CCI RCS Study Guide 2025 with
Complete Solutions
CavitationAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAcreationAorAvibrationAofAsmallAgasAfilledAbodiesAbyAtheAultrasoundAbeam.A(TendsAtoAoccurAonlyAwithAhi
gher-intensityAexposures.
TheA6AintensitiesAfromAhighestAtoAlowestAareA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1.)ASPTPA4.)ASATPA
2.)SPPAA5.)ASAPAA
3.)SPTAA6.)ASATA
WhatAtricuspidAvalveAleafletsAareAnotedAinAPLAX?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnteriorAandAmedial/septalAposterior.
FormulaAforAcalculatingAEF?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EF%A=A(sv/edv)AxA100%
StrokeAVolumeA(SV)AformulaA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EDVA-AESV
WhatAisAstrokeAvolumeA(SV)?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AmountAofAbloodApumpedAoutAofAeachAventricleAduringAaAsingleAheartAbeat.
WhatAisAtheAchiariAnetwork?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-NetworkAofAfibersAoriginatingAfromAeustachianAvalve.
WhereAcanAtheAchiariAnetworkAbeAfoundA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-RightAatria
WhatAisAtheAmostAanteriorAchamberAofAtheAheart?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-RightAventricle
WhichApairAofAintensitiesAhasAtheAlowestAvalue?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
SATAA(spatialAaverageAandAtemporalAaverage)
WhereAisAtheAEustachianAvalveAlocatedA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-InAbetweenAtheAIVCAandAtheArightAatrium.
,What'sAanotherAnameAforAtheARightAVentricularAOutflowATractA(RVOT)A?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Infundibulum
WhereAisAtheAcoronaryAsinusAlocatedAinArelationAtoAtheAdescendingAaorta?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Anterior
TheAthreeAcuspsAofAtheAtricuspidAvalveAare?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AnteriorA
MedialA
Posterior
What'sAtheAtwoAmainAlayersAofAtheApericardium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.)AVisceralA=AliesAdirectlyAuponAexternalAsurfaceAofAtheAheartAandAisAcommonlyAreferredAtoAasAtheAepicard
ium.A
2,)AParietalA=AorAfibrousApericardiumAisAtheAthickAouterAsac.A
*TheApericardialAcavityAliesAbetweenAtheseAtwoAlayers.
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheArightAventricleA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-25/5AmmHg
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheApulmonaryAartery?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-25/10AmmHg
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheAleftAatrium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-10mmHg
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheAaortaA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-120/80AmmHg
WhatAareAtheAtwoAcuspsAofAtheAmitralAvalveA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnteriorA(long)AandAtheAposteriorA(short)
WhenAisAtheAleftAventricularApressureAtheAlowest?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EarlyAdiastole
, WhatAisABecksATriadAandAwhatAdoesAitAcause?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AKAAcardiacAtamponade.ACausesAanAelevatedApressureAinAheart,AhypotensionAandAaAquietAheart
WhatAareAtheAeffectsAofApulmonaryAHTNA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-DilatedApulmonaryAartery
SevereATRA
RVAdilation
WhatAhappensAtoAtheAsizeAofAanAaneurysmAduringAsystole?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ItAincreases
InApatientsAwithAA-FibAwhichAheartAsoundAwouldAbeAmissingA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Fourth
WhatAisAtheAnormalAO2AsaturationAofAtheAleftAheartA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-98%
WhatAisAcardiacAoutput?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ItAisAtheAtotalAamountAofAbloodAejectedAperAminute.A
*cardiacAoutputA=AstrokeAvolumeAxAHRA
*normalAcardiacAoutputA=A4-8Aliters/minute
EffectsAofAleftAsideAheartAfailureA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BloodAbacksAupAtoAlungsAandApatientAhasAshortnessAofAbreath
WhatApartAofAtheAheartAisAaffectedAwhenAthereAisApulmonaryAedemaA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
LeftAsideAofAheart
WhatAisAtheAprimaryAcauseAofACongestiveAHeartAFailure?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-SystolicAdysfunction.
WhatApartAofAtheAheartAisAaffectedAwhenAthereAisAperipheralAedema?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
RightAsideAofAtheAheart
WhenAtheAforemenAovaleAclosesAafterAbirthAdueAtoAincreasedAleftAatrialApressureAtheAspotAitAwasAlocatedAi
sAnowAcalled?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-FossaAovalis
Complete Solutions
CavitationAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAcreationAorAvibrationAofAsmallAgasAfilledAbodiesAbyAtheAultrasoundAbeam.A(TendsAtoAoccurAonlyAwithAhi
gher-intensityAexposures.
TheA6AintensitiesAfromAhighestAtoAlowestAareA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1.)ASPTPA4.)ASATPA
2.)SPPAA5.)ASAPAA
3.)SPTAA6.)ASATA
WhatAtricuspidAvalveAleafletsAareAnotedAinAPLAX?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnteriorAandAmedial/septalAposterior.
FormulaAforAcalculatingAEF?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EF%A=A(sv/edv)AxA100%
StrokeAVolumeA(SV)AformulaA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EDVA-AESV
WhatAisAstrokeAvolumeA(SV)?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AmountAofAbloodApumpedAoutAofAeachAventricleAduringAaAsingleAheartAbeat.
WhatAisAtheAchiariAnetwork?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-NetworkAofAfibersAoriginatingAfromAeustachianAvalve.
WhereAcanAtheAchiariAnetworkAbeAfoundA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-RightAatria
WhatAisAtheAmostAanteriorAchamberAofAtheAheart?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-RightAventricle
WhichApairAofAintensitiesAhasAtheAlowestAvalue?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
SATAA(spatialAaverageAandAtemporalAaverage)
WhereAisAtheAEustachianAvalveAlocatedA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-InAbetweenAtheAIVCAandAtheArightAatrium.
,What'sAanotherAnameAforAtheARightAVentricularAOutflowATractA(RVOT)A?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Infundibulum
WhereAisAtheAcoronaryAsinusAlocatedAinArelationAtoAtheAdescendingAaorta?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Anterior
TheAthreeAcuspsAofAtheAtricuspidAvalveAare?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AnteriorA
MedialA
Posterior
What'sAtheAtwoAmainAlayersAofAtheApericardium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1.)AVisceralA=AliesAdirectlyAuponAexternalAsurfaceAofAtheAheartAandAisAcommonlyAreferredAtoAasAtheAepicard
ium.A
2,)AParietalA=AorAfibrousApericardiumAisAtheAthickAouterAsac.A
*TheApericardialAcavityAliesAbetweenAtheseAtwoAlayers.
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheArightAventricleA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-25/5AmmHg
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheApulmonaryAartery?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-25/10AmmHg
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheAleftAatrium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-10mmHg
WhatAisAtheAnormalApressureAforAtheAaortaA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-120/80AmmHg
WhatAareAtheAtwoAcuspsAofAtheAmitralAvalveA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnteriorA(long)AandAtheAposteriorA(short)
WhenAisAtheAleftAventricularApressureAtheAlowest?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EarlyAdiastole
, WhatAisABecksATriadAandAwhatAdoesAitAcause?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AKAAcardiacAtamponade.ACausesAanAelevatedApressureAinAheart,AhypotensionAandAaAquietAheart
WhatAareAtheAeffectsAofApulmonaryAHTNA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-DilatedApulmonaryAartery
SevereATRA
RVAdilation
WhatAhappensAtoAtheAsizeAofAanAaneurysmAduringAsystole?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ItAincreases
InApatientsAwithAA-FibAwhichAheartAsoundAwouldAbeAmissingA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Fourth
WhatAisAtheAnormalAO2AsaturationAofAtheAleftAheartA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-98%
WhatAisAcardiacAoutput?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ItAisAtheAtotalAamountAofAbloodAejectedAperAminute.A
*cardiacAoutputA=AstrokeAvolumeAxAHRA
*normalAcardiacAoutputA=A4-8Aliters/minute
EffectsAofAleftAsideAheartAfailureA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BloodAbacksAupAtoAlungsAandApatientAhasAshortnessAofAbreath
WhatApartAofAtheAheartAisAaffectedAwhenAthereAisApulmonaryAedemaA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
LeftAsideAofAheart
WhatAisAtheAprimaryAcauseAofACongestiveAHeartAFailure?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-SystolicAdysfunction.
WhatApartAofAtheAheartAisAaffectedAwhenAthereAisAperipheralAedema?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
RightAsideAofAtheAheart
WhenAtheAforemenAovaleAclosesAafterAbirthAdueAtoAincreasedAleftAatrialApressureAtheAspotAitAwasAlocatedAi
sAnowAcalled?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-FossaAovalis