RCIS CCI EXAM COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
2026
◉ What happens if you deliver a shock to a patient on the T wave
A. they are easily converted to a sinus rhythm
B. you could put them into v fib
C. you could make them hypertensive
D. nothing and you would need to start over. Answer: B. you could
put them into v fib
◉ What is a normal PR interval
A. .08-.12
B. >.20
C. .12-.20
D. .15-.25. Answer: C. .12-.20
◉ If a patient is attached to the monitor, V tach is the rhythm, the
patient has no pulse and is not responding, what should you do
A. synchronized cardioversion
,B. unsynchronized cardioversion
C. call the MD before taking action
D. check a BP. Answer: B. unsynchronized cardioversion
◉ A pacing generator that paces in both chambers, senses in the
ventricle, and inhibits QRS complexes is a
A. DDI
B. DVI
C. AAI
D. AVI. Answer: B. DVI
◉ What is the formula for calculating SVR
A. mean AO - mean RA / CO
B. mean PA - mean PCWP / CO
C. EDV - ESV / EDV
none of these. Answer: A. mean AO - mean RA / CO
◉ Which cardiac output would be most accurate in a patient with
tricuspid regurgitation
,A. thermal
B. LVMF
C. fick
D. you cannot get a CO on this patient. Answer: C. fick
◉ If a patient has a pulsatile mass below the sheath site and a bruit
is present, what should be suspected
A. hematoma
B. aortic dissection
C. thrombus
D. pseudoaneurysm. Answer: D. pseudoaneurysm
◉ Which catheter should be used to cannulate an LAD with a high
take off
A. JL 4
B. Multipurpose
C. amplatz
D. JL 5. Answer: C. amplatz
, ◉ When performing a myocardial biopsy, where are the tissue
samples taken from
A. LV
B. RV
C. LA
D. RA. Answer: B. RV
◉ Nitroglycerin works to decrease preload when given during an MI
by dilating
A. peripheral arteries
B. arterioiles
C. veins
D. coronary arteries. Answer: C. veins
◉ Low dose dopamine (1-5 mcg/kg/min)
A. improves renal function and urine output
B. increases heart rate
C. increases systolic blood pressure
2026
◉ What happens if you deliver a shock to a patient on the T wave
A. they are easily converted to a sinus rhythm
B. you could put them into v fib
C. you could make them hypertensive
D. nothing and you would need to start over. Answer: B. you could
put them into v fib
◉ What is a normal PR interval
A. .08-.12
B. >.20
C. .12-.20
D. .15-.25. Answer: C. .12-.20
◉ If a patient is attached to the monitor, V tach is the rhythm, the
patient has no pulse and is not responding, what should you do
A. synchronized cardioversion
,B. unsynchronized cardioversion
C. call the MD before taking action
D. check a BP. Answer: B. unsynchronized cardioversion
◉ A pacing generator that paces in both chambers, senses in the
ventricle, and inhibits QRS complexes is a
A. DDI
B. DVI
C. AAI
D. AVI. Answer: B. DVI
◉ What is the formula for calculating SVR
A. mean AO - mean RA / CO
B. mean PA - mean PCWP / CO
C. EDV - ESV / EDV
none of these. Answer: A. mean AO - mean RA / CO
◉ Which cardiac output would be most accurate in a patient with
tricuspid regurgitation
,A. thermal
B. LVMF
C. fick
D. you cannot get a CO on this patient. Answer: C. fick
◉ If a patient has a pulsatile mass below the sheath site and a bruit
is present, what should be suspected
A. hematoma
B. aortic dissection
C. thrombus
D. pseudoaneurysm. Answer: D. pseudoaneurysm
◉ Which catheter should be used to cannulate an LAD with a high
take off
A. JL 4
B. Multipurpose
C. amplatz
D. JL 5. Answer: C. amplatz
, ◉ When performing a myocardial biopsy, where are the tissue
samples taken from
A. LV
B. RV
C. LA
D. RA. Answer: B. RV
◉ Nitroglycerin works to decrease preload when given during an MI
by dilating
A. peripheral arteries
B. arterioiles
C. veins
D. coronary arteries. Answer: C. veins
◉ Low dose dopamine (1-5 mcg/kg/min)
A. improves renal function and urine output
B. increases heart rate
C. increases systolic blood pressure
