RCIS 2026 Glowacki & Sommers Exam Questions
and Correct Answers | New Update 2026/2027 |
100% Verified | Graded A+.
1. What is the normal range of Potassium (K+) in the blood? - ✔ ✔ 3.5 - 5.O
2. When the patient has a vasovagal reaction, what do you do? - ✔ ✔ Give Fluids
Trendelenburg position
Atropine .5mg- 1mg IV push
3. When a patient has a vasovagal reaction, what do you see? - ✔ ✔ BP Decreases
HR Decreases
SV Decreases
4. If a patient has a high Creatinine, what should you consider? - ✔ ✔ Pre-Op Fluid Hydration
Use as small amount of contrast as possible
:3Ml/Kg or 3 times the GFR
5. INR measures the levels of which drug? - ✔ ✔ Coumadin
6. Most commjon access point to perform a myocardial biopsy? - ✔ ✔ R IJ
,7. What are the landmarks to preform an IJ access? - ✔ ✔ the IJ lies between the medial and lateral
heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and lateral to the carotid artery
8. What is the name for Potassium <3.5 - ✔ ✔ Hypokalemia
9. What is the name for Potassium >5.0 - ✔ ✔ Hyperkalemia
10. Name some Antiplatelet meds - ✔ ✔ ASA, Plavix, Brillenta, Effient, Integrelin, and Reopro
11. Adenosine causes what - ✔ ✔ Max Hyperemia
12. Lovenox impacts what? - ✔ ✔ Antithrombin and Factor Xa
13. What might be the medication of choice for SVT? - ✔ ✔ Adenosine
14. How does heparin prevent clot formation? - ✔ ✔ by preventing the conversion of prothrombin to
thrombin
Heparin combines with antithrombin to make it more effective
15. What is the initial dose of Versed for Sedation? - ✔ ✔ .5 mg - 1mg
16. How does plavix act? - ✔ ✔ Plavix turns off receptor sites on the platelets (super-aspirin)
,17. If a patient is on NPH insulin, what medication should not be given? - ✔ ✔ Protamine
18. which procedure require venous access? - ✔ ✔ ASD/PFO
Mitral Clip
Watchman
Mitral Valveplasty Right
heart cath heart biopsy
permanent pacemaker
temporary pacemaker
afib ablation/EP
ICE catheter
19. Which procedure require arterial access? - ✔ ✔ Left heart cath
PCI
TAVR
Impella
IABP
20. What does ASA do? - ✔ ✔ ASA prevents platelet adhesion
21. TPA acts by? - ✔ ✔ Dissolving fibrin
Activates Plasminogen
22. how to you check a patient's clotting time after being given heparin? - ✔ ✔ ACT If not available,
draw PTT
, 23. Prior to a procedure, what information must be found on the patient's chart? - ✔ ✔ H&P with 30
days
Informed consent specific cath lab
procedure order set
24. Which procedures require the use of the ICE catheter - ✔ ✔ ASD/PFO
Mitral Valvuloplasty
Mitral Valve Clip
EP Ablations
In place of TEE in TAVR
25. What labs look at kidney function? - ✔ ✔ BUN and Creatinine
GFR
Creatinine clearance
26. The most accurate measure of cardiac muscle fiber damage after an MI is what? - ✔ ✔ Troponin
27. What may cause cancellation of an elective cath lab procedure? - ✔ ✔ Increased WBC's
Low potassium
Increased INR
Anemia (low hgb and hct) elevated
creatinine decreased
GFR
and Correct Answers | New Update 2026/2027 |
100% Verified | Graded A+.
1. What is the normal range of Potassium (K+) in the blood? - ✔ ✔ 3.5 - 5.O
2. When the patient has a vasovagal reaction, what do you do? - ✔ ✔ Give Fluids
Trendelenburg position
Atropine .5mg- 1mg IV push
3. When a patient has a vasovagal reaction, what do you see? - ✔ ✔ BP Decreases
HR Decreases
SV Decreases
4. If a patient has a high Creatinine, what should you consider? - ✔ ✔ Pre-Op Fluid Hydration
Use as small amount of contrast as possible
:3Ml/Kg or 3 times the GFR
5. INR measures the levels of which drug? - ✔ ✔ Coumadin
6. Most commjon access point to perform a myocardial biopsy? - ✔ ✔ R IJ
,7. What are the landmarks to preform an IJ access? - ✔ ✔ the IJ lies between the medial and lateral
heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and lateral to the carotid artery
8. What is the name for Potassium <3.5 - ✔ ✔ Hypokalemia
9. What is the name for Potassium >5.0 - ✔ ✔ Hyperkalemia
10. Name some Antiplatelet meds - ✔ ✔ ASA, Plavix, Brillenta, Effient, Integrelin, and Reopro
11. Adenosine causes what - ✔ ✔ Max Hyperemia
12. Lovenox impacts what? - ✔ ✔ Antithrombin and Factor Xa
13. What might be the medication of choice for SVT? - ✔ ✔ Adenosine
14. How does heparin prevent clot formation? - ✔ ✔ by preventing the conversion of prothrombin to
thrombin
Heparin combines with antithrombin to make it more effective
15. What is the initial dose of Versed for Sedation? - ✔ ✔ .5 mg - 1mg
16. How does plavix act? - ✔ ✔ Plavix turns off receptor sites on the platelets (super-aspirin)
,17. If a patient is on NPH insulin, what medication should not be given? - ✔ ✔ Protamine
18. which procedure require venous access? - ✔ ✔ ASD/PFO
Mitral Clip
Watchman
Mitral Valveplasty Right
heart cath heart biopsy
permanent pacemaker
temporary pacemaker
afib ablation/EP
ICE catheter
19. Which procedure require arterial access? - ✔ ✔ Left heart cath
PCI
TAVR
Impella
IABP
20. What does ASA do? - ✔ ✔ ASA prevents platelet adhesion
21. TPA acts by? - ✔ ✔ Dissolving fibrin
Activates Plasminogen
22. how to you check a patient's clotting time after being given heparin? - ✔ ✔ ACT If not available,
draw PTT
, 23. Prior to a procedure, what information must be found on the patient's chart? - ✔ ✔ H&P with 30
days
Informed consent specific cath lab
procedure order set
24. Which procedures require the use of the ICE catheter - ✔ ✔ ASD/PFO
Mitral Valvuloplasty
Mitral Valve Clip
EP Ablations
In place of TEE in TAVR
25. What labs look at kidney function? - ✔ ✔ BUN and Creatinine
GFR
Creatinine clearance
26. The most accurate measure of cardiac muscle fiber damage after an MI is what? - ✔ ✔ Troponin
27. What may cause cancellation of an elective cath lab procedure? - ✔ ✔ Increased WBC's
Low potassium
Increased INR
Anemia (low hgb and hct) elevated
creatinine decreased
GFR
