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Questions and Correct Answers with
Rationales (NEWEST)
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Answer--CO= HR x SV
What is stroke volume related to? - Answer--preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - Answer--Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... -
Answer--Increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Answer--Radius of the vessel
The formula for BP is.... - Answer--BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral
insufficiency - Answer--V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Answer--RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the
physical assessment - Answer--JVD
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - Answer--Congenital
The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan -
Answer--30 cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline
into the _____ and the temperature change is measured in the ______ -
Answer--RA, PA
Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Answer--restrictive pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include - Answer--JVD
,Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present? SVC sat= 67%
IVC sat= 71% RA sat= 85% RV sat= 85% PA sat= 85% LA sat= 98% LV sat= 98%
AO sat= 98% - Answer--L to R ASD
What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of
the fossa ovalis) is called - Answer--Ostium Secundum
What is the Flamm's equation - Answer--3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
The formula used to calculate MAP is - Answer--1 (systolic) + 2 (diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - Answer--Pulmonic
stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great
vessel arises - Answer--Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - Answer--Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for - Answer--Radiation absorbed dose
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images -
Answer--Image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Answer--5
REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Answer--.5
What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source -
Answer--6 feet
In an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode -
Answer--Cathode: positive
Anode: negative
Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation -
Answer--Lateral
What converts x-rays into an image - Answer--Image Intensifier
The contrast that is best for a patient is - Answer--low osmolality
Radiolucent means - Answer--X-rays are permitted to pass through
, Radiopaque means - Answer--X-rays are not permitted to pass through
ReoPro works on - Answer--IIb/IIIa receptors
Heparin potentiates the action of - Answer--Antithrombin
Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of - Answer--Thrombin
There are _________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Answer--2
Aspirin inhibits the action of - Answer--Arachidonic Acid
Which agent is not an antiplatelet - Answer--Heparin
If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you
give - Answer--fluids to hydrate
If a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given -
Answer--Protamine
Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT -
Answer--Adenosine
True/False
If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized -
Answer--True
Lidocaine converts from 2GM in 500cc to - Answer--4 mg in 1 cc
Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/ml in 250cc yields a concetration of -
Answer--400 mg in 250cc
The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is -
Answer--Versed/Midazolam
The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is - Answer--NTG
Amiodarone is used to treat - Answer--Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer - Answer--NTG
Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing _______ post contrast
administration - Answer--Renal failure
Questions and Correct Answers with
Rationales (NEWEST)
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Answer--CO= HR x SV
What is stroke volume related to? - Answer--preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - Answer--Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... -
Answer--Increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Answer--Radius of the vessel
The formula for BP is.... - Answer--BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral
insufficiency - Answer--V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Answer--RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the
physical assessment - Answer--JVD
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - Answer--Congenital
The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan -
Answer--30 cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline
into the _____ and the temperature change is measured in the ______ -
Answer--RA, PA
Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Answer--restrictive pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include - Answer--JVD
,Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present? SVC sat= 67%
IVC sat= 71% RA sat= 85% RV sat= 85% PA sat= 85% LA sat= 98% LV sat= 98%
AO sat= 98% - Answer--L to R ASD
What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of
the fossa ovalis) is called - Answer--Ostium Secundum
What is the Flamm's equation - Answer--3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
The formula used to calculate MAP is - Answer--1 (systolic) + 2 (diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - Answer--Pulmonic
stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great
vessel arises - Answer--Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - Answer--Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for - Answer--Radiation absorbed dose
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images -
Answer--Image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Answer--5
REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Answer--.5
What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source -
Answer--6 feet
In an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode -
Answer--Cathode: positive
Anode: negative
Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation -
Answer--Lateral
What converts x-rays into an image - Answer--Image Intensifier
The contrast that is best for a patient is - Answer--low osmolality
Radiolucent means - Answer--X-rays are permitted to pass through
, Radiopaque means - Answer--X-rays are not permitted to pass through
ReoPro works on - Answer--IIb/IIIa receptors
Heparin potentiates the action of - Answer--Antithrombin
Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of - Answer--Thrombin
There are _________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Answer--2
Aspirin inhibits the action of - Answer--Arachidonic Acid
Which agent is not an antiplatelet - Answer--Heparin
If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you
give - Answer--fluids to hydrate
If a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given -
Answer--Protamine
Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT -
Answer--Adenosine
True/False
If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized -
Answer--True
Lidocaine converts from 2GM in 500cc to - Answer--4 mg in 1 cc
Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/ml in 250cc yields a concetration of -
Answer--400 mg in 250cc
The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is -
Answer--Versed/Midazolam
The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is - Answer--NTG
Amiodarone is used to treat - Answer--Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer - Answer--NTG
Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing _______ post contrast
administration - Answer--Renal failure
