RCIS CCI Exam 3 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

if a pt is experiencing hyperkalemia, which of the following might be seen on the 12 lead ekg - a sharply pointed T wave this is generated by the last phase or the depolarization - T wave ____ is upright in leads I, II, V3-V6 - T wave the T wave is inverted in which lead - aVR which of the following might NOT be considered a side effect of cardizem - joint pain ____ is considered a calcium channel blocker - Cardizem what are some of the side effects of cardizem - asthenia (muscle weakness) ankle edema dizziness flushing which of the following would be considered classifications of aortic dissections according to DeBakey - Type 1 (just above the AO valve and is most common) Type II (just above the AO valve but stop in the ascending AO not progressing into the AO arch) Type III (begins past the AO arch and distal to the L subclavian art) what is the great vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower extremities back into the R atrium - IVC which of the following might be considered a typical loading dose for clopidrogrel (plavix) - 150mg- 600mgwhat kind of drug is clopidrogrel (plavix) - ADP inhibitor what is the daily dose for clopidrogrel (plavix) - 75mg which of the following devices uses a diamond dust-tipped burr that spins at 150,000-200,000 rpm within the art to pulverize the calcified plaque - rotablator rotational atherectomy device this device selectively ablates the nonelastic diseased tissue and the normal healthy tissue is pushed out of the way and not touched - rotablator during a cardiac cath which of the following is not done by the monitor - performs a direct assessment of the pt who would perform the direct assessment of the pt - circulating nurse the primary objective of the ___ is to monitor the pts vital signs, enter hemodynamic data, pt demographic information, and documents all pertinent data from the procedure into the database - monitor if the cardiac cath procedure is being performed on a newborn infant, which of the vessels would be considered the typical one used - umbilical using this vessel for a cath on a newborn infant allows for easy access to the arterial and the venous circulation of the pt - umbilical equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath lab could include all of the following EXCEPT - bladder scanner what are some of the equipment that might be used in the pediatric cardiac cath lab - resuscitation equipment defibrillator ECGtranscutaneous O2 sat monitor BP monitor emergency meds an atherosclerotic lesion can be made of which of the following - fibrotic tissue fatty lipid pools calcium deposits (all the above) then mnemonic FFR stands for which of the following - fractional flow reserve what does IVUS stand for - Intravascular ultrasouns this provides a way to assess the vascular remodeling and atherosclerotic progression in a pt. it is considered an invaluable tool for the assessment of angiographic lesions in the symptomatic pt - IVUS all but which of the following might be included with a R heart cath - the pts brain activity when a R sided heart cath is performed it works to - measure the pressures in the heart visualize the cardiac structures visualize the pulmonary structures the volcano therapeutics phased array IVUS cath would have how many electronic elements that are mounted circumferentially near the distal tip of the catheter - 64 when performing a LV gram, which of the following is typically performed prior in order to establish the presence/absence of the worst-case disease scenario - coronary angiogram what would be used to confirm the placement of the intra-aortic balloon pump that is inserted at the bedside - portable chest xraywhen performing this, there should be at least 2 staff members present in addition to the physician. one staff member will assist the physician while the other connects the device, initiates, and monitors the pt - placing an IABP at bedside the most common congenital cardiac abnormality would be considered - atrial septal defect (ASD) what is considered the most effective treatment for ASD - surgical closure when the pt is transferred to the CCL for a PCI, which of the following would not typically need to be assessed - medication history when the pt arrives in the CCL, they should be assessed for - baseline ECG O2 sat lab values BP