ABCP BOARD EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH
THE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
IABP augmentation is contraindicated in patients with:
A: prosthetic aortic valves
B: aortic insufficiency
C: VSDs
D: peripheral atherosclerosis Correct Answer B
The posterior intercostal arteries divide into an anterior and
posterior branch, the anterior branch gives off to all of the
following except:
A: esophageal
B: collateral intercostal
C: lateral cutaneous
D: mammary branch Correct Answer A
Vessel layer with tough white connective (collagen) tissue with
some elastic fibers. Correct Answer Tunica Adventitia
,T/F: Generally speaking, more arteries deliver blood to an organ
than veins drain the same organ Correct Answer False
Is the azygous vein located on the right or left side of the spinal
column? Correct Answer Right
The advantage of continuous warm blood cardioplegia is:
A: increased oxygen delivery
B: significantly decreased myocardial oxygen tension
C: a shift of the oxygen dissociation curve to the left
D: lower myocardial oxygen consumption Correct Answer A
The space between the axon collaterals of one or more neurons
and the dendrite of another neuron is called what? Correct
Answer Synapse
The autonomic nervous system is divided into three divisions,
which of these is not included?
A: cranial
B: peritoneal
C: thoracolumbar
D: cervical Correct Answer B
,It has been theorized that there are two types of adrenergic
receptors; ____________ and ______________ receptors.
Correct Answer Alpha and Beta
The EKG records activation of all of the following except:
A: atria
B: activation of the septum
C: activation of the ventricles
D: calcified valve Correct Answer D
What is the easiest way to diagnose a cardiac problem? Correct
Answer Physical Exam
Which method of diagnosis is superior in revealing the size and
shape of the heart and its relationship to the chest?
A: physical examination
B: EKG
C: chest x-ray
D: cardiac catheterization Correct Answer C
What is the name for the most popular technique to insert a
catheter? Correct Answer Seldinger technique
, Normal O2 saturation in the PA is ____________. Correct Answer
70-80%
Normally, the site with the lowest O2 saturation would be the
____________. Correct Answer SVC
T/F: The SVC has a lower venous saturation than the IVC Correct
Answer True
Catheterization of the left heart is more difficult than the right - all
of the following techniques have been utilized except:
A: percutaneous needle puncture of the LA
B: percutaneous needle puncture of the LV
C: percutaneous needle puncture through the Aorta
D: retrograde catheterization Correct Answer C
Which of the following best corresponds to the equation for
cardiac output? (aside from BSA x CI) (done during a cardiac cath
procedure) Correct Answer CO = (O2 consumption) / (arterial O2
content - venous O2 content)
__________ ____________ _____________ __________ is a
technique used to dilated stenosed coronary arteries with the
inflation of a small balloon located at the tip of a catheter. Correct
Answer Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PCTA)
THE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
IABP augmentation is contraindicated in patients with:
A: prosthetic aortic valves
B: aortic insufficiency
C: VSDs
D: peripheral atherosclerosis Correct Answer B
The posterior intercostal arteries divide into an anterior and
posterior branch, the anterior branch gives off to all of the
following except:
A: esophageal
B: collateral intercostal
C: lateral cutaneous
D: mammary branch Correct Answer A
Vessel layer with tough white connective (collagen) tissue with
some elastic fibers. Correct Answer Tunica Adventitia
,T/F: Generally speaking, more arteries deliver blood to an organ
than veins drain the same organ Correct Answer False
Is the azygous vein located on the right or left side of the spinal
column? Correct Answer Right
The advantage of continuous warm blood cardioplegia is:
A: increased oxygen delivery
B: significantly decreased myocardial oxygen tension
C: a shift of the oxygen dissociation curve to the left
D: lower myocardial oxygen consumption Correct Answer A
The space between the axon collaterals of one or more neurons
and the dendrite of another neuron is called what? Correct
Answer Synapse
The autonomic nervous system is divided into three divisions,
which of these is not included?
A: cranial
B: peritoneal
C: thoracolumbar
D: cervical Correct Answer B
,It has been theorized that there are two types of adrenergic
receptors; ____________ and ______________ receptors.
Correct Answer Alpha and Beta
The EKG records activation of all of the following except:
A: atria
B: activation of the septum
C: activation of the ventricles
D: calcified valve Correct Answer D
What is the easiest way to diagnose a cardiac problem? Correct
Answer Physical Exam
Which method of diagnosis is superior in revealing the size and
shape of the heart and its relationship to the chest?
A: physical examination
B: EKG
C: chest x-ray
D: cardiac catheterization Correct Answer C
What is the name for the most popular technique to insert a
catheter? Correct Answer Seldinger technique
, Normal O2 saturation in the PA is ____________. Correct Answer
70-80%
Normally, the site with the lowest O2 saturation would be the
____________. Correct Answer SVC
T/F: The SVC has a lower venous saturation than the IVC Correct
Answer True
Catheterization of the left heart is more difficult than the right - all
of the following techniques have been utilized except:
A: percutaneous needle puncture of the LA
B: percutaneous needle puncture of the LV
C: percutaneous needle puncture through the Aorta
D: retrograde catheterization Correct Answer C
Which of the following best corresponds to the equation for
cardiac output? (aside from BSA x CI) (done during a cardiac cath
procedure) Correct Answer CO = (O2 consumption) / (arterial O2
content - venous O2 content)
__________ ____________ _____________ __________ is a
technique used to dilated stenosed coronary arteries with the
inflation of a small balloon located at the tip of a catheter. Correct
Answer Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PCTA)
