ARRT VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL SET EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is the normal range for hematocrit in adult females?
a.) 54.8-67.2%
b.) 38.8-50%
c.) 22.4-36.5%
d.) 36-48% - ✔✔d.) 36-48%
✔✔Which of the following ranges of blood pressure values in an adult at rest is
considered to be stage 1 hypertension?
a.) 140 or higher systolic or 90 or higher diastolic.
b.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
c.) Less than 120/80 mm Hg.
d.) 120-129 systolic or less than 80. - ✔✔b.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
✔✔The degree of blackening or opacity of an area in a radiograph due to the
accumulation of black metallic silver following exposure and processing of a film is the:
a.) image media
b.) shade of contrast
c.) density
d.) brightness - ✔✔c.) density
✔✔Most interventional radiologists will not do a procedure until the patient has an
international normalization ratio (INR) of:
a.) 1.6 or below
b.) 1.8 or below
c.) 2.6 or below
,d.) 2.8 or below - ✔✔a.) 1.6 or below
✔✔During a post-procedure check, a doctor would do all of the following EXCEPT:
a.) communicate with patient and their caregivers
b.) complete the operating sheet for procedure, outcomes, and complications
c.) count everything from sponges to surgical tools
d.) prepare the instruction sheet for aftercare - ✔✔c.) count everything from sponges to
surgical tools
✔✔What is the normal range for pulse rate in adults?
a.) 80-100 beats per minute.
b.) 70-90 beats per minute.
c.) 50-70 beats per minute.
d.) 60-100 beats per minute. - ✔✔d.) 60-100 beats per minute.
✔✔Elevated bilirubin may indicate a problem with which of the following organs?
a.) heart
b.) large intestine
c.) pancreas
d.) liver - ✔✔d.) liver
✔✔What type of needle is used for biopsies and non-vascular access?
a.) Trocar needle
b.) Green biopsy needle
c.) Franseen needle
d.) Chiba - ✔✔d.) Chiba
✔✔Which of the following is a normal range for hemoglobin in an adult male?
a.) 12-16 g/dL.
b.) 8-13 g/dL.
c.) 20-28 g/dL.
d.) 13-18 g/dL - ✔✔d.) 13-18 g/dL
✔✔For patients who have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia which of the following
medications might be given?
a.) Plavix
b.) Diltiazem
c.) Angiomax
,d.) magnesium sulfate - ✔✔c.) Angiomax
✔✔A two or three piece system that consists of a needle and an outer catheter/sheath
is which of the following?
a.) IV piggyback
b.) butterfly
c.) gauge
d.) angiocath - ✔✔d.) angiocath
✔✔A patient having a procedure in the gastrointestinal tract would likely use which of
the following contrast materials to enhance X-ray and CT images?
a.) air
b.) gadolinium
c.) barium-sulfate
d.) saline - ✔✔c.) barium-sulfate
✔✔The left side of the lesser curvature of the stomach is supplied by which of the
following?
a.) Common hepatic artery.
b.) Right hepatic artery.
c.) Gastroduodenal artery.
d. Left gastric artery. - ✔✔d. Left gastric artery.
✔✔n terms of tibial artery interventions the technical success rate is which of the
following?
a.) 45%
b.) 75%
c.) 95%
d.) 100% - ✔✔c.) 95%
✔✔The deep femoral arteries branch off to all but which of the following?
a.) Popliteal artery.
b.) Medial femoral circumflex artery.
c.) Perforating arteries.
d.) Lateral femoral circumflex artery. - ✔✔a.) Popliteal artery
✔✔When kidney stones bigger than 2 cm are broken up and then removed from the
kidney this is which of the following procedures?
, a.) nephrostomy
b.) nephrotomy
c.) nephrolithotomy
d.) nephrolithotripsy - ✔✔d.) nephrolithotripsy
✔✔PICC lines are available with at most, how many lumens?
a.) Four.
b.)Three.
c.) Five.
d.) Two. - ✔✔b.) Three
✔✔A pulmonary angiogram is also commonly referred to as what?
a.) Pulmonary blood angiogram.
b.) Pulmonary artery angiogram.
c.) Pulmonary respiratory angiogram.
d.) Pulmonary vein angiogram. - ✔✔b.) Pulmonary artery angiogram.
✔✔The Trans-Atlantic Intersociety Consensus II recommendations for iliac interventions
recommends which of the following for a type A lesion?
a.) endovascular treatment
b.) surgical treatment
c.) either surgical or endovascular treatment
d.) neither surgical or endovascular treatment - ✔✔a.) endovascular treatment
✔✔The presence of red blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid indicates which of the
following?
a.) Occlusion of an artery.
b.) Hemorrhage.
c.) Infection.
d.) Atherosclerosis. - ✔✔b.) Hemorrhage.
✔✔Which of the following is the least appropriate guideline for placement of a PICC
line?
a.) prep the surgical arm
b.) access the vein with micropuncture needle
c.) do an ultrasound to confirm venous anatomy and patency
d.) advance the wire to the high right atrium - ✔✔d.) advance the wire to the high right
atrium
✔✔All of the following are related to intracranial aneurysms EXCEPT:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is the normal range for hematocrit in adult females?
a.) 54.8-67.2%
b.) 38.8-50%
c.) 22.4-36.5%
d.) 36-48% - ✔✔d.) 36-48%
✔✔Which of the following ranges of blood pressure values in an adult at rest is
considered to be stage 1 hypertension?
a.) 140 or higher systolic or 90 or higher diastolic.
b.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
c.) Less than 120/80 mm Hg.
d.) 120-129 systolic or less than 80. - ✔✔b.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
✔✔The degree of blackening or opacity of an area in a radiograph due to the
accumulation of black metallic silver following exposure and processing of a film is the:
a.) image media
b.) shade of contrast
c.) density
d.) brightness - ✔✔c.) density
✔✔Most interventional radiologists will not do a procedure until the patient has an
international normalization ratio (INR) of:
a.) 1.6 or below
b.) 1.8 or below
c.) 2.6 or below
,d.) 2.8 or below - ✔✔a.) 1.6 or below
✔✔During a post-procedure check, a doctor would do all of the following EXCEPT:
a.) communicate with patient and their caregivers
b.) complete the operating sheet for procedure, outcomes, and complications
c.) count everything from sponges to surgical tools
d.) prepare the instruction sheet for aftercare - ✔✔c.) count everything from sponges to
surgical tools
✔✔What is the normal range for pulse rate in adults?
a.) 80-100 beats per minute.
b.) 70-90 beats per minute.
c.) 50-70 beats per minute.
d.) 60-100 beats per minute. - ✔✔d.) 60-100 beats per minute.
✔✔Elevated bilirubin may indicate a problem with which of the following organs?
a.) heart
b.) large intestine
c.) pancreas
d.) liver - ✔✔d.) liver
✔✔What type of needle is used for biopsies and non-vascular access?
a.) Trocar needle
b.) Green biopsy needle
c.) Franseen needle
d.) Chiba - ✔✔d.) Chiba
✔✔Which of the following is a normal range for hemoglobin in an adult male?
a.) 12-16 g/dL.
b.) 8-13 g/dL.
c.) 20-28 g/dL.
d.) 13-18 g/dL - ✔✔d.) 13-18 g/dL
✔✔For patients who have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia which of the following
medications might be given?
a.) Plavix
b.) Diltiazem
c.) Angiomax
,d.) magnesium sulfate - ✔✔c.) Angiomax
✔✔A two or three piece system that consists of a needle and an outer catheter/sheath
is which of the following?
a.) IV piggyback
b.) butterfly
c.) gauge
d.) angiocath - ✔✔d.) angiocath
✔✔A patient having a procedure in the gastrointestinal tract would likely use which of
the following contrast materials to enhance X-ray and CT images?
a.) air
b.) gadolinium
c.) barium-sulfate
d.) saline - ✔✔c.) barium-sulfate
✔✔The left side of the lesser curvature of the stomach is supplied by which of the
following?
a.) Common hepatic artery.
b.) Right hepatic artery.
c.) Gastroduodenal artery.
d. Left gastric artery. - ✔✔d. Left gastric artery.
✔✔n terms of tibial artery interventions the technical success rate is which of the
following?
a.) 45%
b.) 75%
c.) 95%
d.) 100% - ✔✔c.) 95%
✔✔The deep femoral arteries branch off to all but which of the following?
a.) Popliteal artery.
b.) Medial femoral circumflex artery.
c.) Perforating arteries.
d.) Lateral femoral circumflex artery. - ✔✔a.) Popliteal artery
✔✔When kidney stones bigger than 2 cm are broken up and then removed from the
kidney this is which of the following procedures?
, a.) nephrostomy
b.) nephrotomy
c.) nephrolithotomy
d.) nephrolithotripsy - ✔✔d.) nephrolithotripsy
✔✔PICC lines are available with at most, how many lumens?
a.) Four.
b.)Three.
c.) Five.
d.) Two. - ✔✔b.) Three
✔✔A pulmonary angiogram is also commonly referred to as what?
a.) Pulmonary blood angiogram.
b.) Pulmonary artery angiogram.
c.) Pulmonary respiratory angiogram.
d.) Pulmonary vein angiogram. - ✔✔b.) Pulmonary artery angiogram.
✔✔The Trans-Atlantic Intersociety Consensus II recommendations for iliac interventions
recommends which of the following for a type A lesion?
a.) endovascular treatment
b.) surgical treatment
c.) either surgical or endovascular treatment
d.) neither surgical or endovascular treatment - ✔✔a.) endovascular treatment
✔✔The presence of red blood cells in cerebrospinal fluid indicates which of the
following?
a.) Occlusion of an artery.
b.) Hemorrhage.
c.) Infection.
d.) Atherosclerosis. - ✔✔b.) Hemorrhage.
✔✔Which of the following is the least appropriate guideline for placement of a PICC
line?
a.) prep the surgical arm
b.) access the vein with micropuncture needle
c.) do an ultrasound to confirm venous anatomy and patency
d.) advance the wire to the high right atrium - ✔✔d.) advance the wire to the high right
atrium
✔✔All of the following are related to intracranial aneurysms EXCEPT:
