GLOWACKI & SOMMERS RCIS 2026 TIPS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great
vessel arises ____________ - ✔✔Truncus Arteriosus
✔✔Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of ____________ - ✔✔Cardiac Tamponade
✔✔What does RAD stand for? - ✔✔Radiation Absorbed Dose
✔✔Which component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images? - ✔✔Image
Intensifier
✔✔What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually? - ✔✔5
R.E.M.
✔✔Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead? - ✔✔0.5
✔✔What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source? - ✔✔6
Feet
✔✔In an X-ray tube the _______________________ - ✔✔Cathode is negative and the
Anode is positive
✔✔Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation? - ✔✔Lateral
✔✔What converts X-rays into an image? - ✔✔Image Intensifier
✔✔The contrast that is best for a patient is _________________ - ✔✔Low osmolality
✔✔Radiolucent means __________________ - ✔✔X-rays are permitted to pass
through
✔✔Radiopaque means __________________ - ✔✔X-rays are not permitted to pass
through
✔✔ReoPro works on ________________ - ✔✔IIb/IIIa receptors
✔✔Heparin potentiates the action of _________________ - ✔✔Antithrombin
✔✔Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of _______________ - ✔✔Thrombin
✔✔There are ______________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - ✔✔2
, ✔✔Aspirin inhibits the action of ___________________ - ✔✔Arachinodic Acid
✔✔Which agent is not an antiplatelet? - ✔✔Heparin
✔✔If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you
give? - ✔✔Fluids to hydrate
✔✔If a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given? -
✔✔Protamine
✔✔Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT? - ✔✔Adenosine
✔✔If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized?
T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔Lidocaine converts from 2 GM in 500 cc to _______________ - ✔✔4 mg in 1 cc
✔✔Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/mL in 250 cc yields a concentration of
_________________ - ✔✔400 mg in 250 cc
✔✔The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is
_________________ - ✔✔Versed (Midazolam)
✔✔The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is _______________ - ✔✔NTG
✔✔Amiodarone is used to treat ________________ - ✔✔Atrial and ventricular
arrythmias
✔✔What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer? - ✔✔NTG
✔✔Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing ________________ post
contrast administration - ✔✔Renal failure
✔✔Which rhythm is most likely to become lethal? - ✔✔Mobitz 2
✔✔The Impella catheter most closely resembles ______________ - ✔✔Pigtail
✔✔When performing an LV angiogram with the LV injector, what is the purpose of
setting a "rate of rise?" - ✔✔It makes for a smoother injection, less catheter whip, limits
ectopy
✔✔An EKG demonstrates ST elevation in leads II, III, and AVF. What type of infarct
would you suspect? - ✔✔Inferior wall
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great
vessel arises ____________ - ✔✔Truncus Arteriosus
✔✔Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of ____________ - ✔✔Cardiac Tamponade
✔✔What does RAD stand for? - ✔✔Radiation Absorbed Dose
✔✔Which component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images? - ✔✔Image
Intensifier
✔✔What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually? - ✔✔5
R.E.M.
✔✔Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead? - ✔✔0.5
✔✔What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source? - ✔✔6
Feet
✔✔In an X-ray tube the _______________________ - ✔✔Cathode is negative and the
Anode is positive
✔✔Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation? - ✔✔Lateral
✔✔What converts X-rays into an image? - ✔✔Image Intensifier
✔✔The contrast that is best for a patient is _________________ - ✔✔Low osmolality
✔✔Radiolucent means __________________ - ✔✔X-rays are permitted to pass
through
✔✔Radiopaque means __________________ - ✔✔X-rays are not permitted to pass
through
✔✔ReoPro works on ________________ - ✔✔IIb/IIIa receptors
✔✔Heparin potentiates the action of _________________ - ✔✔Antithrombin
✔✔Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of _______________ - ✔✔Thrombin
✔✔There are ______________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - ✔✔2
, ✔✔Aspirin inhibits the action of ___________________ - ✔✔Arachinodic Acid
✔✔Which agent is not an antiplatelet? - ✔✔Heparin
✔✔If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you
give? - ✔✔Fluids to hydrate
✔✔If a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given? -
✔✔Protamine
✔✔Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT? - ✔✔Adenosine
✔✔If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized?
T/F - ✔✔True
✔✔Lidocaine converts from 2 GM in 500 cc to _______________ - ✔✔4 mg in 1 cc
✔✔Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/mL in 250 cc yields a concentration of
_________________ - ✔✔400 mg in 250 cc
✔✔The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is
_________________ - ✔✔Versed (Midazolam)
✔✔The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is _______________ - ✔✔NTG
✔✔Amiodarone is used to treat ________________ - ✔✔Atrial and ventricular
arrythmias
✔✔What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer? - ✔✔NTG
✔✔Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing ________________ post
contrast administration - ✔✔Renal failure
✔✔Which rhythm is most likely to become lethal? - ✔✔Mobitz 2
✔✔The Impella catheter most closely resembles ______________ - ✔✔Pigtail
✔✔When performing an LV angiogram with the LV injector, what is the purpose of
setting a "rate of rise?" - ✔✔It makes for a smoother injection, less catheter whip, limits
ectopy
✔✔An EKG demonstrates ST elevation in leads II, III, and AVF. What type of infarct
would you suspect? - ✔✔Inferior wall
