ECMO Specialist Exam Guide 2026: Practice
Questions & Answers
A disease must be believed to be possibly____________ for consideration of
ECMO
Reversible
There is no ______________ support with VV ECMO
Hemodynamic
VA ECMO is like _____________ bypass.
Partial. Some blood still travels through native heart..
VA ECLS drains from _________ system and returns to _________ system
Venous, Arterial. Cardiac support. Bypasses lungs
VV ECLS drains from _________ and returns to _________ system
Venous, Venous. Drains from Vena Cava and returns to RA tricuspid valve
To convert mm to french sizing
Multiple the mm x 3
Dual lumen cannulas must be placed using
Fluoroscopy
Why do we not cannulate in the carotids of adults?
Plaque
To cannulate the _________ artery, a surgeon is required along with a gortex
graft
Subclavian
It takes ____ - ____ hours to epithelize the surface of the cannulas
6-8. This allows the same circuit to be used, even if heparin was used, in cases of
HIT
Convert Fr to mm
, Divide Fr by 3
Dependent on _________ and _________
Preload and afterload
Cardiohelp has no _________ access
Negative
Hollow fiber microporous membrane material
Polymethylpentene
Cardiohelp blood flow range
0.5-7L/min
The blender is like the _________ _________ on a vent
Minute ventilation
Increase sweep to _________ CO2
decrease
Transonic Flow probe
Distal to shunts
Measures what flow the pt is receiving
Zero before pt run
Hemoconcentrator
Membrane used to remove free water from circulating blood volume (ancillary
tech.)
In VA ECMO can sweep gas flow ever be zero?
NO. Our minimum is 0.5. Causes hypoxia
In VV ECMO can you clamp gas line?
YES! When weaning!
How much volume to prime entire circuit? (what kind of bolus to pt)
Questions & Answers
A disease must be believed to be possibly____________ for consideration of
ECMO
Reversible
There is no ______________ support with VV ECMO
Hemodynamic
VA ECMO is like _____________ bypass.
Partial. Some blood still travels through native heart..
VA ECLS drains from _________ system and returns to _________ system
Venous, Arterial. Cardiac support. Bypasses lungs
VV ECLS drains from _________ and returns to _________ system
Venous, Venous. Drains from Vena Cava and returns to RA tricuspid valve
To convert mm to french sizing
Multiple the mm x 3
Dual lumen cannulas must be placed using
Fluoroscopy
Why do we not cannulate in the carotids of adults?
Plaque
To cannulate the _________ artery, a surgeon is required along with a gortex
graft
Subclavian
It takes ____ - ____ hours to epithelize the surface of the cannulas
6-8. This allows the same circuit to be used, even if heparin was used, in cases of
HIT
Convert Fr to mm
, Divide Fr by 3
Dependent on _________ and _________
Preload and afterload
Cardiohelp has no _________ access
Negative
Hollow fiber microporous membrane material
Polymethylpentene
Cardiohelp blood flow range
0.5-7L/min
The blender is like the _________ _________ on a vent
Minute ventilation
Increase sweep to _________ CO2
decrease
Transonic Flow probe
Distal to shunts
Measures what flow the pt is receiving
Zero before pt run
Hemoconcentrator
Membrane used to remove free water from circulating blood volume (ancillary
tech.)
In VA ECMO can sweep gas flow ever be zero?
NO. Our minimum is 0.5. Causes hypoxia
In VV ECMO can you clamp gas line?
YES! When weaning!
How much volume to prime entire circuit? (what kind of bolus to pt)
