solumedrol Name characteristics of silastic boot in the arterial pump head - ANSWERS *Is forgiving when it comes to pressurization *Degrades from the inside first *Degrades to an appreciable degree *Is coated with bio-friendly materials List three characteristics of an under-occlusive roller pump. - ANSWERS 1. Inaccurate flow measurements 2. Backflow 3. Excessive turbulence List three procedures where femoral artery cannulation is needed for CPB. - ANSWERS 1. Redo sternotomy 2. Thoracotomy approach mitral valve surgery 3. Surgery involving the ascending aorta What is the volume of 5/8" ID tubing 1 foot in length? - ANSWERS 60 mL What is the volume of 1/2" ID tubing 1 foot in length? - ANSWERS 40 mL What is the volume of 3/8" ID tubing 1 foot in length? - ANSWERS 20 mL What is the volume of 1/4" ID tubing 1 foot in length? - ANSWERS 10 mL List 4 surgeries where bicaval cannulation is required. - ANSWERS 1. ASD repair 2. VSD repair 3. Tricuspid valve repair 4. Mitral valve repair Pulmonary and aortic valves are referred to as__________ valves - ANSWERS semilunar What are the names of the pulmonary valve leaflets? - ANSWERS Anterior, left, right What are the names of the aortic valve leaflets? - ANSWERS Posterior, left, right What are the names of the tricuspid valve leaflets? - ANSWERS Anterior, posterior, septal What are the names of the mitral valve leaflets? - ANSWERS Anterior lateral and posterior medial What is the tissue surrounding the heart called? - ANSWERS Pericardium List the layers of the pericardium - ANSWERS 1. Fibrous Percardium 2. Serous Pericardium --parietal layer --visceral layer List the layers of the heart - ANSWERS 1. Epicardium 2. Myocardium 3. Endocardium Which two arteries carry un-oxygenated blood? - ANSWERS 1. Pulmonary artery 2. Umbilical artery What is the normal pacemaker of the heart? - ANSWERS SA Node What is the backup pacemaker of the heart? - ANSWERS AV node Which valves close at the beginning of ventricular contraction? - ANSWERS Tricuspid and Mitral Where is the femoral artery located relative to the femoral vein? - ANSWERS Lateral What branches the left main coronary artery? - ANSWERS Left Anterior Descending (LAD) and Circumflex (CX) What branches from the LAD? - ANSWERS Diagonals What vein runs along the LAD? - ANSWERS Great cardiac vein What branches from the CX? - ANSWERS Obtuse marginals What vein runs along obtuse marginals? - ANSWERS Left marginal veins Which veins drain into the coronary sinus? - ANSWERS 1. Great cardiac vein 2. Left marginal veins 3. Middle cardiac vein 4. Left posterior veins Which veins drain into the anterior cardiac system? - ANSWERS 1. Right marginal vein 2. Small cardiac vein 3. Sinus node veins What are the branches of the RCA? - ANSWERS 1. Conus 2. SA Nodal 3. Acute Marginals 4. PDA