RCIS LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔What is the half life of heparin? - ✔✔1-1.5 hours
✔✔What is the normal creatine range? - ✔✔0.5-1.5
✔✔What is a remnant beam? - ✔✔Xray that exits the patient unaltered and creates an
image
✔✔What is the restenosis rate with POBA? - ✔✔35-50%
✔✔1 inch equals ____ cm - ✔✔2.54
✔✔What is an advantage for a stiffer guidewire? - ✔✔Torque control for total occlusion
Hydrophilic coated to prevent perforation
✔✔What is the antagonist for demerol? (Morphine antagonist) - ✔✔Naloxone (Narcan)
✔✔What is a normal PT? (Prothrombin time) - ✔✔11-16
✔✔What does an antiseptic do? - ✔✔Used on living tissues and cells to destroy any
type of infection that might living in the tissue.
✔✔What is the treatment for pericardium tamponade? - ✔✔Pericardial centesis
✔✔Facts about MI-Creatine kinase - ✔✔1. Raised 4-6 hours after symptoms onset
2. Normal in 48-72 hours
✔✔What percentage of ventricular filling results from atrial contraction? - ✔✔15-25%
✔✔When would you use a cutting/scoring balloon? - ✔✔Bifurcation lesions, hard
plaque, instent restenosis.
Always do a slow inflation!
✔✔What drug acts as an anticoagulant, preventing the development of clot and existing
clot growth? - ✔✔Angiomax (bibaldirudin)
✔✔What is a trapped or jailed wire? What does it mean? - ✔✔When you place a stent
over a branch protecting wire
✔✔When you see an inverted t wave it is a sign of? - ✔✔Ischemia. Needs to be in 2 or
more contiguous leads
, ✔✔FFR values indicative of ischemia - ✔✔0.75-0.80
✔✔Heparin dose - ✔✔50-70 x a patient's weight
✔✔Thermodilution Cardiac Output - ✔✔The smaller the modulation curve, the highest
CO
✔✔What are important things to know about propranolol (inderal)? - ✔✔Do not give to
anyone with COPD!
Affects both the heart and the lungs
✔✔Important facts about beta blockers. - ✔✔If stopped suddenly there is a risk of
stroke.
BBs stop adrenoline from binding to beta sites.
✔✔Which valve receives the least amount of stress? - ✔✔The pulmonic valve
✔✔What is pulsus paradoxus? - ✔✔When the BP > 10 mmHg on expiration than on
inspiration
BP Drop of more than 10mmHg with inspiration.
Usually caused by cardiac tamponade
✔✔How long should the TR band stay in place? - ✔✔90 minutes for diagnostic cases
180 minutes for interventions
✔✔What is a disinfectant? - ✔✔Destroys microorganisms on non living objects
✔✔What is rotational atherectomy? - ✔✔grinds away hardened plaque. Ex: Rotoblator
✔✔What medication is given in SVT? - ✔✔adenosine
✔✔What do alpha 1 receptors do? - ✔✔constrict arteries. Work on smooth muscle.
✔✔Why would you use a covered stent? - ✔✔Dissection or perforation
✔✔What physiological parameter does not change with exercise? - ✔✔Diastolic blood
pressure
✔✔What type of wire would you never jail? - ✔✔Hydrophilic
✔✔What are the signs of a RBBB? - ✔✔QRS > 0.12 sec
V1, V2 positive deflection
GRADED A+
✔✔What is the half life of heparin? - ✔✔1-1.5 hours
✔✔What is the normal creatine range? - ✔✔0.5-1.5
✔✔What is a remnant beam? - ✔✔Xray that exits the patient unaltered and creates an
image
✔✔What is the restenosis rate with POBA? - ✔✔35-50%
✔✔1 inch equals ____ cm - ✔✔2.54
✔✔What is an advantage for a stiffer guidewire? - ✔✔Torque control for total occlusion
Hydrophilic coated to prevent perforation
✔✔What is the antagonist for demerol? (Morphine antagonist) - ✔✔Naloxone (Narcan)
✔✔What is a normal PT? (Prothrombin time) - ✔✔11-16
✔✔What does an antiseptic do? - ✔✔Used on living tissues and cells to destroy any
type of infection that might living in the tissue.
✔✔What is the treatment for pericardium tamponade? - ✔✔Pericardial centesis
✔✔Facts about MI-Creatine kinase - ✔✔1. Raised 4-6 hours after symptoms onset
2. Normal in 48-72 hours
✔✔What percentage of ventricular filling results from atrial contraction? - ✔✔15-25%
✔✔When would you use a cutting/scoring balloon? - ✔✔Bifurcation lesions, hard
plaque, instent restenosis.
Always do a slow inflation!
✔✔What drug acts as an anticoagulant, preventing the development of clot and existing
clot growth? - ✔✔Angiomax (bibaldirudin)
✔✔What is a trapped or jailed wire? What does it mean? - ✔✔When you place a stent
over a branch protecting wire
✔✔When you see an inverted t wave it is a sign of? - ✔✔Ischemia. Needs to be in 2 or
more contiguous leads
, ✔✔FFR values indicative of ischemia - ✔✔0.75-0.80
✔✔Heparin dose - ✔✔50-70 x a patient's weight
✔✔Thermodilution Cardiac Output - ✔✔The smaller the modulation curve, the highest
CO
✔✔What are important things to know about propranolol (inderal)? - ✔✔Do not give to
anyone with COPD!
Affects both the heart and the lungs
✔✔Important facts about beta blockers. - ✔✔If stopped suddenly there is a risk of
stroke.
BBs stop adrenoline from binding to beta sites.
✔✔Which valve receives the least amount of stress? - ✔✔The pulmonic valve
✔✔What is pulsus paradoxus? - ✔✔When the BP > 10 mmHg on expiration than on
inspiration
BP Drop of more than 10mmHg with inspiration.
Usually caused by cardiac tamponade
✔✔How long should the TR band stay in place? - ✔✔90 minutes for diagnostic cases
180 minutes for interventions
✔✔What is a disinfectant? - ✔✔Destroys microorganisms on non living objects
✔✔What is rotational atherectomy? - ✔✔grinds away hardened plaque. Ex: Rotoblator
✔✔What medication is given in SVT? - ✔✔adenosine
✔✔What do alpha 1 receptors do? - ✔✔constrict arteries. Work on smooth muscle.
✔✔Why would you use a covered stent? - ✔✔Dissection or perforation
✔✔What physiological parameter does not change with exercise? - ✔✔Diastolic blood
pressure
✔✔What type of wire would you never jail? - ✔✔Hydrophilic
✔✔What are the signs of a RBBB? - ✔✔QRS > 0.12 sec
V1, V2 positive deflection
