Perfusion Board Practice (ABCP) UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
This nerve is responsible for carrying parasympathetic information to the heart:
a) Mesenteric
b) Vagus
c) Recurrent laryngeal
d) Hypoglossa - CORRECT ANSWER B) Vagus
Bypass is about to be initiated when it is determined that the heparin has not been given. What
would be an average total therapeutic heparin dose for an average sized adult on bypass?
a) 10,000 units
b) 21,000 units
c) 40,000 units
d) 50,200 units - CORRECT ANSWER c) 40,000 units
Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) is used generally to treat:
a) Hypotension
b) Hypertension
c) Fibrinolysis
d) Arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER b) Hypertension
A CABG patient underwent a streptokinase revascularization attempt 6 hours prior to surgery.
You would expect:
a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
b) Increased platelet count
c) Increased response to heparin
,d) Decreased d-dimer levels - CORRECT ANSWER a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
Which of the following is an anti-inflammatory drug used to decrease the immune response to
recently transplanted organs and tissues?
a) Aprotinin
b) Azothiopran
c) Cyclosporine
d) Solu-medrol - CORRECT ANSWER d) Solu-medrol
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of a closed venous reservoir system?
a) use of a separate cardiotomy reservoir is required
b) It is possible to pressurize the cardiotomy reservoir
c) It is possible to pressurize the venous bag
d) Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag - CORRECT ANSWER d)
Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag
Which of the following statements regarding use of a silastic boot in the arterial pump head
position is false?
a) Silastic is forgiving when it comes to pressurization
b) Silastic degrades from the inside first
c) Silastic does not degrade to any appreciable degree
d) Silastic is easily coated with bio-friendly materials - CORRECT ANSWER c) Silastic
does not degrade to any appreciable degree
All of the following are characteristics of an under-occlusive roller pump except:
a) Heat generation
b) Inaccurate flow measurements
c) Backflow
d) Excessive turbulence - CORRECT ANSWER a) Heat generation
,Cannulation of the femoral artery for arterial blood supply from the heart-lung machine is useful
for all of the following procedures except:
a) Redo sternotomy
b) Thoracotomy-approach mitral valve surgery
c) Liver transplant surgery
d) Surgery involving the ascending aorta - CORRECT ANSWER c) Liver transplant
surgery
The approximate volume of fluid in a 1/2inch ID tubing that is 2 feet in length is:
a) 50ml
b) 60ml
c) 40ml
d) 80ml - CORRECT ANSWER d) 80ml
Use of bi-caval venous catheters is generally required in all of the following surgeriesexcept:
a) ASD repair
b) VSDrepair
c) Tricuspid valve repair
d) Aortic valve replacement - CORRECT ANSWER d) Aortic valve replacement
The pumonary and aortic valves are also referred to as:
a) coronary
b) semilunar
c) cardiac
d) atrioventricular - CORRECT ANSWER b) semilunar
The heart is surrounded by tissue which is called the:
, a) epicardium
b)myocardium
c) pericardium
d) endocardium - CORRECT ANSWER c) pericardium
Arteries transport oxygenated blood away from the heart. The only exception is the:
a) Aortic artery
b) Pulmonary artery
c) Subclavian artery
d) pulmonary vein - CORRECT ANSWER b) Pulmonary artery
The normal pacemaker of the heart is the:
a)SA node
b) AV node
c) Bundle of Hiss
d) Purkinje network - CORRECT ANSWER a) SA node
Which cardiac valves close at the beginning of ventricular contraction?
a) Aortic/mitral
b) Aortic/pulmonary
c) Tricuspid/mitral
d) Tricuspid/pulmonic - CORRECT ANSWER c) Tricuspid/mitral
Where is the femoral artery located relative to the femoral vein?
a) Lateral
b) Superior
c) Anterior
d) Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER a) Lateral
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
This nerve is responsible for carrying parasympathetic information to the heart:
a) Mesenteric
b) Vagus
c) Recurrent laryngeal
d) Hypoglossa - CORRECT ANSWER B) Vagus
Bypass is about to be initiated when it is determined that the heparin has not been given. What
would be an average total therapeutic heparin dose for an average sized adult on bypass?
a) 10,000 units
b) 21,000 units
c) 40,000 units
d) 50,200 units - CORRECT ANSWER c) 40,000 units
Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) is used generally to treat:
a) Hypotension
b) Hypertension
c) Fibrinolysis
d) Arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER b) Hypertension
A CABG patient underwent a streptokinase revascularization attempt 6 hours prior to surgery.
You would expect:
a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
b) Increased platelet count
c) Increased response to heparin
,d) Decreased d-dimer levels - CORRECT ANSWER a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
Which of the following is an anti-inflammatory drug used to decrease the immune response to
recently transplanted organs and tissues?
a) Aprotinin
b) Azothiopran
c) Cyclosporine
d) Solu-medrol - CORRECT ANSWER d) Solu-medrol
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of a closed venous reservoir system?
a) use of a separate cardiotomy reservoir is required
b) It is possible to pressurize the cardiotomy reservoir
c) It is possible to pressurize the venous bag
d) Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag - CORRECT ANSWER d)
Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag
Which of the following statements regarding use of a silastic boot in the arterial pump head
position is false?
a) Silastic is forgiving when it comes to pressurization
b) Silastic degrades from the inside first
c) Silastic does not degrade to any appreciable degree
d) Silastic is easily coated with bio-friendly materials - CORRECT ANSWER c) Silastic
does not degrade to any appreciable degree
All of the following are characteristics of an under-occlusive roller pump except:
a) Heat generation
b) Inaccurate flow measurements
c) Backflow
d) Excessive turbulence - CORRECT ANSWER a) Heat generation
,Cannulation of the femoral artery for arterial blood supply from the heart-lung machine is useful
for all of the following procedures except:
a) Redo sternotomy
b) Thoracotomy-approach mitral valve surgery
c) Liver transplant surgery
d) Surgery involving the ascending aorta - CORRECT ANSWER c) Liver transplant
surgery
The approximate volume of fluid in a 1/2inch ID tubing that is 2 feet in length is:
a) 50ml
b) 60ml
c) 40ml
d) 80ml - CORRECT ANSWER d) 80ml
Use of bi-caval venous catheters is generally required in all of the following surgeriesexcept:
a) ASD repair
b) VSDrepair
c) Tricuspid valve repair
d) Aortic valve replacement - CORRECT ANSWER d) Aortic valve replacement
The pumonary and aortic valves are also referred to as:
a) coronary
b) semilunar
c) cardiac
d) atrioventricular - CORRECT ANSWER b) semilunar
The heart is surrounded by tissue which is called the:
, a) epicardium
b)myocardium
c) pericardium
d) endocardium - CORRECT ANSWER c) pericardium
Arteries transport oxygenated blood away from the heart. The only exception is the:
a) Aortic artery
b) Pulmonary artery
c) Subclavian artery
d) pulmonary vein - CORRECT ANSWER b) Pulmonary artery
The normal pacemaker of the heart is the:
a)SA node
b) AV node
c) Bundle of Hiss
d) Purkinje network - CORRECT ANSWER a) SA node
Which cardiac valves close at the beginning of ventricular contraction?
a) Aortic/mitral
b) Aortic/pulmonary
c) Tricuspid/mitral
d) Tricuspid/pulmonic - CORRECT ANSWER c) Tricuspid/mitral
Where is the femoral artery located relative to the femoral vein?
a) Lateral
b) Superior
c) Anterior
d) Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER a) Lateral
