RVT ARDMS EXAM ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Venous stasis. Answer: Slowed blood flow in veins. Caused by
immobility, myocardial infarction, CHF, hypotension, COPD, obesity,
pregnancy, previous DVT, extrinsic compression, SVC syndrome,
paraplegia, surgery associated conditions.
◉ 2 types of Trauma/endothelial damage. Answer: Intrinsic and
extrinsic
◉ Intrinsic trauma is. Answer: Damage to the vessel wall from
intravenous drugs or a catheter. Increased use of PICC line results in
higher incidence of upper extremity thrombus, usually developing at
most proximal portion of PICC line.
◉ Extrinsic trauma is. Answer: Damage caused by an accident,
which can occur at any site of the body.
◉ Hypercoagulability is associated with. Answer: Pregnancy, cancer,
oral contraceptives and/or hormone replacement therapy, inherited
states,e.g., factor V Leiden or protein C, protein S, or Antithrombin III
deficiency
,◉ Sensitivity, and
How to calculate?. Answer: -Ability of a test to detect disease, how
many tests are correctly called positive.
- # of true positives divided by # of all positive tests by gold
standard, or TP/TP+FN
◉ Specificity, and how to calculate?. Answer: -Ability of a test to
identify normality, or how many results were correctly called
negative.
- # of true negative divided by # of all negative tests by gold
standard, or TN/TN+FP
◉ Positive predictive value, and how to calculate?. Answer: -
percentage of test results that accurately predict abnormality, or
what % correctly predicted disease.
- # of true positive test divided by # of all positive tests, or
TP/TP+FP
◉ Negative predictive value, and how to calculate?. Answer: -
percentage of test results that accurately predict normality, or what
% correctly predicted absence of disease.
- # of true negatives divided by # of all negative tests, or TN/TN+FN
◉ Accuracy, and how to calculate?. Answer: - % of correct tests, or
how well does the test both detect and rule out disease.
, - total # of correct tests divided by total # of all tests, or
TP+TN/TP+FP+FN+TN
◉ Brachiocephalic/ Innominate vien formed from confluence of?.
Answer: Subclavien and Internal jugular vein
◉ Vascular disease more common in women?. Answer: Takayasu's
arteritis-tennage to young women more common.
FMD- younger women.
Celiac band syndrome- young athletic women.
◉ Vascular disease more common in men?. Answer: Obliteritis
angitis(bergers disease)- younger <40 men, heavy smokers.
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome- young athletic men.
◉ Celiac artery supplies blood to what organs?. Answer: Stomach,
liver, pancreas, duodenum, and spleen.
◉ Celiac artery branches into?. Answer: Left gastric, splenic,
common hepatic arteries.
◉ SMA supplies blood to what organs?. Answer: Small intestine,
cecum, ascending colon, part of transverse colon.
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Venous stasis. Answer: Slowed blood flow in veins. Caused by
immobility, myocardial infarction, CHF, hypotension, COPD, obesity,
pregnancy, previous DVT, extrinsic compression, SVC syndrome,
paraplegia, surgery associated conditions.
◉ 2 types of Trauma/endothelial damage. Answer: Intrinsic and
extrinsic
◉ Intrinsic trauma is. Answer: Damage to the vessel wall from
intravenous drugs or a catheter. Increased use of PICC line results in
higher incidence of upper extremity thrombus, usually developing at
most proximal portion of PICC line.
◉ Extrinsic trauma is. Answer: Damage caused by an accident,
which can occur at any site of the body.
◉ Hypercoagulability is associated with. Answer: Pregnancy, cancer,
oral contraceptives and/or hormone replacement therapy, inherited
states,e.g., factor V Leiden or protein C, protein S, or Antithrombin III
deficiency
,◉ Sensitivity, and
How to calculate?. Answer: -Ability of a test to detect disease, how
many tests are correctly called positive.
- # of true positives divided by # of all positive tests by gold
standard, or TP/TP+FN
◉ Specificity, and how to calculate?. Answer: -Ability of a test to
identify normality, or how many results were correctly called
negative.
- # of true negative divided by # of all negative tests by gold
standard, or TN/TN+FP
◉ Positive predictive value, and how to calculate?. Answer: -
percentage of test results that accurately predict abnormality, or
what % correctly predicted disease.
- # of true positive test divided by # of all positive tests, or
TP/TP+FP
◉ Negative predictive value, and how to calculate?. Answer: -
percentage of test results that accurately predict normality, or what
% correctly predicted absence of disease.
- # of true negatives divided by # of all negative tests, or TN/TN+FN
◉ Accuracy, and how to calculate?. Answer: - % of correct tests, or
how well does the test both detect and rule out disease.
, - total # of correct tests divided by total # of all tests, or
TP+TN/TP+FP+FN+TN
◉ Brachiocephalic/ Innominate vien formed from confluence of?.
Answer: Subclavien and Internal jugular vein
◉ Vascular disease more common in women?. Answer: Takayasu's
arteritis-tennage to young women more common.
FMD- younger women.
Celiac band syndrome- young athletic women.
◉ Vascular disease more common in men?. Answer: Obliteritis
angitis(bergers disease)- younger <40 men, heavy smokers.
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome- young athletic men.
◉ Celiac artery supplies blood to what organs?. Answer: Stomach,
liver, pancreas, duodenum, and spleen.
◉ Celiac artery branches into?. Answer: Left gastric, splenic,
common hepatic arteries.
◉ SMA supplies blood to what organs?. Answer: Small intestine,
cecum, ascending colon, part of transverse colon.
