RCIS PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RCIS PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS



What79is79the79formula79for79calculating79cardiac79output?79-79answer--CO=79HR79x79SV

What79is79stroke79volume79related79to?79-79answer--preload

Preload79is79most79impacted79by.....79-79answer--Increased79filling79volumes

A79patient79with79chronic79untreated79hypertension79would79demonstrate....79-79answer--
Increased79afterload

Vascular79resistance/pressure79is79most79influenced79by....79-79answer--
Radius79of79the79vessel

The79formula79for79BP79is....79-79answer--BP79=79CO79x79SVR

What79component79of79a79Pulmonary79Capillary79Wedge79pressure79indicates79Mitral79insuffi
ciency79-79answer--V79wave

An79elevated79RVEDP79is79found79in79which79pathology79-79answer--RV79infarct

If79the79RA79waveform79is792x79the79normal79value,79where79would79this79be79demonstrated79i
n79the79physical79assessment79-79answer--JVD

What79is79the79most79common79cause79of79Pulmonic79stenosis79-79answer--Congenital

The79Blue79proximal79part79of79the79swan79is79located79how79far79from79the79distal79tip79of79the7
9swan79-79answer--3079cm



When79performing79a79thermodilution79cardiac79output,79the79operator79injects791079cc79of79s
aline79into79the79_____79and79the79temperature79change79is79measured79in79the79______79-
79answer--RA,79PA



Equalization79of79RVEDP79and79LVEDP79are79found79in79-79answer--restrictive79pericarditis

Signs79of79Right79sided79heart79failure79include79-79answer--JVD

,Based79on79these79oxygen79saturations,79what79type79of79shunt79is79present?79SVC79sat=796
7%79IVC79sat=7971%79RA79sat=7985%79RV79sat=7985%79PA79sat=7985%79LA79sat=7998%79LV79
sat=7998%79AO79sat=7998%79-79answer--L79to79R79ASD

What79type79of79ASD,79located79in79the79middle791/379of79the79atrial79septum79(the79former79sit
e79of79the79fossa79ovalis)79is79called79-79answer--Ostium79Secundum

What79is79the79Flamm's79equation79-79answer--3(SVC)79+791(IVC)/4

The79formula79used79to79calculate79MAP79is79-79answer--179(systolic)79+79279(diastolic)/3

What79are79the79four79anomalies79associated79with79Tetralogy79of79Fallot79-79answer--
Pulmonic79stenosis,79over79riding79aorta,79RVH,79VSD

Which79fetal79anomaly79is79characterized79by79a79large79VSD79over79which79a79large79single79
great79vessel79arises79-79answer--Truncas79Arteriosus

Pulsus79Paradoxus79is79a79sign79of79-79answer--Cardiac79Tamponade

What79does79RAD79stand79for79-79answer--Radiation79absorbed79dose

What79component79of79the79X-ray79system79converts79light79rays79into79images79-79answer--
Image79intensifier

What79is79the79maximum79annual79dose79of79radiation79one79can79receive79annually79-
79answer--579REM



Lead79protection79should79be79at79least79how79many79millimeters79of79lead79-79answer--.5

What79is79the79minimum79safe79distance79to79position79oneself79from79the79X-ray79source79-
79answer--679feet



In79an79X-ray79tube79what79is79the79charge79on79the79cathode79and79the79anode79-79answer--
Cathode:79positive
Anode:79negative

Which79view79exposes79the79operator79to79the79greatest79amount79of79radiation79-79answer--
Lateral

What79converts79x-rays79into79an79image79-79answer--Image79Intensifier

The79contrast79that79is79best79for79a79patient79is79-79answer--low79osmolality

Radiolucent79means79-79answer--X-rays79are79permitted79to79pass79through

, Radiopaque79means79-79answer--X-rays79are79not79permitted79to79pass79through

ReoPro79works79on79-79answer--IIb/IIIa79receptors

Heparin79potentiates79the79action79of79-79answer--Antithrombin

Fibrinogen79is79converted79to79Fibrin79by79the79action79of79-79answer--Thrombin

There79are79_________79known79pathways79to79imitate79the79clotting79cascade79-79answer--
2

Aspirin79inhibits79the79action79of79-79answer--Arachidonic79Acid

Which79agent79is79not79an79antiplatelet79-79answer--Heparin

If79a79patient79has79diabetes79and79renal79failure79with79a79creatinine79of792.079what79would79y
ou79give79-79answer--fluids79to79hydrate

If79a79patient79is79taking79NPH79insulin,79which79medication79should79not79be79given79-
79answer--Protamine



Which79medication79is79most79commonly79given79to79a79patient79with79SVT79-79answer--
Adenosine

True/False
If79a79patient79has79a79creatinine79greater79than791.479contrast79volume79should79be79minimiz
ed79-79answer--True

Lidocaine79converts79from792GM79in79500cc79to79-79answer--479mg79in79179cc

Dopamine79concentration79160079mcg/ml79in79250cc79yields79a79concetration79of79-79answer-
-40079mg79in79250cc

The79best79short79acting79medication/anxietolytic79to79sedate79a79patient79is79-79answer--
Versed/Midazolam

The79drug79of79choice79for79treating79coronary79spasm79is79-79answer--NTG

Amiodarone79is79used79to79treat79-79answer--Atrial79and79ventricular79arrhythmias

What79medication79is79used79as79a79preload79and79afterload79reducer79-79answer--NTG

Diabetic79patients79have79a79greater79incidence79of79developing79_______79post79contrast79a
dministration79-79answer--Renal79failure

Which79rhythm79is79most79likely79to79become79lethal79-79answer--Mobitz792