RCIS Practice Test Questions and
Answers 2023-2024 with
complete solution
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Correct Answer CO= HR x SV
What is stroke volume related to? - Correct Answer preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - Correct Answer Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... - Correct Answer
Increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Correct Answer Radius of the
vessel
The formula for BP is.... - Correct Answer BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral
insufficiency - Correct Answer V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Correct Answer RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the
physical assessment - Correct Answer JVD
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - Correct Answer Congenital
The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan -
Correct Answer 30 cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline
into the _____ and the temperature change is measured in the ______ - Correct
Answer RA, PA
Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Correct Answer restrictive
pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include - Correct Answer JVD
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 sat= 98% LV sat= 98% AO sat=
98% - Correct Answer L to R ASD
,What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the
fossa ovalis) is called - Correct Answer Ostium Secundum
What is the Flamm's equation - Correct Answer 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
The formula used to calculate MAP is - Correct Answer 1 (systolic) + 2 (diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - Correct Answer
Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great
vessel arises - Correct Answer Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - Correct Answer Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for - Correct Answer Radiation absorbed dose
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images - Correct Answer
Image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Correct
Answer 5 REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Correct Answer .5
What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source - Correct
Answer 6 feet
In an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode - Correct Answer
Cathode: positive
Anode: negative
Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation - Correct Answer
Lateral
What converts x-rays into an image - Correct Answer Image Intensifier
The contrast that is best for a patient is - Correct Answer low osmolality
Radiolucent means - Correct Answer X-rays are permitted to pass through
Radiopaque means - Correct Answer X-rays are not permitted to pass through
ReoPro works on - Correct Answer IIb/IIIa receptors
, Heparin potentiates the action of - Correct Answer Antithrombin
Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of - Correct Answer Thrombin
There are _________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Correct Answer
2
Aspirin inhibits the action of - Correct Answer Arachidonic Acid
Which agent is not an antiplatelet - Correct Answer Heparin
If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you give -
Correct Answer fluids to hydrate
If a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given - Correct
Answer Protamine
Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT - Correct Answer
Adenosine
True/False
If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized -
Correct Answer True
Lidocaine converts from 2GM in 500cc to - Correct Answer 4 mg in 1 cc
Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/ml in 250cc yields a concetration of - Correct
Answer 400 mg in 250cc
The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is - Correct Answer
Versed/Midazolam
The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is - Correct Answer NTG
Amiodarone is used to treat - Correct Answer Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer - Correct Answer NTG
Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing _______ post contrast
administration - Correct Answer Renal failure
Which rhythm is most likely to become lethal - Correct Answer Mobitz 2
The Impella catheter most closely resembles - Correct Answer Pigtail
Answers 2023-2024 with
complete solution
What is the formula for calculating cardiac output? - Correct Answer CO= HR x SV
What is stroke volume related to? - Correct Answer preload
Preload is most impacted by..... - Correct Answer Increased filling volumes
A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate.... - Correct Answer
Increased afterload
Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by.... - Correct Answer Radius of the
vessel
The formula for BP is.... - Correct Answer BP = CO x SVR
What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral
insufficiency - Correct Answer V wave
An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology - Correct Answer RV infarct
If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the
physical assessment - Correct Answer JVD
What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis - Correct Answer Congenital
The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan -
Correct Answer 30 cm
When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline
into the _____ and the temperature change is measured in the ______ - Correct
Answer RA, PA
Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in - Correct Answer restrictive
pericarditis
Signs of Right sided heart failure include - Correct Answer JVD
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 sat= 98% LV sat= 98% AO sat=
98% - Correct Answer L to R ASD
,What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the
fossa ovalis) is called - Correct Answer Ostium Secundum
What is the Flamm's equation - Correct Answer 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
The formula used to calculate MAP is - Correct Answer 1 (systolic) + 2 (diastolic)/3
What are the four anomalies associated with Tetralogy of Fallot - Correct Answer
Pulmonic stenosis, over riding aorta, RVH, VSD
Which fetal anomaly is characterized by a large VSD over which a large single great
vessel arises - Correct Answer Truncas Arteriosus
Pulsus Paradoxus is a sign of - Correct Answer Cardiac Tamponade
What does RAD stand for - Correct Answer Radiation absorbed dose
What component of the X-ray system converts light rays into images - Correct Answer
Image intensifier
What is the maximum annual dose of radiation one can receive annually - Correct
Answer 5 REM
Lead protection should be at least how many millimeters of lead - Correct Answer .5
What is the minimum safe distance to position oneself from the X-ray source - Correct
Answer 6 feet
In an X-ray tube what is the charge on the cathode and the anode - Correct Answer
Cathode: positive
Anode: negative
Which view exposes the operator to the greatest amount of radiation - Correct Answer
Lateral
What converts x-rays into an image - Correct Answer Image Intensifier
The contrast that is best for a patient is - Correct Answer low osmolality
Radiolucent means - Correct Answer X-rays are permitted to pass through
Radiopaque means - Correct Answer X-rays are not permitted to pass through
ReoPro works on - Correct Answer IIb/IIIa receptors
, Heparin potentiates the action of - Correct Answer Antithrombin
Fibrinogen is converted to Fibrin by the action of - Correct Answer Thrombin
There are _________ known pathways to imitate the clotting cascade - Correct Answer
2
Aspirin inhibits the action of - Correct Answer Arachidonic Acid
Which agent is not an antiplatelet - Correct Answer Heparin
If a patient has diabetes and renal failure with a creatinine of 2.0 what would you give -
Correct Answer fluids to hydrate
If a patient is taking NPH insulin, which medication should not be given - Correct
Answer Protamine
Which medication is most commonly given to a patient with SVT - Correct Answer
Adenosine
True/False
If a patient has a creatinine greater than 1.4 contrast volume should be minimized -
Correct Answer True
Lidocaine converts from 2GM in 500cc to - Correct Answer 4 mg in 1 cc
Dopamine concentration 1600 mcg/ml in 250cc yields a concetration of - Correct
Answer 400 mg in 250cc
The best short acting medication/anxietolytic to sedate a patient is - Correct Answer
Versed/Midazolam
The drug of choice for treating coronary spasm is - Correct Answer NTG
Amiodarone is used to treat - Correct Answer Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
What medication is used as a preload and afterload reducer - Correct Answer NTG
Diabetic patients have a greater incidence of developing _______ post contrast
administration - Correct Answer Renal failure
Which rhythm is most likely to become lethal - Correct Answer Mobitz 2
The Impella catheter most closely resembles - Correct Answer Pigtail
