RCIS Exam Practice Questions \EXAM, MOST RECENT EXAM
2026-2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ / NEWEST EXAM
/JUST RELEASED!!
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in
the physical assessment?
a. Decreased exercise tolerance
b. decreased O2 sat
c. Increased O2 sat
d. JVD
d. JVD
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 from the distal tip of the
swan?
a. 15cm
b. 30cm
c. 45cm
d. 5cm
b. 30cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10cc of
saline into the ________ and the temperature change is measured in the _.
a. LA, AO
b. RV, PCWP
c. RA, PA
d. RA, LA
c. RA, PA
Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
a. tamponade
b. Restrictive pericarditis
c. acute MI
d. LV MI
b. Restrictive pericarditis
,Signs of Right sided heart failure include
a. Decreased O2 Sat
b. SOB
c. JVD
d. Pulmonary embolism
c. JVD
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot?
a. ASD, VSD, LVH, RVH
b. VVH, PS, Overriding aorta, RVH
c. Over riding aorta, RVH, LVH, ASD
d. Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
d. Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
, Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present?
SVC sat = 67% IVC sat = 71% RA Sat = 85%
RV Sat = 85% PA sat = 85% LA = 98% LV sat = 98%
AO sat = 98%
a. R to L ASD
b. L to R ASD
c. L to R VSD
d. It is all normal, there is no shunt
b. L to R ASD
The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former
site of the fossa ovalis) is called?
a. Ostium Primium
b. Sinus Venosus
c. Ostium Secundum
c. Ostium Secundum
What is Flamm's equation?
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
b. 6 (SVC) + 2(IVC)/2
c. 3 (PA) + 2 (AO)/4
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
2026-2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ / NEWEST EXAM
/JUST RELEASED!!
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in
the physical assessment?
a. Decreased exercise tolerance
b. decreased O2 sat
c. Increased O2 sat
d. JVD
d. JVD
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 from the distal tip of the
swan?
a. 15cm
b. 30cm
c. 45cm
d. 5cm
b. 30cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10cc of
saline into the ________ and the temperature change is measured in the _.
a. LA, AO
b. RV, PCWP
c. RA, PA
d. RA, LA
c. RA, PA
Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in
a. tamponade
b. Restrictive pericarditis
c. acute MI
d. LV MI
b. Restrictive pericarditis
,Signs of Right sided heart failure include
a. Decreased O2 Sat
b. SOB
c. JVD
d. Pulmonary embolism
c. JVD
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot?
a. ASD, VSD, LVH, RVH
b. VVH, PS, Overriding aorta, RVH
c. Over riding aorta, RVH, LVH, ASD
d. Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
d. Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
, Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present?
SVC sat = 67% IVC sat = 71% RA Sat = 85%
RV Sat = 85% PA sat = 85% LA = 98% LV sat = 98%
AO sat = 98%
a. R to L ASD
b. L to R ASD
c. L to R VSD
d. It is all normal, there is no shunt
b. L to R ASD
The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former
site of the fossa ovalis) is called?
a. Ostium Primium
b. Sinus Venosus
c. Ostium Secundum
c. Ostium Secundum
What is Flamm's equation?
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
b. 6 (SVC) + 2(IVC)/2
c. 3 (PA) + 2 (AO)/4
a. 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
