RCIS CCI EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT
◉ A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would
demonstrate
A. None of these
B. Increased afterload
C. Decreased afterload
D. Decreased preload. Answer: B. Increased afterload
◉ Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by
A. Blood viscosity
B. BMI
C. length of the vessel
D. Radius of the vessel. Answer: D. Radius of the vessel
◉ The formula for BP is
A. None of these
,B. BP=SV x SVR
C. BP=CO x SVR
D. BP=HR x SVR. Answer: C. BP=CO x SVR
◉ What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis
A. Aging
B. Congenital
C. Cardiomyopathy
D. Mitral regurgitation. Answer: B. Congenital
◉ The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the
distal tip of the swan
A. 15 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 45 cm
D. 5 cm. Answer: B. 30 cm
◉ When performing a thermodultion cardiac output, the operator
injects 10 cc of saline into the ____ and the temperature change is
measured in the _____.
,A. LA, AO
B. RV, PCWP
C. RA,PA
D. RA,LA. Answer: C. RA,PA
◉ Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
A. Tamponade
B. Restrictive pericarditis
C. Acute MI
D. LV MI. Answer: B. Restrictive pericarditis
◉ Signs of right sided heart failure include
A. Decreased O2 sat
B. SOB
C. JVD
D. Pulmonary embolism. Answer: C. JVD
◉ The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum
(the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called
, A. None of these
B. Ostium primium
C. Sinus venosus
D. Ostium secundum. Answer: D. Ostium secundum
◉ The formula used to calculate MAP is
A. HR x SV/SVR
B. Mean A0-mean RA
C. 1(systolic) + 2(diastolic) / 3
D. None of these. Answer: C. 1(systolic) + 2(diastolic) / 3
◉ Pulsus paradoxus is a sign of
A. Constrictive pericarditis
B. Cardiomyopathy
C. Cardiac tamponade
D. COPD. Answer: C. Cardiac tamponade
◉ What does RAD stand for
ASSESSMENT
◉ A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would
demonstrate
A. None of these
B. Increased afterload
C. Decreased afterload
D. Decreased preload. Answer: B. Increased afterload
◉ Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by
A. Blood viscosity
B. BMI
C. length of the vessel
D. Radius of the vessel. Answer: D. Radius of the vessel
◉ The formula for BP is
A. None of these
,B. BP=SV x SVR
C. BP=CO x SVR
D. BP=HR x SVR. Answer: C. BP=CO x SVR
◉ What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis
A. Aging
B. Congenital
C. Cardiomyopathy
D. Mitral regurgitation. Answer: B. Congenital
◉ The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the
distal tip of the swan
A. 15 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 45 cm
D. 5 cm. Answer: B. 30 cm
◉ When performing a thermodultion cardiac output, the operator
injects 10 cc of saline into the ____ and the temperature change is
measured in the _____.
,A. LA, AO
B. RV, PCWP
C. RA,PA
D. RA,LA. Answer: C. RA,PA
◉ Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
A. Tamponade
B. Restrictive pericarditis
C. Acute MI
D. LV MI. Answer: B. Restrictive pericarditis
◉ Signs of right sided heart failure include
A. Decreased O2 sat
B. SOB
C. JVD
D. Pulmonary embolism. Answer: C. JVD
◉ The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum
(the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called
, A. None of these
B. Ostium primium
C. Sinus venosus
D. Ostium secundum. Answer: D. Ostium secundum
◉ The formula used to calculate MAP is
A. HR x SV/SVR
B. Mean A0-mean RA
C. 1(systolic) + 2(diastolic) / 3
D. None of these. Answer: C. 1(systolic) + 2(diastolic) / 3
◉ Pulsus paradoxus is a sign of
A. Constrictive pericarditis
B. Cardiomyopathy
C. Cardiac tamponade
D. COPD. Answer: C. Cardiac tamponade
◉ What does RAD stand for
