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
,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
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 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
,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
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 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
