RCIS Practice Questions And Answers With Latest Study Solutions

What is the formula for calculating CO? - Answer-CO=HR X SV Stroke volume is - Answer-Related to preload Preload is most impacted by - Answer-Increased filling volumes A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate - Answer-Increased afterload Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by - Answer-Radius of the vessel Formula for BP is - Answer-BP=CO x SVR What component of a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure indicates mitral insufficiency - Answer-V wave An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Answer-RV infarct If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical assessment - Answer-JVD What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis - Answer-Congenital The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan - Answer-30cm When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10cc of saline into the ____ and the temperature change is measured in the _____ - Answer-RA, PA Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Answer-Restrictive PericarditisSigns of right sided heart failure includes - Answer-JVD The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum is called - Answer-Ostium Secundum What is the Flamm's equation - Answer-3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4 The formula used to calculate MAP is - Answer-1(systolic) + 2(diastolic)/3 What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - Answer-Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great vessel arises - Answer-Truncas arteriosus pulsus paradoxus is a sign of - Answer-cardiac tamponade What does RAD stand for - Answer-radiation absorbed dose Which component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images - Answer-image intensifier What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Answer-5 rem Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Answer-0.5 What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the x-ray source - Answer-6 feet In an X-ray tube the _______________________ - Answer-cathode is negative, anode is positiveWhich view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation - Answer-lateral What converts x-ray into an image - Answer-Image intensifier The contrast that is best for a patient is - Answer-Low osmolality Radiolucent means - Answer-X-rays are permitted to pass through Radiopaque means - Answer-X-rays are not permitted to pass through ReoPro works on - Answer-IIb/IIIa receptors Heparin potentiates the action of - Answer-antithrombin Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin by the action of - Answer-thrombin There are ______ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Answer-2 Aspirin inhibits the action of _____ - Answer-Arachinodic Acid