VASCULAR ARDMS EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● The movement and direction of blood flow is known as:
work
pressure
potential energy
kinetic energy
Answer: kinetic energy
●● Static pressure transformed to dynamic pressure is stated in:
bernoulli principle
conservation of energy law
poiseuille's law
reynolds numbere
Answer: conservation of energy law
●● What is described as 'force per unit area':
work
power
,pressure
watt
Answer: pressure
●● Which of the following most influences hydrostatic pressure?
systolic blood pressure
person's height
diastolic blood pressure
diameter of the artery or vein
Answer: person's height
●● If a pressure gradient increases, what happens to flow?
no change
increases
increases by factor of 4
decreases
Answer: increases
●● The amount of fluid moving past a point at a specific time is known
as:
volumetric flow rate
fluid viscosity
,velocity
pressure
Answer: volumetric flow rate
●● If the viscosity of blood increases, what happens to resistance?
no change
decreases
increases
increases by a factor of 4
Answer: increases
●● During systole, a nonrigid arterial wall will expand. This is known
as:
capacitance
compliance
continuity
compression
Answer: compliance
●● If resistance increases, what happens to pressure?
no change
decreases
, decreased by 1/2
increases
Answer: increases
●● If resistance increases, what happens to flow?
no change
decreases
decreases by 1/2
increases
Answer: decreases
●● The pressure at a stenosis is less than the pressure proximal and
distal to the stenosis area, this is defined in:
reynolds number
poiseuille's equation
conservation of energy law
bernoulli principle
Answer: bernoulli principle
●● What does the number 2000 represent in the formula for Reynolds
number?
turbulent flow
forward flow
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● The movement and direction of blood flow is known as:
work
pressure
potential energy
kinetic energy
Answer: kinetic energy
●● Static pressure transformed to dynamic pressure is stated in:
bernoulli principle
conservation of energy law
poiseuille's law
reynolds numbere
Answer: conservation of energy law
●● What is described as 'force per unit area':
work
power
,pressure
watt
Answer: pressure
●● Which of the following most influences hydrostatic pressure?
systolic blood pressure
person's height
diastolic blood pressure
diameter of the artery or vein
Answer: person's height
●● If a pressure gradient increases, what happens to flow?
no change
increases
increases by factor of 4
decreases
Answer: increases
●● The amount of fluid moving past a point at a specific time is known
as:
volumetric flow rate
fluid viscosity
,velocity
pressure
Answer: volumetric flow rate
●● If the viscosity of blood increases, what happens to resistance?
no change
decreases
increases
increases by a factor of 4
Answer: increases
●● During systole, a nonrigid arterial wall will expand. This is known
as:
capacitance
compliance
continuity
compression
Answer: compliance
●● If resistance increases, what happens to pressure?
no change
decreases
, decreased by 1/2
increases
Answer: increases
●● If resistance increases, what happens to flow?
no change
decreases
decreases by 1/2
increases
Answer: decreases
●● The pressure at a stenosis is less than the pressure proximal and
distal to the stenosis area, this is defined in:
reynolds number
poiseuille's equation
conservation of energy law
bernoulli principle
Answer: bernoulli principle
●● What does the number 2000 represent in the formula for Reynolds
number?
turbulent flow
forward flow
