RCIS CCI EXAM 2026 PRACTICE QUESTION
SET TWO
◉ What procedural steps are completed IMMEDIATELY prior to
deployment of a transcatheter aortic valve? Choose three steps.
a. hold respirations
b. aortic root angiography
c. perform left ventriculogram
d. rapidly pace the right atrium
e. rapidly pace the right ventricle. Answer: a. hold respiratons
b. aortic root angiography
e. rapidly pace the right ventricle
(x)
◉ What is the systemic vascular resistance using the values
provided?
CO = 5.23 L/min
AO mean = 100
PA mean = 22
LA mean = 12
RA mean = 4
,HR = 71 beats/min
Hgb = 14.5
AO sat = 98%
PA sat = 75
Equation: ((AO mean- RA mean)/CO)). Answer: 18.36
◉ What valve is the valvuloplasty being performed on?
a. aortic
b. mitral
c. tricuspid
d. pulmonic. Answer: A. Aortic
(x)
(no idea idea if this is right based on the picture-picture saved to
computer)
◉ What can critical limb ischemia lead to? Choose three that apply.
a. cellulitis
b. wound infection
c. decubitus ulcers
d. excessive bruising
e. amputation of affected limb. Answer: c. decubitus ulcers
,d. excessive bruising
e. amputation of affected limb
◉ What is the MOST significant risk associated with carotid artery
stenting compared to carotid endarterectomy?
a. higher risk of renal failure
b. higher risk of myocardial infarction
c. higher risk of periprocedural stroke
d. higher risk of pulmonary embolism. Answer: c. higher risk of
periprocedural stroke
(x)
◉ What medication is a cardiac glycoside?
a. Lasix™
b. digoxin
c. Hyperstat™
d. hydralazine. Answer: b. digoxin
◉ What are the MOST COMMON access sites for an RV biopsy?
Choose three sites.
a. left femoral vein
b. right axilary vein
, c. right brachial vein
d. left subclavian vein
e. right subclavian vein
f. right internal jugular vein. Answer: a. left femoral vein
e. right subclavian vein
f. right IJ vein
(Why not right brachial vein?)
◉ What complications are MOST FREQUENTLY associated with
vascular closure devices? Choose three responses.
a. infection
b. thrombosis
c. device failure
d. delayed bleeding
e. acute hemorrhage. Answer: a. infection
b. thrombosis
c. device failure
◉ What determines the number of electrons generated by an x-ray
tube?
a. frame rate
SET TWO
◉ What procedural steps are completed IMMEDIATELY prior to
deployment of a transcatheter aortic valve? Choose three steps.
a. hold respirations
b. aortic root angiography
c. perform left ventriculogram
d. rapidly pace the right atrium
e. rapidly pace the right ventricle. Answer: a. hold respiratons
b. aortic root angiography
e. rapidly pace the right ventricle
(x)
◉ What is the systemic vascular resistance using the values
provided?
CO = 5.23 L/min
AO mean = 100
PA mean = 22
LA mean = 12
RA mean = 4
,HR = 71 beats/min
Hgb = 14.5
AO sat = 98%
PA sat = 75
Equation: ((AO mean- RA mean)/CO)). Answer: 18.36
◉ What valve is the valvuloplasty being performed on?
a. aortic
b. mitral
c. tricuspid
d. pulmonic. Answer: A. Aortic
(x)
(no idea idea if this is right based on the picture-picture saved to
computer)
◉ What can critical limb ischemia lead to? Choose three that apply.
a. cellulitis
b. wound infection
c. decubitus ulcers
d. excessive bruising
e. amputation of affected limb. Answer: c. decubitus ulcers
,d. excessive bruising
e. amputation of affected limb
◉ What is the MOST significant risk associated with carotid artery
stenting compared to carotid endarterectomy?
a. higher risk of renal failure
b. higher risk of myocardial infarction
c. higher risk of periprocedural stroke
d. higher risk of pulmonary embolism. Answer: c. higher risk of
periprocedural stroke
(x)
◉ What medication is a cardiac glycoside?
a. Lasix™
b. digoxin
c. Hyperstat™
d. hydralazine. Answer: b. digoxin
◉ What are the MOST COMMON access sites for an RV biopsy?
Choose three sites.
a. left femoral vein
b. right axilary vein
, c. right brachial vein
d. left subclavian vein
e. right subclavian vein
f. right internal jugular vein. Answer: a. left femoral vein
e. right subclavian vein
f. right IJ vein
(Why not right brachial vein?)
◉ What complications are MOST FREQUENTLY associated with
vascular closure devices? Choose three responses.
a. infection
b. thrombosis
c. device failure
d. delayed bleeding
e. acute hemorrhage. Answer: a. infection
b. thrombosis
c. device failure
◉ What determines the number of electrons generated by an x-ray
tube?
a. frame rate
