RCIS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Treatment of a PSA includes
A. Thrombin injection into the SAC
B. Ultrasound guided compression
C. Surgical management
D. All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔PSA's occur most commonly when the puncture site is the (Choose all that apply)
A. CFA
B. SFA
C. External iliac artery
D.Given inadequate compression time - ✔✔SFA, external iliac artery, given inadequate
compression time
✔✔Physical signs of PSA may include (Choose all that apply)
A. Palpable pulsatile mass
B. Presence of a systolic bruit
C. Significant site pain
D. Loss of pulse in the opposite legg - ✔✔A. Palpable pulsatile mass
B. Presence of a systolic bruit
C. Significant site pain
✔✔Which of the following are not associated with a retroperitoneal blood -
✔✔Cannulation 1 finger breath below the inguinal fold
✔✔Which organ system is responsible for metabolic changes in pH - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Which of the following organ systems cannot cause changes in pH (Choose all that
apply)
A. GI/endocrine
B. Liver/pancreas
C. Heart/vascular
D. Kidneys/Lungs - ✔✔A. GI/endocrine
B. Liver/pancreas
C. Heart/vascular
✔✔Which of the following are necessary prior to correcting an ASD (Choose all that
apply)
A. Documentation using the ICE catheter
B. Evaluation using a sizing balloon
C. Identifying the shunt to be in the ostium secundum
, D. Identifying the shunt to be in the ostium premium - ✔✔A. Documentation using the
ICE catheter
B. Evaluation using a sizing balloon
C. Identifying the shunt to be in the ostium secundum
✔✔Identify all of the following that pertain to the crushing stent technique
A. Created for lesions in a side branch
B. Created for lesions in a bifurcation
C. The first stent is positioned in the side branch with about 1/3 of its length protruding
into the main branch
D. A second stent is positioned in the main branch
E. The side branch stent is deployed first
F. The main branch stent is deployed second crushing the portion of the side branch
stent in the main branch - ✔✔All of the Above
✔✔Contraindications for closure devices include (Choose all that apply)
A. PVD
B. Diabetes
C. Cannulation above the inguinal fold
D. Cannulation in the profunda - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔The incidence of vascular complications increases when the groin stick is how far
below the inguinal fold (Choose all that Apply)
A. <1 cm
B. 2-3 cm
C. 3-4 cm
D. >4 cm - ✔✔B. 2-3 cm
C. 3-4 cm
D. >4 cm
✔✔The PR interval is .26. the conduction delay is not in the (Choose all that apply)
A. SA node
B. AV node
C. Bundle of His
D. Purkinje fibers - ✔✔A. SA node
C. Bundle of His
D. Purkinje fibers
✔✔The laser as an interventional technique eliminates plaque by - ✔✔vaporizing
✔✔The Impella device evacuates blood from the _____ and delivers it to the _____ -
✔✔LV, AO
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Treatment of a PSA includes
A. Thrombin injection into the SAC
B. Ultrasound guided compression
C. Surgical management
D. All of the above - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔PSA's occur most commonly when the puncture site is the (Choose all that apply)
A. CFA
B. SFA
C. External iliac artery
D.Given inadequate compression time - ✔✔SFA, external iliac artery, given inadequate
compression time
✔✔Physical signs of PSA may include (Choose all that apply)
A. Palpable pulsatile mass
B. Presence of a systolic bruit
C. Significant site pain
D. Loss of pulse in the opposite legg - ✔✔A. Palpable pulsatile mass
B. Presence of a systolic bruit
C. Significant site pain
✔✔Which of the following are not associated with a retroperitoneal blood -
✔✔Cannulation 1 finger breath below the inguinal fold
✔✔Which organ system is responsible for metabolic changes in pH - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Which of the following organ systems cannot cause changes in pH (Choose all that
apply)
A. GI/endocrine
B. Liver/pancreas
C. Heart/vascular
D. Kidneys/Lungs - ✔✔A. GI/endocrine
B. Liver/pancreas
C. Heart/vascular
✔✔Which of the following are necessary prior to correcting an ASD (Choose all that
apply)
A. Documentation using the ICE catheter
B. Evaluation using a sizing balloon
C. Identifying the shunt to be in the ostium secundum
, D. Identifying the shunt to be in the ostium premium - ✔✔A. Documentation using the
ICE catheter
B. Evaluation using a sizing balloon
C. Identifying the shunt to be in the ostium secundum
✔✔Identify all of the following that pertain to the crushing stent technique
A. Created for lesions in a side branch
B. Created for lesions in a bifurcation
C. The first stent is positioned in the side branch with about 1/3 of its length protruding
into the main branch
D. A second stent is positioned in the main branch
E. The side branch stent is deployed first
F. The main branch stent is deployed second crushing the portion of the side branch
stent in the main branch - ✔✔All of the Above
✔✔Contraindications for closure devices include (Choose all that apply)
A. PVD
B. Diabetes
C. Cannulation above the inguinal fold
D. Cannulation in the profunda - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔The incidence of vascular complications increases when the groin stick is how far
below the inguinal fold (Choose all that Apply)
A. <1 cm
B. 2-3 cm
C. 3-4 cm
D. >4 cm - ✔✔B. 2-3 cm
C. 3-4 cm
D. >4 cm
✔✔The PR interval is .26. the conduction delay is not in the (Choose all that apply)
A. SA node
B. AV node
C. Bundle of His
D. Purkinje fibers - ✔✔A. SA node
C. Bundle of His
D. Purkinje fibers
✔✔The laser as an interventional technique eliminates plaque by - ✔✔vaporizing
✔✔The Impella device evacuates blood from the _____ and delivers it to the _____ -
✔✔LV, AO
