RCIS GLOWACKI AND SOMMERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is
A. Fentanyl
B. Valium
C. Versed/Midazolam. Answer: C
⩥ The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is
A. Verapamil
B. NTG
C. Amiodarone. Answer: B
⩥ Amiodarone is used to treat
A. Atrial arrhythmias only
B. Ventricular arrhythmias only
C. A & V arrhythmias. Answer: C
⩥ What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer?
A. Dopamine
,B. Dobutamine
C. NTG
D. Lidocaine. Answer: C
⩥ Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing ___ post
contrast administration
A. Renal Failure
B. Infarct
C. PE
D. Systemic Infection Answer: A
⩥ Which rhythm is most likely to become lethal?
A. 1st degree block
B. Wenckebach
C. Mobitz 2 Answer: C
⩥ The impella catheter most closely resembles
A. JR 4
B. Amplatz
C. Pigtail
D. IMA Answer: C
,⩥ When performing an LV angiogram with the LV injector, what is the
purpose of setting a "rate of rise"?
A. It controls the total volume injected
B. It makes for a smoother injection, less catheter whip, limits ectopic
C. It adjusts the PSI for the correct catheter size Answer: B
⩥ An EKG demonstrates ST elevation in leads II, III, AVf. What type of
infarct would you expect?
A. Inferior Wall
B. Lateral Wall
C. Apical Wall Answer: A
⩥ All of the following are true except:
A. Balloon expandable stents have an increased radial strength
B. BE stents have minimal foreshortening
C. The open cell coronary stent is best for tortuous lesions because it is
more flexible
D. The closed cell stent is vest for calcified lesions or straight segments
of a coronary lesion
E. There is no difference between an open cell stent and a closed cell
stent Answer: E
⩥ What happens if you deliver a shock to a patient on the T Wave?
, A. They are easily cardioverted to a sinus rhythm
B. You could put them into V-fib
C. You could make them hypertensive Answer: B
⩥ In 1st degree HB, where is the conduction delay?
A. AV node
B. SA node
C. Bundle of HIS
D. In the RA Answer: A
⩥ What is the normal PR Interval?
A. .08-.12
B. >.20
C. .12-.20 Answer: C
⩥ If a patient is attached to the monitor, V tach is the rhythm, the patient
has no pulse and is not responding, what should you do?
A. Synchronized CV
B. Unsynchronized CV
C. Call the MD before taking action
D. Check a BP Answer: B
COMPLETE SOLUTION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is
A. Fentanyl
B. Valium
C. Versed/Midazolam. Answer: C
⩥ The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is
A. Verapamil
B. NTG
C. Amiodarone. Answer: B
⩥ Amiodarone is used to treat
A. Atrial arrhythmias only
B. Ventricular arrhythmias only
C. A & V arrhythmias. Answer: C
⩥ What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer?
A. Dopamine
,B. Dobutamine
C. NTG
D. Lidocaine. Answer: C
⩥ Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing ___ post
contrast administration
A. Renal Failure
B. Infarct
C. PE
D. Systemic Infection Answer: A
⩥ Which rhythm is most likely to become lethal?
A. 1st degree block
B. Wenckebach
C. Mobitz 2 Answer: C
⩥ The impella catheter most closely resembles
A. JR 4
B. Amplatz
C. Pigtail
D. IMA Answer: C
,⩥ When performing an LV angiogram with the LV injector, what is the
purpose of setting a "rate of rise"?
A. It controls the total volume injected
B. It makes for a smoother injection, less catheter whip, limits ectopic
C. It adjusts the PSI for the correct catheter size Answer: B
⩥ An EKG demonstrates ST elevation in leads II, III, AVf. What type of
infarct would you expect?
A. Inferior Wall
B. Lateral Wall
C. Apical Wall Answer: A
⩥ All of the following are true except:
A. Balloon expandable stents have an increased radial strength
B. BE stents have minimal foreshortening
C. The open cell coronary stent is best for tortuous lesions because it is
more flexible
D. The closed cell stent is vest for calcified lesions or straight segments
of a coronary lesion
E. There is no difference between an open cell stent and a closed cell
stent Answer: E
⩥ What happens if you deliver a shock to a patient on the T Wave?
, A. They are easily cardioverted to a sinus rhythm
B. You could put them into V-fib
C. You could make them hypertensive Answer: B
⩥ In 1st degree HB, where is the conduction delay?
A. AV node
B. SA node
C. Bundle of HIS
D. In the RA Answer: A
⩥ What is the normal PR Interval?
A. .08-.12
B. >.20
C. .12-.20 Answer: C
⩥ If a patient is attached to the monitor, V tach is the rhythm, the patient
has no pulse and is not responding, what should you do?
A. Synchronized CV
B. Unsynchronized CV
C. Call the MD before taking action
D. Check a BP Answer: B
