CCI RCS Mock Exam - Open Ended Questions with Correct Answers 2025

CCI RCS Mock Exam - Open Ended
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
WhatDsegmentDofDtheDRVDfreeDwallDisDseenDinDsubcostalD4Dchamber?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-Inferior



WhatDsegmentDofDtheDRVDfreeDwallDisDseenDinDparasternalDshortDaxis?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
Lateral,Danterior,DandDinferior.



WhatDsegmentDofDtheDRVDfreeDwallDisDseenDinDRightDventricularDinflowDtract?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
AnteriorDandDinferior.



TheDisoDvolumetricDcontractionDtimeDbeginsDafterDwhatDwaveDonDtheDEKG?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-RDwave.



BloodDflowDvolumeDchangesDinDtheDbodyDareDmainlyDcontrolledDbyDwhatDtwoDfactors?D-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-CardiacDfunctionDandDperipheralDresistance




NormalDsizeDforDaorticDvalveDareaDis?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-ThreeDtoDfourDcentimetersDsquared



TheDincisuraDportionDOfDaorticDpressureDwaveDoccursDwhen?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
ImmediatelyDafterDtheDADVDcloses



HowDdoDyouDdifferentiateDbetweenDwaveformsDobtainedDfromDtheDmitralDvalveDandDtheDtricuspidDvalve?D-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-

TheDaorticDflowDpatternDcanDbeDseenDonDtheDmitralDvalveDtracing,DbutDtheDpulmonaryDaorticDflowDisDnotDev
identDonDtheDtricuspidDvalveDtracing



TheDpulmonaryDcapillaryDwedgeDpressureDisDnormalDifDitDisDlessDthan:D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-10DMMHG.



TheDmajorityDofDpulmonaryDvenousDflowDintoDtheDleftDatriaDoccursDduring?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
EarlyDSystole

,WhichDtricuspidDvalveDleafletsDisDevaluatedDinDparasternalDlongDaxis?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
anteriorDandDposterior



ThisDisDtheDonlyDviewDwhereDtheDposteriorDLeafletsDofDtheDtricuspidDvalveDisDseen.



NormalDR-RDintervalDis?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-.6-1DsecD(equatesDtoD60-100DBPM)



WhatDisDtheDdifferenceDbetweenDtheDaorticDandDpulmonicDvalve?DDopplerDtracingsD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
TheDMaxDVelocityDofDtheDpulmonaryDvalveDoccursDlaterDinDtheDejectionDcycleDthanDtheDADV



WhereDisDtheDobliqueDsinus?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-PosteriorDtoDtheDleftDatrium



AsDaDpatientDages,DwhatDnormallyDhappensDtoDpulmonaryDvenousDflow?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
theDsystolicDcomponentDincreases,DwhileDtheDdiastolicDcomponentDdecreases



TricuspidDvalveDflowDnormallyDincreasesDorDdecreasesDwithDinspiration?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
IncreasesDslightly



CardiacDoutputDisDdirectlyDorDindirectlyDrelatedDtoDstrokeDvolumeDandDheartDrate?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
Directly



WhatDwaveDrepresentsDatrialDsystoleDonDtheDdopplerDtracingDofDtheDpulmonaryDvein?D-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-ADwave




WhatDgradeDofDdiastolicDdysfunctionDisDindicatedDbyDaDlowDEFDandDanDE/ADratioDofDoverD2?D-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-GradeDIII




WhereDareDtheDbasalDsegmentsDlocatedDinDtheDLV?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
BetweenDtheDAVDgrooveD&DtheDtipDofDtheDpapillaryDmuscle



WhereDareDtheDmidDsegmentsDlocatedDinDtheDLV?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
SegmentDthatDincludesDtheDpapillaryDmuscle

,WhereDareDtheDapicalDsegmentsDlocatedDinDLV?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
BetweenDtheDbaseDofDtheDpapillaryDmusclesDtoDtheDapex



HowDdoesDdopplerDevaluationDdemonstrateDthatDtheDpulmonaryDvascularDresistanceDisDnormallyDlowerDth
anDresistanceDinDtheDsystemicDvascularDsystem?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
TheDflowDthroughDtheDaorticDvalveDreachesDaDpeakDvelocityDfasterDthanDtheDflowDthroughDtheDpulmonaryD
valve.



WhatDisDanotherDtermDforDhypereosinophilia?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
LoefflerDendocarditis;DcausesDendocardialDthickeningDofDtheDinflowDtractsDandDfibrousDobliterationDofDtheDl
eftD&DrightDventricularDapices



WhatDisDtheDverticalDstructureDtoDtheDrightDofDtheDaorticDarchDinDSuprasternalDnotchDviewDthatDnormallyDd
emonstratesDflowDmovingDwayDfromDtheDtransducerDinDsystole?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-SVC



HowDmanyDpairsDofDaorticDarchesDformDduringDembryologicDdevelopment?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-6



AnDoptimalDLVOTDtracingDwillDdemonstrate?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
ADclearDspectralDwindowDandDtheDclosingDclickDofDtheDAV



WhichDvalveDisDmoreDresistantDtoDregurgitationD-DaorticDvalveDorDtheDmitralDvalve?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
AorticDvalve



WhatDfacilitatesDtheDcontractionDofDtheDatrialDappendages?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
PectinateDmusclesDinDtheDwallsDofDtheDappendages



WhichDpairDofDaorticDarchesDformDtheDaorticDarchDduringDembryologicDdevelopmentD-
DCORRECTDANSWERD-4thDleft.




WhenDdoesDtheDtricuspidDvalveDopenDandDcloseDwhenDcomparedDtoDmitralDvalve?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
OpensDbeforeDtheDmitralDvalveDopensDandDclosesDafterDtheDmitralDvalveDcloses.

, WhenDisDtheDbloodDvolumeDtheDlowestDinDtheDrightDatria?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-ReleaseDSystole



TheDlargestDantegradeDflowDcomponentDseenDonDaDDopplerDtracingDofDaDnormalDhepaticDveinD,DisDidentifie
dDduringDwhichDpartDofDtheDcardiacDcycle?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-EarlyDsystole



WhatDisDstrokeDvolumeDinfluencedDby?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
Preload,DafterloadDandDmyocardialDcontractility



HowDdoesDbradycardiaDaffectDdiastasis?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-itDleadsDtoDaDlongerDperiodDofDdiastasis



WhenDdoesDtheDADVDOpenDonDtheDEDKDGD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-AboutD30-
35msDafterDtheDcompletionDofDtheDQDRDS



WhenDdoesDisovolumicDrelaxationDtimeDoccurDonDtheDEDKDG?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-AfterDtheDRDWave



WhatDdoesDnormalDleftDventricularDoutflowDtrackDtracingDdemonstrate?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
ADsteepDaccelerationDslope,DaDsharplyDpeakedDearlyDsystolicDmaxDvolumeDandDaDlessDsteepDdecelerationDsl
ope.



WhatDisDtheDmostDinteriorDvalve?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-PulmonaryDvalve.



WhenDdoesDtheDmitralDvalveDcloseDonDtheDEKG?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
AboutDmidwayDthroughDtheDQDRDSDafterD60msDhasDpassed



TheDleftDcircumflexDarteryDsuppliesDthe?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-BasalDandDmidDanterolateralDwalls.



WhatDdescribesDaDnormalDresponseDtoDexerciseDtestingDperformedDtoDassessDtheDdiastolicDfunctionDofDtheD
leftDventricle?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-BothDEDandDE'DvelocityDshouldDincrease



WhatDcoronaryDarteryDcoursesDthroughDtheDanteriorDinterventricularDgroove?D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-LAD