ABCP Perfusion Board Practice Exam Comprehensive Questions
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This nerve is responsible for carrying parasympathetic information to the heart:
a) Mesenteric
b) Vagus
c) Recurrent laryngeal
d) Hypoglossa - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛B) Vagus
Bypass is about to be initiated when it is determined that the heparin has not been given. What
would be an average total therapeutic heparin dose for an average sized adult on bypass?
a) 10,000 units
b) 21,000 units
c) 40,000 units
d) 50,200 units - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) 40,000 units
Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) is used generally to treat:
a) Hypotension
b) Hypertension
c) Fibrinolysis
d) Arrhythmia - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b) Hypertension
A CABG patient underwent a streptokinase revascularization attempt 6 hours prior to surgery.
You would expect:
a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
b) Increased platelet count
c) Increased response to heparin
,d) Decreased d-dimer levels - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
Which of the following is an anti-inflammatory drug used to decrease the immune response to
recently transplanted organs and tissues?
a) Aprotinin
b) Azothiopran
c) Cyclosporine
d) Solu-medrol - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d) Solu-medrol
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of a closed venous reservoir system?
a) use of a separate cardiotomy reservoir is required
b) It is possible to pressurize the cardiotomy reservoir
c) It is possible to pressurize the venous bag
d) Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d)
Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag
Which of the following statements regarding use of a silastic boot in the arterial pump head
position is false?
a) Silastic is forgiving when it comes to pressurization
b) Silastic degrades from the inside first
c) Silastic does not degrade to any appreciable degree
d) Silastic is easily coated with bio-friendly materials - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) Silastic
does not degrade to any appreciable degree
All of the following are characteristics of an under-occlusive roller pump except:
a) Heat generation
b) Inaccurate flow measurements
c) Backflow
d) Excessive turbulence - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) Heat generation
,Cannulation of the femoral artery for arterial blood supply from the heart-lung machine is useful
for all of the following procedures except:
a) Redo sternotomy
b) Thoracotomy-approach mitral valve surgery
c) Liver transplant surgery
d) Surgery involving the ascending aorta - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) Liver transplant
surgery
The approximate volume of fluid in a 1/2inch ID tubing that is 2 feet in length is:
a) 50ml
b) 60ml
c) 40ml
d) 80ml - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d) 80ml
Use of bi-caval venous catheters is generally required in all of the following surgeriesexcept:
a) ASD repair
b) VSDrepair
c) Tricuspid valve repair
d) Aortic valve replacement - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d) Aortic valve replacement
The pumonary and aortic valves are also referred to as:
a) coronary
b) semilunar
c) cardiac
d) atrioventricular - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b) semilunar
The heart is surrounded by tissue which is called the:
, a) epicardium
b)myocardium
c) pericardium
d) endocardium - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) pericardium
Arteries transport oxygenated blood away from the heart. The only exception is the:
a) Aortic artery
b) Pulmonary artery
c) Subclavian artery
d) pulmonary vein - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b) Pulmonary artery
The normal pacemaker of the heart is the:
a) SA node
b) AV node
c) Bundle of Hiss
d) Purkinje network - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) SA node
Which cardiac valves close at the beginning of ventricular contraction?
a) Aortic/mitral
b) Aortic/pulmonary
c) Tricuspid/mitral
d) Tricuspid/pulmonic - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) Tricuspid/mitral
Where is the femoral artery located relative to the femoral vein?
a) Lateral
b) Superior
c) Anterior
d) Posterior - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) Lateral
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This nerve is responsible for carrying parasympathetic information to the heart:
a) Mesenteric
b) Vagus
c) Recurrent laryngeal
d) Hypoglossa - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛B) Vagus
Bypass is about to be initiated when it is determined that the heparin has not been given. What
would be an average total therapeutic heparin dose for an average sized adult on bypass?
a) 10,000 units
b) 21,000 units
c) 40,000 units
d) 50,200 units - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) 40,000 units
Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) is used generally to treat:
a) Hypotension
b) Hypertension
c) Fibrinolysis
d) Arrhythmia - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b) Hypertension
A CABG patient underwent a streptokinase revascularization attempt 6 hours prior to surgery.
You would expect:
a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
b) Increased platelet count
c) Increased response to heparin
,d) Decreased d-dimer levels - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) Decreased fibrinogen levels
Which of the following is an anti-inflammatory drug used to decrease the immune response to
recently transplanted organs and tissues?
a) Aprotinin
b) Azothiopran
c) Cyclosporine
d) Solu-medrol - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d) Solu-medrol
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of a closed venous reservoir system?
a) use of a separate cardiotomy reservoir is required
b) It is possible to pressurize the cardiotomy reservoir
c) It is possible to pressurize the venous bag
d) Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d)
Venous return cannot be obstructed using a venous bag
Which of the following statements regarding use of a silastic boot in the arterial pump head
position is false?
a) Silastic is forgiving when it comes to pressurization
b) Silastic degrades from the inside first
c) Silastic does not degrade to any appreciable degree
d) Silastic is easily coated with bio-friendly materials - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) Silastic
does not degrade to any appreciable degree
All of the following are characteristics of an under-occlusive roller pump except:
a) Heat generation
b) Inaccurate flow measurements
c) Backflow
d) Excessive turbulence - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) Heat generation
,Cannulation of the femoral artery for arterial blood supply from the heart-lung machine is useful
for all of the following procedures except:
a) Redo sternotomy
b) Thoracotomy-approach mitral valve surgery
c) Liver transplant surgery
d) Surgery involving the ascending aorta - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) Liver transplant
surgery
The approximate volume of fluid in a 1/2inch ID tubing that is 2 feet in length is:
a) 50ml
b) 60ml
c) 40ml
d) 80ml - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d) 80ml
Use of bi-caval venous catheters is generally required in all of the following surgeriesexcept:
a) ASD repair
b) VSDrepair
c) Tricuspid valve repair
d) Aortic valve replacement - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛d) Aortic valve replacement
The pumonary and aortic valves are also referred to as:
a) coronary
b) semilunar
c) cardiac
d) atrioventricular - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b) semilunar
The heart is surrounded by tissue which is called the:
, a) epicardium
b)myocardium
c) pericardium
d) endocardium - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) pericardium
Arteries transport oxygenated blood away from the heart. The only exception is the:
a) Aortic artery
b) Pulmonary artery
c) Subclavian artery
d) pulmonary vein - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛b) Pulmonary artery
The normal pacemaker of the heart is the:
a) SA node
b) AV node
c) Bundle of Hiss
d) Purkinje network - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) SA node
Which cardiac valves close at the beginning of ventricular contraction?
a) Aortic/mitral
b) Aortic/pulmonary
c) Tricuspid/mitral
d) Tricuspid/pulmonic - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛c) Tricuspid/mitral
Where is the femoral artery located relative to the femoral vein?
a) Lateral
b) Superior
c) Anterior
d) Posterior - CORRECT A N S W E R ⬛⬛a) Lateral
