AIM FInAl ExAM REvIEw wITH CORRECT ACTUAl QUESTIOnS
AnD CORRECTlY wEll DEFInED AnSwERS lATEST 2025 –
2026 AlREADY GRADED A+
The pulmonary wedge pressure is elevated. Therefore, it predicts that the left atrial pressure is
elevated. - ANSWER-True
True or False
The parameter that prevents the catheter from whipping out of a vessel is injection delay. -
ANSWER-False
Select the material used on the guide wire to resist blood clotting.
polyethylene
polyurethane
stainless steel
Teflon - ANSWER-Teflon
What drug is administered with bradycardia?
Versed
benzodiazepine
epinephrine
atrophine - ANSWER-Atrophine
,Select the interventional study done to demonstrate renal arterial stenosis.
selective renal artery angiogram
abdominal aortogram
selective renal vein angiogram
inferior venacavogram - ANSWER-selective renal artery angiogram
True or False
What can cause blood volume to increase in the left atrium?
mitral valve stenosis
aortic valve stenosis
aortic valve reguritation
Tetrology of Fallot - ANSWER-Mitral Valve Stenosis
Select the accepted signal-to-noise ratio for digital imaging equipment.
100:1
200:1
525:1
1000:1 - ANSWER-1000:1
Select a setting on the mechanical injector that is used as a "back up setting" that assures safe
delivery of the contrast medium.
,set the maximum catheter PSI set by manufacturer
use linear arise with left common carotid injection
use the manual forward control
mechanical stop - ANSWER-mechanical stop
Select the accurate description of the "first frames" of an angiogram that allows for digital
subtraction.
frames showing contrast medium exiting the catheter
frames showing the venous stage of circulation
frames without contrast medium with misregistration
frames without contrast medium without misregistation - ANSWER-frames without contrast
medium without misregistation
Through heart catheterization, what determines the diagnosis of a heart abnormality? 1.
angiogram(s) 2. blood pressure values 3. analysis of O2 content in blood
1 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER-1, 2, and 3
Select the next step with the Seldinger technique. Arterial blood is observe spurting freely from
the needle lumen or catheter sheath.
introuduce the catheter into the needle's lumen
, pull the needle slightly out of the lumen of the vessel
push the needle through the back wall of the artery
insert the "floopy tip" of the guide wire - ANSWER-insert the "floopy tip" of the guide wire
A 30-cc bolus injection of contrast medium is made through a catheter located in the common
iliac artery. The popliteal area is occluded. To film the area distal to the occlusion with contrast
medium what filming parameter should you consider?
film/exposure delay
inject delay
instantaneous imaging during injection
check with flouroscopy than film area - ANSWER-film/exposure delay
Where is the catheter placed for angiographic demonstration of left-to-right shunt with VSD?
LV
RV
Main pulmonary artery
LA - ANSWER-LV
True or False
Myocardial infarction results in increased pressure in LV. - ANSWER-True
True or False
AnD CORRECTlY wEll DEFInED AnSwERS lATEST 2025 –
2026 AlREADY GRADED A+
The pulmonary wedge pressure is elevated. Therefore, it predicts that the left atrial pressure is
elevated. - ANSWER-True
True or False
The parameter that prevents the catheter from whipping out of a vessel is injection delay. -
ANSWER-False
Select the material used on the guide wire to resist blood clotting.
polyethylene
polyurethane
stainless steel
Teflon - ANSWER-Teflon
What drug is administered with bradycardia?
Versed
benzodiazepine
epinephrine
atrophine - ANSWER-Atrophine
,Select the interventional study done to demonstrate renal arterial stenosis.
selective renal artery angiogram
abdominal aortogram
selective renal vein angiogram
inferior venacavogram - ANSWER-selective renal artery angiogram
True or False
What can cause blood volume to increase in the left atrium?
mitral valve stenosis
aortic valve stenosis
aortic valve reguritation
Tetrology of Fallot - ANSWER-Mitral Valve Stenosis
Select the accepted signal-to-noise ratio for digital imaging equipment.
100:1
200:1
525:1
1000:1 - ANSWER-1000:1
Select a setting on the mechanical injector that is used as a "back up setting" that assures safe
delivery of the contrast medium.
,set the maximum catheter PSI set by manufacturer
use linear arise with left common carotid injection
use the manual forward control
mechanical stop - ANSWER-mechanical stop
Select the accurate description of the "first frames" of an angiogram that allows for digital
subtraction.
frames showing contrast medium exiting the catheter
frames showing the venous stage of circulation
frames without contrast medium with misregistration
frames without contrast medium without misregistation - ANSWER-frames without contrast
medium without misregistation
Through heart catheterization, what determines the diagnosis of a heart abnormality? 1.
angiogram(s) 2. blood pressure values 3. analysis of O2 content in blood
1 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2, and 3 - ANSWER-1, 2, and 3
Select the next step with the Seldinger technique. Arterial blood is observe spurting freely from
the needle lumen or catheter sheath.
introuduce the catheter into the needle's lumen
, pull the needle slightly out of the lumen of the vessel
push the needle through the back wall of the artery
insert the "floopy tip" of the guide wire - ANSWER-insert the "floopy tip" of the guide wire
A 30-cc bolus injection of contrast medium is made through a catheter located in the common
iliac artery. The popliteal area is occluded. To film the area distal to the occlusion with contrast
medium what filming parameter should you consider?
film/exposure delay
inject delay
instantaneous imaging during injection
check with flouroscopy than film area - ANSWER-film/exposure delay
Where is the catheter placed for angiographic demonstration of left-to-right shunt with VSD?
LV
RV
Main pulmonary artery
LA - ANSWER-LV
True or False
Myocardial infarction results in increased pressure in LV. - ANSWER-True
True or False
