CSC Certification Practice Exam Study Guide | Updated Questions & Rationales 2026

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AACN CSC Review Session 5-8 (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR




your mother - CORRECT ANSWER a hoe




QUESTION : justin - CORRECT ANSWER someone with daddy issues




QUESTION : usually in tissue surrounding pulmonary veins as they enter the LA - CORRECT ANSWER
location of re-entrant circuits that cause afib




QUESTION : mitral valve - CORRECT ANSWER most common valve surgically operated on




QUESTION : pulmonic valve - CORRECT ANSWER least common valve surgically operated on




QUESTION : compensatory vasodilation resulting in diastolic hypotension (low DBP) - CORRECT
ANSWER why do pts w/ aortic regurg have a widened pulse pressure?




QUESTION : right axis deviation and new RBBB or CHB - CORRECT ANSWER EKG manifestations
of a VSD




QUESTION : sudden onset pulmonary edema; new-onset harsh holosystolic murmur; hypotension (left-to-
right shunting) - CORRECT ANSWER clinical findings in VSD s/p MI




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QUESTION : echocardiogram - CORRECT ANSWER testing needed to differentiate between VSD and
papillary muscle rupture




QUESTION : w/o surgery: 50% mortality in less than 24hrs; 80% mortality in less than 4 weeks. in OR: 30-
50% mortality rate during surgery - CORRECT ANSWER mortality rate for VSD




QUESTION : -signs of CHF d/t systolic HF (most common)

-lower stroke volume

-angina

-systemic thromboembolisms d/t thrombus formation in dyskinetic segment

-ventricular arrhythmias - CORRECT ANSWER clinical presentation of LV aneurysm




QUESTION : dec LV volume and reestablishing normal LV geometry - CORRECT ANSWER tx goals
of LV aneurysm repair




QUESTION : revascularization and MVR if MR present (LV aneurysms are often after an ischemic event) -
CORRECT ANSWER if needed, LV aneurysm repair is often done in conjunction with what
procedure(s)?




QUESTION : patent foramen ovale (PFO) - CORRECT ANSWER in 25% of pts the atrial septum
doesn't close after birth, forming an ASD called __________.




QUESTION : many pts asymptomatic; persistent left-to-right flow

-RA and RV enlargement, pulmonary HTN, afib, TR - CORRECT ANSWER clinical manifestations of
small ASD




QUESTION : stroke - CORRECT ANSWER common first presentation of PFO




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