RCIS EXAM 2025 COMPLETE STUDY QUIDE
|QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GET IT
RIGHT!!
True or False: During a left heart biopsy you should give heparin. -
...(ANSWERS)....Yes, 5000IU to avoid thrombi going to the brain
What is the maximum annual Radiation exposure? - ...(ANSWERS)....5 REM
What is the therapeutic INR range for someone on warfarin/coumadin? -
...(ANSWERS)....2.0-3.0
What is a normal INR for someone not on coumadin/warfarin? -
...(ANSWERS)....INR 0.6-1.2
When using FFR, what drug is given and how is it delivered? -
...(ANSWERS)....Adenosine causes hyperemia (Increased blood flow to the tissues.
Can be delivered by either IV or IC
What are the pros and cons of a mechanical aortic valve? - ...(ANSWERS)....Pros:
last longer
Cons: Prone to thrombus formation
Why would you use Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CTR) pacing device (such
as biventricular pacing)? How many leads does it use? Where are they placed? -
...(ANSWERS)....uses 2-3 leads
,placed through a vein in the RA, RV and into coronal sinus vein to pace the LV
A CRT device sends small electrical impulses to both lower chambers of the heart
to help them beat together in a more synchronized pattern.
What are the angioplasty guidewire calibers? - ...(ANSWERS)....0.014-0.018 inch
When can you detect Myoglobin after an MI? - ...(ANSWERS)....* 2-4 hours after
symptom onset * normal in 24-36 hours
What is the diameter of the standard J wire? - ...(ANSWERS)....0.035
What is the Warfarin ( Coumadin) antagonist? - ...(ANSWERS)....vitamin K
When shooting a LIMA, the cuff should be? - ...(ANSWERS)....Isolateral (same side
as LIMA) left arm
What is the usual time for restenosis to occur? - ...(ANSWERS)....within 6 months
What size is the red sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....*4F-red
What size is the grey sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....5F-grey
What size is the green sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....6F- green
, What size is the orange sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....7F-orange
What size is the blue sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....8F-blue
What size is black sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....9F-black
What is the name of the self expanding stent used in the carotid arteries, SVG,
Iliac and femoral vessels? - ...(ANSWERS)....Wall stent
Where can a wall stent be used? - ...(ANSWERS)....carotid arteries, SVG, Iliac and
femoral vessels
What is the loading dose of aspirin in a patient with ischemia/chest pain? -
...(ANSWERS)....162-325 mg
Should you increase or decrease burr speed when you increase from a 1.25-2.15
burr? - ...(ANSWERS)....decrease
Where does the apex point in a RAO view? - ...(ANSWERS)....* RAO=apex points
to the right
Where does the apex point in a LAO view? - ...(ANSWERS)....*LAO= apex points to
the left
|QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GET IT
RIGHT!!
True or False: During a left heart biopsy you should give heparin. -
...(ANSWERS)....Yes, 5000IU to avoid thrombi going to the brain
What is the maximum annual Radiation exposure? - ...(ANSWERS)....5 REM
What is the therapeutic INR range for someone on warfarin/coumadin? -
...(ANSWERS)....2.0-3.0
What is a normal INR for someone not on coumadin/warfarin? -
...(ANSWERS)....INR 0.6-1.2
When using FFR, what drug is given and how is it delivered? -
...(ANSWERS)....Adenosine causes hyperemia (Increased blood flow to the tissues.
Can be delivered by either IV or IC
What are the pros and cons of a mechanical aortic valve? - ...(ANSWERS)....Pros:
last longer
Cons: Prone to thrombus formation
Why would you use Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CTR) pacing device (such
as biventricular pacing)? How many leads does it use? Where are they placed? -
...(ANSWERS)....uses 2-3 leads
,placed through a vein in the RA, RV and into coronal sinus vein to pace the LV
A CRT device sends small electrical impulses to both lower chambers of the heart
to help them beat together in a more synchronized pattern.
What are the angioplasty guidewire calibers? - ...(ANSWERS)....0.014-0.018 inch
When can you detect Myoglobin after an MI? - ...(ANSWERS)....* 2-4 hours after
symptom onset * normal in 24-36 hours
What is the diameter of the standard J wire? - ...(ANSWERS)....0.035
What is the Warfarin ( Coumadin) antagonist? - ...(ANSWERS)....vitamin K
When shooting a LIMA, the cuff should be? - ...(ANSWERS)....Isolateral (same side
as LIMA) left arm
What is the usual time for restenosis to occur? - ...(ANSWERS)....within 6 months
What size is the red sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....*4F-red
What size is the grey sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....5F-grey
What size is the green sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....6F- green
, What size is the orange sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....7F-orange
What size is the blue sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....8F-blue
What size is black sheath? - ...(ANSWERS)....9F-black
What is the name of the self expanding stent used in the carotid arteries, SVG,
Iliac and femoral vessels? - ...(ANSWERS)....Wall stent
Where can a wall stent be used? - ...(ANSWERS)....carotid arteries, SVG, Iliac and
femoral vessels
What is the loading dose of aspirin in a patient with ischemia/chest pain? -
...(ANSWERS)....162-325 mg
Should you increase or decrease burr speed when you increase from a 1.25-2.15
burr? - ...(ANSWERS)....decrease
Where does the apex point in a RAO view? - ...(ANSWERS)....* RAO=apex points
to the right
Where does the apex point in a LAO view? - ...(ANSWERS)....*LAO= apex points to
the left
