Diagnostic invasive RCIS Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Poiseuille's Law - double the catheter length then you should -
correct answer ✅Double the injection pressure.
Angiographic flood catheters the injector pressure should not
exceed...... -
correct answer ✅1200 psi
Which catheter wires are less kink resistant... -
correct answer ✅NITINOL core to tip wires
Platinum is valuable in an angioplasty wire because of its .... -
correct answer ✅Radiopacity
Visible in the coronary.
An elderly pt with a hx of frequent pericarditis and angina needs.. -
correct answer ✅A rt & left heart cath
The average mortality risk to PTCA is -
correct answer ✅0.3%
, Diagnostic invasive RCIS Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Pallor, hypotension, tachy, & abdo pain in a pt suggests ...... -
correct answer ✅Retroperitoneal hematoma
ACT of 250-300 seconds is an acceptable clotting time for -
correct answer ✅Angioplasty
What is the most perforated chamber in bilateral heart
catheterization? -
correct answer ✅RV
Inflating a balloon catheter and pulling it back while still inflated
describes a -
correct answer ✅FOGARTY
What is the minimum caseload a cath lab must perform to maintain
official competency -
correct answer ✅300 cases
After a radial PCI case when should you pull the sheath? -
correct answer ✅At the conclusion of the case.
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Poiseuille's Law - double the catheter length then you should -
correct answer ✅Double the injection pressure.
Angiographic flood catheters the injector pressure should not
exceed...... -
correct answer ✅1200 psi
Which catheter wires are less kink resistant... -
correct answer ✅NITINOL core to tip wires
Platinum is valuable in an angioplasty wire because of its .... -
correct answer ✅Radiopacity
Visible in the coronary.
An elderly pt with a hx of frequent pericarditis and angina needs.. -
correct answer ✅A rt & left heart cath
The average mortality risk to PTCA is -
correct answer ✅0.3%
, Diagnostic invasive RCIS Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Pallor, hypotension, tachy, & abdo pain in a pt suggests ...... -
correct answer ✅Retroperitoneal hematoma
ACT of 250-300 seconds is an acceptable clotting time for -
correct answer ✅Angioplasty
What is the most perforated chamber in bilateral heart
catheterization? -
correct answer ✅RV
Inflating a balloon catheter and pulling it back while still inflated
describes a -
correct answer ✅FOGARTY
What is the minimum caseload a cath lab must perform to maintain
official competency -
correct answer ✅300 cases
After a radial PCI case when should you pull the sheath? -
correct answer ✅At the conclusion of the case.
