RCIS Exam Practice Questions
1. What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? c. CO= HR x SV
a. CO= PA- 1SVC
b. CO= AO x PA
c. CO= HR x SV
2. Stoke Volume is ________? a. Related to preload
a. Related to preload
b. Related to afterload
c. The same as ejection fraction
3. Preload is most impacted by: b. Increased filling volumes
a. Mean arterial pressure
b. Increased filling volumes
c. Ejection Fraction
4. A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would a. increased afterload
demonstrate
a. increased afterload
b. decreased afterload
c. decreased preload
5. Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by d. Radius of the vessel
a. Blood Viscosity
b. BMI
c. Length of the vessel
d. Radius of the vessel
6. The formula for blood pressure is b. BP = CO x SVR
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a. BP = SV x SVR
b. BP = CO x SVR
c. BP = HR x SVR
7. What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge D. V wave
pressure indicates Mitral Insufficiency
a. A wave
b. C wave
c. P Wave
D. V wave
8. An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology? c. RV infarct
a. LV infarct
b. Aortic stenosis
c. RV infarct
d. Mitral Regurgitation
9. If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where d. JVD
would this be demonstrated in the physical assess-
ment?
a. Decreased exercise tolerance
b. decreased O2 sat
c. Increased O2 sat
d. JVD
10. What is the most common cause of pulmonic steno- b. congenital
sis?
a. Aging
b. congenital
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c. cardiomyopathy
d. mitral regurgitation
11. The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far b. 30cm
from the distal tip of the swan?
a. 15cm
b. 30cm
c. 45cm
d. 5cm
12. When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, c. RA, PA
the operator injects 10cc of saline into the ________
and the temperature change is measured in the
_____.
a. LA, AO
b. RV, PCWP
c. RA, PA
d. RA, LA
13. Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in b. Restrictive pericarditis
a. tamponade
b. Restrictive pericarditis
c. acute MI
d. LV MI
14. Signs of Right sided heart failure include c. JVD
a. Decreased O2 Sat
b. SOB
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c. JVD
d. Pulmonary embolism
15. Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of b. L to R ASD
shunt is present?
SVC sat = 67% IVC sat = 71% RA Sat = 85%
RV Sat = 85% PA sat = 85% LA = 98% LV sat = 98%
AO sat = 98%
a. R to L ASD
b. L to R ASD
c. L to R VSD
d. It is all normal, there is no shunt
16. The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial c. Ostium Secundum
septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called?
a. Ostium Primium
b. Sinus Venosus
c. Ostium Secundum
17. What is Flamm's equation? a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
b. 6 (SVC) + 2(IVC)/2
c. 3 (PA) + 2 (AO)/4
18. The formula used to calculate MAP is c. 1 (systolic) + 2(dias-
tolic)/3
a. HR x SV/SVR
b. Mean AO- MeanRA
c. 1 (systolic) + 2(diastolic)/3
1. What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? c. CO= HR x SV
a. CO= PA- 1SVC
b. CO= AO x PA
c. CO= HR x SV
2. Stoke Volume is ________? a. Related to preload
a. Related to preload
b. Related to afterload
c. The same as ejection fraction
3. Preload is most impacted by: b. Increased filling volumes
a. Mean arterial pressure
b. Increased filling volumes
c. Ejection Fraction
4. A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would a. increased afterload
demonstrate
a. increased afterload
b. decreased afterload
c. decreased preload
5. Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by d. Radius of the vessel
a. Blood Viscosity
b. BMI
c. Length of the vessel
d. Radius of the vessel
6. The formula for blood pressure is b. BP = CO x SVR
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a. BP = SV x SVR
b. BP = CO x SVR
c. BP = HR x SVR
7. What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge D. V wave
pressure indicates Mitral Insufficiency
a. A wave
b. C wave
c. P Wave
D. V wave
8. An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology? c. RV infarct
a. LV infarct
b. Aortic stenosis
c. RV infarct
d. Mitral Regurgitation
9. If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where d. JVD
would this be demonstrated in the physical assess-
ment?
a. Decreased exercise tolerance
b. decreased O2 sat
c. Increased O2 sat
d. JVD
10. What is the most common cause of pulmonic steno- b. congenital
sis?
a. Aging
b. congenital
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c. cardiomyopathy
d. mitral regurgitation
11. The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far b. 30cm
from the distal tip of the swan?
a. 15cm
b. 30cm
c. 45cm
d. 5cm
12. When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, c. RA, PA
the operator injects 10cc of saline into the ________
and the temperature change is measured in the
_____.
a. LA, AO
b. RV, PCWP
c. RA, PA
d. RA, LA
13. Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in b. Restrictive pericarditis
a. tamponade
b. Restrictive pericarditis
c. acute MI
d. LV MI
14. Signs of Right sided heart failure include c. JVD
a. Decreased O2 Sat
b. SOB
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c. JVD
d. Pulmonary embolism
15. Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of b. L to R ASD
shunt is present?
SVC sat = 67% IVC sat = 71% RA Sat = 85%
RV Sat = 85% PA sat = 85% LA = 98% LV sat = 98%
AO sat = 98%
a. R to L ASD
b. L to R ASD
c. L to R VSD
d. It is all normal, there is no shunt
16. The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial c. Ostium Secundum
septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called?
a. Ostium Primium
b. Sinus Venosus
c. Ostium Secundum
17. What is Flamm's equation? a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
b. 6 (SVC) + 2(IVC)/2
c. 3 (PA) + 2 (AO)/4
18. The formula used to calculate MAP is c. 1 (systolic) + 2(dias-
tolic)/3
a. HR x SV/SVR
b. Mean AO- MeanRA
c. 1 (systolic) + 2(diastolic)/3
