RCIS REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

What is the normal range of potassium in the blood? - 3.5-5.0 Name some antiplatelet medications? - ASA, Ticlid, Plavix If a patient has a high creatinine, what should you consider? - -as small amount of contrast as possible -post procedure fluid hydration 3 ml/kg How does heparin prevent clot formation? - - prevents conversion of prothrombin to thrombin -combines with antithrombin to make it more effective What is the action of reopro? - Inhibits IIB/IIIA receptors INR measures the levels of which drug? - Coumadin Lovenox impacts what? - Antithrombin and Factor Xa What might be the medication of choice for SVT? - Adenosine What short acting benzodiazepine is commonly used in the cath lab for sedation? - Versed What is a quick and easy way to check a patients clotting time after being given heparin? - ACT How to ticlid and plavix act? - they turn off receptor sites on the platelets (super-aspirin) If a patient is on NPH Insuling, what medication should not be given? - Protamine What does ASA do? - Prevents platelet adhesion TPA acts by? - -Dissolving Fibrin -Activates plaminogen What labs look at kidney function? - -BUN -Creatinine -GFR -Creatinine clearance The most accurate measure of cardiac muscle fiber damage after an MI is what? - Troponin Which lab value does not evaluate the extent of an MI? - Serum Creatinine Post procedure renal dysfunction is more likely to occur in patients with? - -Diabetes -Pre procedure dehydration -Frequent use of NSAID -Ace inhibitors What is a pseudoaneurysm? - -False Aneurysm -Often a puslatile mass near where the sheath site with a bruit is present If the transducer is positioned to low at the side of the table, the pt's pressure will read? - Falsely High If you are checking the radial/ulner pulse when you press and relase one at a time this is called what kind of test? - Allen's test What is the best way to calculate a patients pulse rate? - Check pulse for one minute If the patients IV site is infilatrated what should you do? - Shut it off Metabolic acidosis has a low level of what? - Bicarb A pH less than 7.35 or greater than 7.45 is called what? - Uncompensated What would be the appropriate intervention for a patient with respiratory acidosis? - Increase Ventilations The primary drive to breathe comes from the patients? - CO2 level Hyperventilating a patient to suctioning is done to ? - Increase arterial PO2 A High CO2 will impact pH how? - It will lower the pH Increased bicarb will do what to the pH? - Increase pH