PROPHECY/RELIAS CARDIAC CATH
LAB RN A EXAM 65 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION|NEW!!{ACTUAL
EXAM} SCORE=100%
1. Asmthemcirculatingmnurse,mwhatmshouldmyoumwearmtomprotectmyourselfmfrommradiation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERLeadmthyroidmcollar,mapron,mandmeyemprotection
2. Whymismscattermradiationmamsafetymconcern?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERItmcausesmleakagemfrommthemradiationmsourcemormequipment
3. Whatmismthemnormalmrangemformcardiacmoutput?m-mCORRECTmANSWER4m-m8mL/min
4. Inmpatientsmwithmamrightmtomleftmshunt,minmwhichmchambermwouldmyoumexpectmtomrecordmt
hemlowermoxygenmsaturation?m-mCORRECTmANSWERPulmonarymArtery
5. Whatmproceduremhelpsmtheminterventionalmcardiologistmmakemaccuratemmeasurementsmof
mamcoronarymartery?
6. ImgotmWRONGm-mCORRECTmANSWERIntravascularmultrasound
7. WheremismthemLIMAmtake-offmlocated?m-mCORRECTmANSWERLeftmSubclavianmartery
8. Am65myearmoldmmalemarrivesminmthemcardiovascularmlab.mHemhasmamhistorymofmCADminmhismfa
mily,mhemsmokesmandmhemhasmhyperlipidemia.mAftermthemprocedure,mhemwantsmtomknowmw
hatmismthemMOSTmimportantmthingmhemcanmdomtomhelpmreversemhismdiseasemprocess?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERStopmSmoking
, 9. Whatmordersmdomyoumexpectmfrommthemphysicianmtomdecreasemthemriskmofmcontrastminduce
dmnephropathyminmampatientmwhomhasmbeenmidentifiedmasmatmrisk?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERPre-operativemhydrationmwithmintravenousmnormalmsaline
10. Whenmsettingmupmampressuremmonitoringmsystemmformanmarterialmline,mwhatmkindmofmtubin
gmismusedmtomtransmitmpressuremwavesmfrommthempatientmtomthemtransducer?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERNon-compliant
11. AnmocclusionmofmwhichmcoronarymarterymwillmdecreasembloodmsupplymtomthemSAmnode?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERRightmcoronarymartery
12. Whatmradiologympracticemdecreasesmx-raymexposuremtomstaff?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERObservationmofmALARAmprotocol
13. PostmPCI,myourmpatientmcomplainsmofmincreasingmchestmpain,mnausea,mvomitingmandmhypot
ension.mWhatmwouldmbemyourmFIRSTmintervention?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERObtainmSTATm12mleadmEKG
14. Amrightmheartmcatheterizationmismonmthemschedule.mWhatmtypemofmconditionmmightmthismpr
ocedurembemusedmtomidentify?m-mCORRECTmANSWERPulmonarymhypertension
15. Whichmassessmentmshouldmbemperformedmtomestablishmbaselinemhandmperfusionminmamcan
didatemformradialmaccess?m-mCORRECTmANSWERAllen'smtest
16. YoumaremcaringmformampatientmwhomismpreppingmformPCI.mThismpatientmhasmreceivedm3msubli
ngualmdosesmofmnitroglycerinmbutmcontinuesmtomhavemongoingmchestmpain.mWhatmmedicati
onmwouldmyoumexpectmtombemordered?m-mCORRECTmANSWERIVmnitroglycerin
17. Duringminflation,mwhatmhelpsmdeterminemthemdilationmforcemofmamballoon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERCompliancemofmthemballoon
LAB RN A EXAM 65 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION|NEW!!{ACTUAL
EXAM} SCORE=100%
1. Asmthemcirculatingmnurse,mwhatmshouldmyoumwearmtomprotectmyourselfmfrommradiation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERLeadmthyroidmcollar,mapron,mandmeyemprotection
2. Whymismscattermradiationmamsafetymconcern?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERItmcausesmleakagemfrommthemradiationmsourcemormequipment
3. Whatmismthemnormalmrangemformcardiacmoutput?m-mCORRECTmANSWER4m-m8mL/min
4. Inmpatientsmwithmamrightmtomleftmshunt,minmwhichmchambermwouldmyoumexpectmtomrecordmt
hemlowermoxygenmsaturation?m-mCORRECTmANSWERPulmonarymArtery
5. Whatmproceduremhelpsmtheminterventionalmcardiologistmmakemaccuratemmeasurementsmof
mamcoronarymartery?
6. ImgotmWRONGm-mCORRECTmANSWERIntravascularmultrasound
7. WheremismthemLIMAmtake-offmlocated?m-mCORRECTmANSWERLeftmSubclavianmartery
8. Am65myearmoldmmalemarrivesminmthemcardiovascularmlab.mHemhasmamhistorymofmCADminmhismfa
mily,mhemsmokesmandmhemhasmhyperlipidemia.mAftermthemprocedure,mhemwantsmtomknowmw
hatmismthemMOSTmimportantmthingmhemcanmdomtomhelpmreversemhismdiseasemprocess?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERStopmSmoking
, 9. Whatmordersmdomyoumexpectmfrommthemphysicianmtomdecreasemthemriskmofmcontrastminduce
dmnephropathyminmampatientmwhomhasmbeenmidentifiedmasmatmrisk?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERPre-operativemhydrationmwithmintravenousmnormalmsaline
10. Whenmsettingmupmampressuremmonitoringmsystemmformanmarterialmline,mwhatmkindmofmtubin
gmismusedmtomtransmitmpressuremwavesmfrommthempatientmtomthemtransducer?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERNon-compliant
11. AnmocclusionmofmwhichmcoronarymarterymwillmdecreasembloodmsupplymtomthemSAmnode?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERRightmcoronarymartery
12. Whatmradiologympracticemdecreasesmx-raymexposuremtomstaff?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERObservationmofmALARAmprotocol
13. PostmPCI,myourmpatientmcomplainsmofmincreasingmchestmpain,mnausea,mvomitingmandmhypot
ension.mWhatmwouldmbemyourmFIRSTmintervention?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERObtainmSTATm12mleadmEKG
14. Amrightmheartmcatheterizationmismonmthemschedule.mWhatmtypemofmconditionmmightmthismpr
ocedurembemusedmtomidentify?m-mCORRECTmANSWERPulmonarymhypertension
15. Whichmassessmentmshouldmbemperformedmtomestablishmbaselinemhandmperfusionminmamcan
didatemformradialmaccess?m-mCORRECTmANSWERAllen'smtest
16. YoumaremcaringmformampatientmwhomismpreppingmformPCI.mThismpatientmhasmreceivedm3msubli
ngualmdosesmofmnitroglycerinmbutmcontinuesmtomhavemongoingmchestmpain.mWhatmmedicati
onmwouldmyoumexpectmtombemordered?m-mCORRECTmANSWERIVmnitroglycerin
17. Duringminflation,mwhatmhelpsmdeterminemthemdilationmforcemofmamballoon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERCompliancemofmthemballoon