GLOWACKI AND SOMMERS EXAM PREP Questions
and Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded
A+.
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output ? - ✔ ✔ CO= HR x SV
Stroke volume is ______________________
A. Related to preload
B. Related to afterload
C. the same as ejection fraction - ✔ ✔ bbbb]A. Related to preload
Preload is most impacted by __________________
A. Mean arterial pressure
B. Increased filling volumes
C. Ejection fraction - ✔ ✔ B. Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate ___________________
A. Increased afterload
B. Decreased afterload
C. Decreased preload - ✔ ✔ A. Increased afterload
,Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by __________________
A. Blood viscosity
B. BMI
C. Length of the vessel
D. Radius of the vessel - ✔ ✔ D. Radius of the vessel
What component of a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency ?
A. A wave
B. C wave
C. P wave
D. V wave - ✔ ✔ D. V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology
A. LV infarct
B. Aortic stenosis
C. RV infarct
D. Mitral regurgitation - ✔ ✔ C. RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical
assessment
, A. Decreased exercise tolerance
B. Decreased 02 sat
C. Increased 02 sat
D. JVD - ✔ ✔ D. JVD (jugular vein distention)
The formula for blood pressure is _________________________
A. BP= SV x SVR
B. BP= CO x SVR
C. BP= HR x SVR - ✔ ✔ B. BP = CO x SVR
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis?
A. Aging
B. Congenital
C. Cardiomyopathy
D. Mitral regurgitation - ✔ ✔ B. Congenital
The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far away from the distal tip if the swan.
A. 15cm
B. 30cm
C. 45cm
D. 5cm - ✔ ✔ B. 30cm
and Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded
A+.
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output ? - ✔ ✔ CO= HR x SV
Stroke volume is ______________________
A. Related to preload
B. Related to afterload
C. the same as ejection fraction - ✔ ✔ bbbb]A. Related to preload
Preload is most impacted by __________________
A. Mean arterial pressure
B. Increased filling volumes
C. Ejection fraction - ✔ ✔ B. Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate ___________________
A. Increased afterload
B. Decreased afterload
C. Decreased preload - ✔ ✔ A. Increased afterload
,Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by __________________
A. Blood viscosity
B. BMI
C. Length of the vessel
D. Radius of the vessel - ✔ ✔ D. Radius of the vessel
What component of a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency ?
A. A wave
B. C wave
C. P wave
D. V wave - ✔ ✔ D. V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology
A. LV infarct
B. Aortic stenosis
C. RV infarct
D. Mitral regurgitation - ✔ ✔ C. RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical
assessment
, A. Decreased exercise tolerance
B. Decreased 02 sat
C. Increased 02 sat
D. JVD - ✔ ✔ D. JVD (jugular vein distention)
The formula for blood pressure is _________________________
A. BP= SV x SVR
B. BP= CO x SVR
C. BP= HR x SVR - ✔ ✔ B. BP = CO x SVR
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis?
A. Aging
B. Congenital
C. Cardiomyopathy
D. Mitral regurgitation - ✔ ✔ B. Congenital
The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far away from the distal tip if the swan.
A. 15cm
B. 30cm
C. 45cm
D. 5cm - ✔ ✔ B. 30cm
