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RCIS Exam Practice Questions And
Answers
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?


a. CO= PA- 1SVC
b. CO= AO x PA
c. CO= HR x SV -
correct answer ✅c. CO= HR x SV


Stoke Volume is ________?


a. Related to preload
b. Related to afterload
c. The same as ejection fraction -
correct answer ✅a. Related to preload


Preload is most impacted by:


a. Mean arterial pressure
b. Increased filling volumes
c. Ejection Fraction -
correct answer ✅b. Increased filling volumes

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A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate


a. increased afterload
b. decreased afterload
c. decreased preload -
correct answer ✅a. increased afterload


Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by


a. Blood Viscosity
b. BMI
c. Length of the vessel
d. Radius of the vessel -
correct answer ✅d. Radius of the vessel


The formula for blood pressure is


a. BP = SV x SVR
b. BP = CO x SVR

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c. BP = HR x SVR -
correct answer ✅b. BP = CO x SVR


What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure
indicates Mitral Insufficiency


a. A wave
b. C wave
c. P Wave
D. V wave -
correct answer ✅D. V wave


An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology?


a. LV infarct
b. Aortic stenosis
c. RV infarct
d. Mitral Regurgitation -
correct answer ✅c. RV infarct

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If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be
demonstrated in the physical assessment?


a. Decreased exercise tolerance
b. decreased O2 sat
c. Increased O2 sat
d. JVD -
correct answer ✅d. JVD


What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis?


a. Aging
b. congenital
c. cardiomyopathy
d. mitral regurgitation -
correct answer ✅b. congenital


The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the
distal tip of the swan?