ARRT (Vascular Interventional) MOCK
EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS AND RATED A.
Which of the following is a contraindication for a cathartic?
a.) Bleeding
b.) Dilation
c.) Fecal impaction
d.) Constipation
a.) bleeding
In terms of catheter drainage and collections from the liver, which of the
following statements is least accurate?
a.) Transgression of large vessels, dilated bile ducts, and the gallbladder
should be avoided.
b.) Bilomas, particularly if superinfected, are not amenable to
percutaneous drainage.
c.) Pyogenic abscesses are the most common hepatic collections
amenable to percutaneous drainage.
d.) Transgression of the pleura should be avoided, although this is not
always possible.
b.) Bilomas, particularly if superinfected, are not amenable to percutaneous
drainage.
Which blood vessel is often used to assess the pulse rate of a patient
during cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
,a.) linguistic artery
b.) carotid artery
c.) hypoxemic artery
d.) interior artery
b.) carotid artery
There has been an explosion in the number of prostate biopsies
performed as a result of which of the following?
a.) increased life expectancy in males
b.) cutting edge detection techniques
c.) introduction of PSA test
d.) environmental consequences
c.) introduction of the PSA test
An individual's beliefs created by societal standards, culture and family is
known as:
a.) Moral values
b.) Traditions
c.) Laws
d.) Ethics
a.) moral values
Rupture and death from an aortic aneurysm is most likely to occur when
which of the following conditions is present?
a.) when the diameter exceeds 5 cm for the abdominal aorta
b.) when the diameter exceeds 3 cm for the abdominal aorta
c.) when the diameter exceeds 3 cm for the thoracic aorta
d.) when the diameter exceeds 1 cm for the thoracic aorta
,a.) when the diameter exceeds 5 cm for the abdominal aorta
The indications for penile angiography are the evaluation of impotence
and trauma. There are numerous possible causes, the least common of
which is:
a.) neurologic
b.) vasculogenic
c.) endocrine
d.) pharmacologic
b.) vasculogenic
If informed consent is not given and tests and procedures are performed,
what is this known as?
a.) Personal liability
b.) Battery
c.) Abuse
d.) Res ipsa loquitur
b.) battery
Which of the following supplies blood to the inferior and medial surfaces
of the parietal lobe of the brain?
a.) Middle cerebral artery
b.) Posterior cerebral artery
c.) Anterior cerebral artery
d.) Basilar artery.
b. Posterior cerebral artery
Which of the following diagnostic techniques would be least helpful in
confirming the presence and location of arteriovenous malformations?
, a.) cerebral arteriography
b.) CT scan
c.) EEG
d.) electromyography
d.) electromyography
Which vein arises from the radial side of the arm?
a.) Iliac
b.) Mesenteric
c.) Cephalic
d.) Basilic
d.) Basilic
Each of the following statements about renal anatomy are accurate
EXCEPT:
a.) The colon is usually found posterior to the kidneys.
b.) Renal vein, artery, and ureter run anterior to posterior in this order.
c.) Anterior and posterior calyces may have different mediolateral
orientations in right and left kidneys.
d.) The Brödel plane is theoretical, not practical.
a.) The colon is usually found posterior to the kidneys.
When an artery to the brain is blocked which of the following occurs?
a.) ischemic stroke
b.) hemorrhagic stroke
c.) seizure
d.) aneurysm
EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS AND RATED A.
Which of the following is a contraindication for a cathartic?
a.) Bleeding
b.) Dilation
c.) Fecal impaction
d.) Constipation
a.) bleeding
In terms of catheter drainage and collections from the liver, which of the
following statements is least accurate?
a.) Transgression of large vessels, dilated bile ducts, and the gallbladder
should be avoided.
b.) Bilomas, particularly if superinfected, are not amenable to
percutaneous drainage.
c.) Pyogenic abscesses are the most common hepatic collections
amenable to percutaneous drainage.
d.) Transgression of the pleura should be avoided, although this is not
always possible.
b.) Bilomas, particularly if superinfected, are not amenable to percutaneous
drainage.
Which blood vessel is often used to assess the pulse rate of a patient
during cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
,a.) linguistic artery
b.) carotid artery
c.) hypoxemic artery
d.) interior artery
b.) carotid artery
There has been an explosion in the number of prostate biopsies
performed as a result of which of the following?
a.) increased life expectancy in males
b.) cutting edge detection techniques
c.) introduction of PSA test
d.) environmental consequences
c.) introduction of the PSA test
An individual's beliefs created by societal standards, culture and family is
known as:
a.) Moral values
b.) Traditions
c.) Laws
d.) Ethics
a.) moral values
Rupture and death from an aortic aneurysm is most likely to occur when
which of the following conditions is present?
a.) when the diameter exceeds 5 cm for the abdominal aorta
b.) when the diameter exceeds 3 cm for the abdominal aorta
c.) when the diameter exceeds 3 cm for the thoracic aorta
d.) when the diameter exceeds 1 cm for the thoracic aorta
,a.) when the diameter exceeds 5 cm for the abdominal aorta
The indications for penile angiography are the evaluation of impotence
and trauma. There are numerous possible causes, the least common of
which is:
a.) neurologic
b.) vasculogenic
c.) endocrine
d.) pharmacologic
b.) vasculogenic
If informed consent is not given and tests and procedures are performed,
what is this known as?
a.) Personal liability
b.) Battery
c.) Abuse
d.) Res ipsa loquitur
b.) battery
Which of the following supplies blood to the inferior and medial surfaces
of the parietal lobe of the brain?
a.) Middle cerebral artery
b.) Posterior cerebral artery
c.) Anterior cerebral artery
d.) Basilar artery.
b. Posterior cerebral artery
Which of the following diagnostic techniques would be least helpful in
confirming the presence and location of arteriovenous malformations?
, a.) cerebral arteriography
b.) CT scan
c.) EEG
d.) electromyography
d.) electromyography
Which vein arises from the radial side of the arm?
a.) Iliac
b.) Mesenteric
c.) Cephalic
d.) Basilic
d.) Basilic
Each of the following statements about renal anatomy are accurate
EXCEPT:
a.) The colon is usually found posterior to the kidneys.
b.) Renal vein, artery, and ureter run anterior to posterior in this order.
c.) Anterior and posterior calyces may have different mediolateral
orientations in right and left kidneys.
d.) The Brödel plane is theoretical, not practical.
a.) The colon is usually found posterior to the kidneys.
When an artery to the brain is blocked which of the following occurs?
a.) ischemic stroke
b.) hemorrhagic stroke
c.) seizure
d.) aneurysm
