ARRT Vascular Interventional Mock Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SOLVED
A central venous catheter which is placed in a vessel through the arm is known as which of the
following?
a.) Central line
b.) Port-a-cath
c.) Subcutaneous catheter
d.) Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) Peripherally Inserted Central
Catheter
A condition in which air enters the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse, is known as which of the
following?
a.) Hemothorax
b.) Pleural effusion
c.) Thoracentesis
d.) Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) Pneumothorax
A condition in which the tunica intima separates, allowing blood and other media to get in between the
layers of the vessel walls, is known as which of the following?
a.) Mycotic aneurysm
b.) Thrombus
c.) Psuedoaneurysm
d.) Dissecting aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) Dissecting aneurysm
,A condition in which there is diffuse ectasia of the aorta, iliac and femoropopliteal arteries is which of
the following?
a.) extremity ischemia
b.) soft tissue injury
c.) dissecting aneurysm
d.) arteriomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) arteriomegaly
A condition, often associated with vascular occlusion, in which a person loses tactile sensation on one
side of his or her body, is known as which of the following?
a.) Hemianopia
b.) Hemiparesis
c.) Hemianesthesia
d.) Hemiplegia. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c.) Hemianesthesia
A condition, often related to vascular occlusion, in which a person has weakness on one side of his or
her body, is known as which of the following?
a.) Hemiparesis
b.) Hemiplegia
c.) Hemiballismus
d.) Ataxia. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) Hemiparesis
A device that is used to deliver a bolus of contrast medium to a specific site during angiography or other
radiological procedures is known as which of the following?
a.) Catheter
b.) Port
c.) Stent
,d.) Line. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) catheter
A drug that is irritating to the vessels is known as which of the following?
a.) Vesicant
b.) Desiccant
c.) Anticoagulant
d.) Thrombolytic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) Vesicant
A form of dialysis in which the lining of the abdomen, the peritoneal membrane, acts as a natural filter
is:
a.) abdominal dialysis
b.) visceral dialysis
c.) continuous dialysis
d.) peritoneal dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) peritoneal dialysis
A form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing
affecting often young or middle-aged women of Asian descent is which of the following?
a.) Marfan syndrome
b.) Takayasu's disease
c.) Kawasaki disease
d.) giant cell arteritis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b.) Takayasu's disease
A hemangioma is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs.
Hemangioblastoma, a type of hemangioma, has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a.) benign
b.) slow-growing
, c.) well-defined
d.) originates in the meninges - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) originates in the meninges
A Hickman catheter is a type of:
a.) short-term catheter
b.) long-term catheter
c.) embolic catheter
d.) filtering catheter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b.) long-term catheter
A mild allergic reaction to contrast material is exhibited by:
a.) Hives
b.) Respiratory infection
c.) Sudden death
d.) Acute renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) Hives
A normal pulse would be graded:
a.) 0
b.) 1+
c.) 2+
d.) 3+ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c.) 2+
A normal pulse would be graded 2+. A bounding pulse is 3+; a weak pulse is 1+; zero means that the
pulse is absent.
A patient experiencing uncontrolled muscle movements and muscle rigidity, with a determined status of
epilepticus, which of the following medications should be administered?
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SOLVED
A central venous catheter which is placed in a vessel through the arm is known as which of the
following?
a.) Central line
b.) Port-a-cath
c.) Subcutaneous catheter
d.) Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) Peripherally Inserted Central
Catheter
A condition in which air enters the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse, is known as which of the
following?
a.) Hemothorax
b.) Pleural effusion
c.) Thoracentesis
d.) Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) Pneumothorax
A condition in which the tunica intima separates, allowing blood and other media to get in between the
layers of the vessel walls, is known as which of the following?
a.) Mycotic aneurysm
b.) Thrombus
c.) Psuedoaneurysm
d.) Dissecting aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) Dissecting aneurysm
,A condition in which there is diffuse ectasia of the aorta, iliac and femoropopliteal arteries is which of
the following?
a.) extremity ischemia
b.) soft tissue injury
c.) dissecting aneurysm
d.) arteriomegaly - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) arteriomegaly
A condition, often associated with vascular occlusion, in which a person loses tactile sensation on one
side of his or her body, is known as which of the following?
a.) Hemianopia
b.) Hemiparesis
c.) Hemianesthesia
d.) Hemiplegia. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c.) Hemianesthesia
A condition, often related to vascular occlusion, in which a person has weakness on one side of his or
her body, is known as which of the following?
a.) Hemiparesis
b.) Hemiplegia
c.) Hemiballismus
d.) Ataxia. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) Hemiparesis
A device that is used to deliver a bolus of contrast medium to a specific site during angiography or other
radiological procedures is known as which of the following?
a.) Catheter
b.) Port
c.) Stent
,d.) Line. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) catheter
A drug that is irritating to the vessels is known as which of the following?
a.) Vesicant
b.) Desiccant
c.) Anticoagulant
d.) Thrombolytic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) Vesicant
A form of dialysis in which the lining of the abdomen, the peritoneal membrane, acts as a natural filter
is:
a.) abdominal dialysis
b.) visceral dialysis
c.) continuous dialysis
d.) peritoneal dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) peritoneal dialysis
A form of large vessel granulomatous vasculitis with massive intimal fibrosis and vascular narrowing
affecting often young or middle-aged women of Asian descent is which of the following?
a.) Marfan syndrome
b.) Takayasu's disease
c.) Kawasaki disease
d.) giant cell arteritis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b.) Takayasu's disease
A hemangioma is an abnormal buildup of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs.
Hemangioblastoma, a type of hemangioma, has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a.) benign
b.) slow-growing
, c.) well-defined
d.) originates in the meninges - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d.) originates in the meninges
A Hickman catheter is a type of:
a.) short-term catheter
b.) long-term catheter
c.) embolic catheter
d.) filtering catheter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b.) long-term catheter
A mild allergic reaction to contrast material is exhibited by:
a.) Hives
b.) Respiratory infection
c.) Sudden death
d.) Acute renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a.) Hives
A normal pulse would be graded:
a.) 0
b.) 1+
c.) 2+
d.) 3+ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c.) 2+
A normal pulse would be graded 2+. A bounding pulse is 3+; a weak pulse is 1+; zero means that the
pulse is absent.
A patient experiencing uncontrolled muscle movements and muscle rigidity, with a determined status of
epilepticus, which of the following medications should be administered?
