RCIS CCI EXAM CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
◉ A common complication of placing a pacing electrode/wire is
A. MI
B. Perforation/pericadial effusion/tamponade
C. Cardiac arrest
D. None of these. Answer: B. Perforation/pericadial
effusion/tamponade
◉ A pacing generator that paces in the atria, senses in the atria, and
inhibits pacing is
A. AAI
B. AAO
C. DDD
D. AAD. Answer: A. AAI
◉ Which right heart pressure best reflects LV preload
,A. PA systolic pressure
B. PCWP
C. RA pressure
D. RV pressure. Answer: B. PCWP
◉ Aortic stenosis demonstrates a pressure that is elevated in the left
ventricle and a pressure that is lower in the
A. Left atrium
B. Aortic arch
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Right Ventricle. Answer: B. Aortic arch
◉ Back pain not relieved with NTG, morphine, or oxygen and not
associated with EKG changes can indicate
A. PVD
B. Renal failure
C. Aortic dissection
D. Occluded LAD. Answer: C. Aortic dissection
◉ A catheter has a diamter of 2.66 mm. What french size is it
,A. 7 Fr
B. 6 Fr
C. 5 Fr
D. 8 Fr. Answer: D. 8 Fr
◉ In relation to a coronary lesion where should the wire not be
placed
A. As distal as possible
B. In the nearest side branch
C. In a distal side branch
D. Proximal to the lesion
E. All of these. Answer: E. All of these
◉ Which lesion is best addressed with a rotoblator
A. Calcified
B. Soft thrombus
C. New dissection
D. Very small vessels. Answer: A. Calcified
, ◉ Hypokinetic means
A. No movement at all
B. Decreased movement
C. Hyper or increased movement
D. Disorganized movemen. Answer: B. Decreased movement
◉ If the patient complains of pain down the leg when attempting to
cannulate the right femoral artery, which way do you move the
needle
A. Lateral
B. Medial
C. Anterior
D. Medial and superior. Answer: B. Medial
◉ Coronary arteries perfuse best during
A. Systole
B. When the systolic blood pressure is less than 140 mmHg
C. Diastole
D. Equally well during systole and diastole. Answer: C. Diastole
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
◉ A common complication of placing a pacing electrode/wire is
A. MI
B. Perforation/pericadial effusion/tamponade
C. Cardiac arrest
D. None of these. Answer: B. Perforation/pericadial
effusion/tamponade
◉ A pacing generator that paces in the atria, senses in the atria, and
inhibits pacing is
A. AAI
B. AAO
C. DDD
D. AAD. Answer: A. AAI
◉ Which right heart pressure best reflects LV preload
,A. PA systolic pressure
B. PCWP
C. RA pressure
D. RV pressure. Answer: B. PCWP
◉ Aortic stenosis demonstrates a pressure that is elevated in the left
ventricle and a pressure that is lower in the
A. Left atrium
B. Aortic arch
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Right Ventricle. Answer: B. Aortic arch
◉ Back pain not relieved with NTG, morphine, or oxygen and not
associated with EKG changes can indicate
A. PVD
B. Renal failure
C. Aortic dissection
D. Occluded LAD. Answer: C. Aortic dissection
◉ A catheter has a diamter of 2.66 mm. What french size is it
,A. 7 Fr
B. 6 Fr
C. 5 Fr
D. 8 Fr. Answer: D. 8 Fr
◉ In relation to a coronary lesion where should the wire not be
placed
A. As distal as possible
B. In the nearest side branch
C. In a distal side branch
D. Proximal to the lesion
E. All of these. Answer: E. All of these
◉ Which lesion is best addressed with a rotoblator
A. Calcified
B. Soft thrombus
C. New dissection
D. Very small vessels. Answer: A. Calcified
, ◉ Hypokinetic means
A. No movement at all
B. Decreased movement
C. Hyper or increased movement
D. Disorganized movemen. Answer: B. Decreased movement
◉ If the patient complains of pain down the leg when attempting to
cannulate the right femoral artery, which way do you move the
needle
A. Lateral
B. Medial
C. Anterior
D. Medial and superior. Answer: B. Medial
◉ Coronary arteries perfuse best during
A. Systole
B. When the systolic blood pressure is less than 140 mmHg
C. Diastole
D. Equally well during systole and diastole. Answer: C. Diastole
