ARRT VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL
MOCK EXAM 100% SOLVED.
,Which of the following aortic arch variations has the highest incidence of occurrence?
a.) coarctation
b.)duplicated arch
c.) common origin innominate and left common carotid arteries
d.) left vertebral arising from the aorta - ANSWERc.) common origin innominate and left
common carotid arteries
Which of the following supplies the structures of the neck, face and scalp?
a.) internal carotid
b.) small cervical branches of common carotid
c.) vertebral arteries
d.) external carotid arteries - ANSWERd.) external carotid arteries
Which of the following guidelines regarding the use of a coil as an embolic agent is least
appropriate?
a.) Match the diameter of the coil wire to the catheter lumen.
b.) The final diameter of the coil should be the same as the target vessel.
c.) Gentle forward pressure on the catheter helps the coil to "pack".
d.) Platinum coils are softer and easier to see than steel coils. - ANSWERb.) The final
diameter of the coil should be the same as the target vessel.
A device that is used to deliver a bolus of contrast medium to a specific site during
angiography or other radiological procedures is known as which of the following?
a.) Catheter
b.) Port
c.) Stent
d.) Line. - ANSWERa.) catheter
The access indicated only when the thoracic veins and the infrarenal inferior vena cava
are occluded is which of the following?
a.) subclavian vein
b.) upper extremity veins
c.) transhepatic access
d.) translumbar access - ANSWERc.) transhepatic access
The embolic agent that is supplied in small sterile bricks or a fine powder, is
compressible, and is absorbed over a period of 4-6 weeks is which of the following?
a.) autologous clot
b.) vascular plug
,c.) gelfoam
d.) polyvinyl alcohol - ANSWERc.) gelfoam
Peripherally inserted central catheter line placement guidelines would include all of the
following EXCEPT:
a.) surgical arm prep
b.) basilic or cephalic vein preferred
c.) access vein with micropuncture needle
d.) tip of catheter should be in low left atrium - ANSWERd.) tip of catheter should be in
low left atrium
Dissections are the most common with which type of guidewire?
a.) Terumo
b.) Rosen
c.) Straight
d.) 3J. - ANSWERc. straight
An arrangement of columns or rows of cells, or pixels, forming a digital image is called
a(n):
a.) image matrix
b.) dynamic range
c.) digital image subtraction
d.) data range - ANSWERa.) image matrix
Which of the following types of catheters has the lowest coefficient of friction?
a.) Polyethylene.
b.) Teflon.
c.) Polyurethane.
d.) Plastic. - ANSWERb.) teflon
Which type of guidewire is used for tortuous and diseased veins?
a.) Straight wire
b.) Rosen
c.) Amplatz stiff
d.) 3J - ANSWERd.) 3J
Which of the following is a classification of stents that are the most flexible, but can
"shingle" or "fish scale" when deployed in tight curves?
a.) open-celled
b.) closed-celled
, c.) drug-eluting
d.) expandable - ANSWERa.) open-celled
How long are central venous catheters left in the patient's body?
a.) Several weeks or longer
b.) One week or less
c.) Two days or less
d.) Under 1 hour. - ANSWERa.) several weeks or longer
Which of the following ranges of blood pressure values in an adult at rest is considered
to be stage 1 hypertension?
a.) 120/80 mm Hg or less
b.) 120/80 mm Hg or greater
c.) 140/90 mm Hg or greater
d.) 130/80 mm Hg or greater - ANSWERd.) 130/80 mm Hg or greater
Hypertension increases the risk of:
a.) bleeding
b.) hematoma
c.) anaphylaxis
d.) myocardial infarction - ANSWERb.) hematoma
Which of the following is the normal range for hematocrit in adult females?
a.) 54.8-67.2%
b.) 38.8-50%
c.) 22.4-36.5%
d.) 36-48% - ANSWERd.) 36-48%
Which of the following ranges of blood pressure values in an adult at rest is considered
to be stage 1 hypertension?
a.) 140 or higher systolic or 90 or higher diastolic.
b.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
c.) Less than 120/80 mm Hg.
d.) 120-129 systolic or less than 80. - ANSWERb.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
The degree of blackening or opacity of an area in a radiograph due to the accumulation
of black metallic silver following exposure and processing of a film is the:
a.) image media
b.) shade of contrast
c.) density
MOCK EXAM 100% SOLVED.
,Which of the following aortic arch variations has the highest incidence of occurrence?
a.) coarctation
b.)duplicated arch
c.) common origin innominate and left common carotid arteries
d.) left vertebral arising from the aorta - ANSWERc.) common origin innominate and left
common carotid arteries
Which of the following supplies the structures of the neck, face and scalp?
a.) internal carotid
b.) small cervical branches of common carotid
c.) vertebral arteries
d.) external carotid arteries - ANSWERd.) external carotid arteries
Which of the following guidelines regarding the use of a coil as an embolic agent is least
appropriate?
a.) Match the diameter of the coil wire to the catheter lumen.
b.) The final diameter of the coil should be the same as the target vessel.
c.) Gentle forward pressure on the catheter helps the coil to "pack".
d.) Platinum coils are softer and easier to see than steel coils. - ANSWERb.) The final
diameter of the coil should be the same as the target vessel.
A device that is used to deliver a bolus of contrast medium to a specific site during
angiography or other radiological procedures is known as which of the following?
a.) Catheter
b.) Port
c.) Stent
d.) Line. - ANSWERa.) catheter
The access indicated only when the thoracic veins and the infrarenal inferior vena cava
are occluded is which of the following?
a.) subclavian vein
b.) upper extremity veins
c.) transhepatic access
d.) translumbar access - ANSWERc.) transhepatic access
The embolic agent that is supplied in small sterile bricks or a fine powder, is
compressible, and is absorbed over a period of 4-6 weeks is which of the following?
a.) autologous clot
b.) vascular plug
,c.) gelfoam
d.) polyvinyl alcohol - ANSWERc.) gelfoam
Peripherally inserted central catheter line placement guidelines would include all of the
following EXCEPT:
a.) surgical arm prep
b.) basilic or cephalic vein preferred
c.) access vein with micropuncture needle
d.) tip of catheter should be in low left atrium - ANSWERd.) tip of catheter should be in
low left atrium
Dissections are the most common with which type of guidewire?
a.) Terumo
b.) Rosen
c.) Straight
d.) 3J. - ANSWERc. straight
An arrangement of columns or rows of cells, or pixels, forming a digital image is called
a(n):
a.) image matrix
b.) dynamic range
c.) digital image subtraction
d.) data range - ANSWERa.) image matrix
Which of the following types of catheters has the lowest coefficient of friction?
a.) Polyethylene.
b.) Teflon.
c.) Polyurethane.
d.) Plastic. - ANSWERb.) teflon
Which type of guidewire is used for tortuous and diseased veins?
a.) Straight wire
b.) Rosen
c.) Amplatz stiff
d.) 3J - ANSWERd.) 3J
Which of the following is a classification of stents that are the most flexible, but can
"shingle" or "fish scale" when deployed in tight curves?
a.) open-celled
b.) closed-celled
, c.) drug-eluting
d.) expandable - ANSWERa.) open-celled
How long are central venous catheters left in the patient's body?
a.) Several weeks or longer
b.) One week or less
c.) Two days or less
d.) Under 1 hour. - ANSWERa.) several weeks or longer
Which of the following ranges of blood pressure values in an adult at rest is considered
to be stage 1 hypertension?
a.) 120/80 mm Hg or less
b.) 120/80 mm Hg or greater
c.) 140/90 mm Hg or greater
d.) 130/80 mm Hg or greater - ANSWERd.) 130/80 mm Hg or greater
Hypertension increases the risk of:
a.) bleeding
b.) hematoma
c.) anaphylaxis
d.) myocardial infarction - ANSWERb.) hematoma
Which of the following is the normal range for hematocrit in adult females?
a.) 54.8-67.2%
b.) 38.8-50%
c.) 22.4-36.5%
d.) 36-48% - ANSWERd.) 36-48%
Which of the following ranges of blood pressure values in an adult at rest is considered
to be stage 1 hypertension?
a.) 140 or higher systolic or 90 or higher diastolic.
b.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
c.) Less than 120/80 mm Hg.
d.) 120-129 systolic or less than 80. - ANSWERb.) 130-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic.
The degree of blackening or opacity of an area in a radiograph due to the accumulation
of black metallic silver following exposure and processing of a film is the:
a.) image media
b.) shade of contrast
c.) density
