CCI RCIS Review QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| download to get an A

CCI RCIS Review QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
download to get an A

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1. 1. When intervening in the mid/distal right leg from a radial approach, which
is the best wire choice?

- .038 x 150 cm
- .035 x 180 cm
- .038 x 180 cm
- .035 x 260 cm




ANS .035 x 260 cm


2. 2. Which of the following BEST describes a balloon's ability to yield to
changes in pressure?


- flexibility
- pushability
- trackability
- compliance




ANS compliance


3. 3. What is the PRIMARY therapeutic reason for using rotational atherectomy


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as an adjunctive therapy for PCI?


- to score fibrotic plaque
- to remove calcific atherosclerotic plaque
- to pulverize plaque using electromagnetic energy
- to remove thrombus using the Bernoulli/Venturi effect




ANS to remove calcificatherosclerotic plaque


4. 4. A Forgarty balloon is commonly used to -.


- dilate a stenotic lesion
- push plaque downstream
- pull clot back into a vein
- measure right heart pressure




ANS pull clot back into a vein


5. 5. Select the methods used to treat flow limiting dissections (select three)


- stent
- angioplasty
- atherectomy
- covered stent


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- thrombectomy
- retractable coil




ANS stent
- angioplasty
- covered stent