ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
Of the following central alpha - agonists, which has a typical
dosage range of 8 - 32 mg?
a. Clonidine hydrochloride
b. Guanabenz acetate
c. Guanfacine hydrochloride
d. Methyldopa. - <<,Answers>>>>Guanabenz acetate 8 - 32
mg (2 times per day)
Pacemakers do what?
a. Collect high electrical impulses sent from the heart
b. Collect low electrical impulses sent from the heart
c. Send low electrical impulses to the heart muscle.
d. Send high electrical impulses to the heart muscle -
<<,Answers>>>>c. Send low electrical impulses to the heart
muscle
RBC counts are ordered if the patient is experiencing which
of the following?
a. A lack of energy
b. Has a pale color to the skin
c. Weakness
d. All of the above - <<,Answers>>>>D. All of the above
A red blood cell (RBC) count is most commonly ordered with
a complete blood count (CBC). RBCs can be used for regular
, ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
health checkups, help diagnose red blood cell related diseases,
and help monitor red blood cell related diseases. It cannot be
used to determine the underlying causes of problems, but can
detect problems with red blood cell life spans and production.
The test is usually ordered if the patient is experiencing a lack
of energy, has weakness or fatigue, and has a pale color to the
skin. Symptoms of a high RBC include: flushing, headache,
dizziness, disturbed vision, and enlarged spleen.
What is the appropriate action to take with sustained VT? -
<<,Answers>>>>Cardioversion.
A brief VT in a ventriculography does not require action. A
sustained VT or fibrillation requires a cardioversion to be
done immediately.
Which field size (cm) is used for an IMA AP for mesenteric
angiography? - <<,Answers>>>>28.
The suggested runs and field size (cm) for mesenteric
angiography are as follows:
SMA AP: 40
IMA AP: 28
IMA RAO 25 °: 28
IMA LAO 30 °: 28
Coeliac axis: 40
Gastro-duodenal artery: 28
LGA: 28
, ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
An infection that develops as a result of treatment or
physician intervention is called: - <<,Answers>>>>Iatrogenic
infection
Iatrogenic infection occurs from medication, diagnostic
treatment or procedures, and physician intervention. The
different forms of iatrogenic conditions are infections an
individual contracts while in the hospital (nosocomial
infections), medication errors, or an adverse reaction to a drug
or treatment, to name a few.
What occurs when the cuvette chamber of a hemoximeter is
not cleaned? - <<,Answers>>>>False elevated values.
Chamber walls of cuvettes will cloud when not cleaned. This
clouding will lead to false elevated levels as the absorbency of
the cuvette is altered.
There are several retrieval devices when removing things
from the blood vessels. What is the mechanism of the forceps
retrieval device? - <<,Answers>>>>Pincer.
The common retrieval devices used when removing things
from the blood vessels include:
Snare - encircles
Basket - encircles
, ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
Forceps - pincer
Aspiration catheter - suction
Balloon - dislodgment
A quality control process for a vascular imaging laboratory
involves: - <<,Answers>>>>Monitoring image storing
stations
Quality control programs for a vascular imaging laboratory
reduce facility and patient cost, reduce the amount of radiation
exposed to the patient, ensure the equipment works properly
to generate high quality images.
A quality control program may include preventative
maintenance service checks for the imaging equipment, such
as monitoring the image storing stations, x-ray equipment
used for viewing and the x-ray beam to make sure the
equipment works correctly, to name a few. Also, the purpose
of a quality control program will include assessing the
effectiveness of other equipment, such as contrast injectors or
cardiac monitoring devices.
Particulate, also known as electromagnetic radiations, is not a
component of the quality control process. Instead, it is how
ionizing radiations are organized. Further, alpha and beta
particles are the main types of particulate radiation and these
particles involve radioactive decay.
2025) WITH ANSWERS
Of the following central alpha - agonists, which has a typical
dosage range of 8 - 32 mg?
a. Clonidine hydrochloride
b. Guanabenz acetate
c. Guanfacine hydrochloride
d. Methyldopa. - <<,Answers>>>>Guanabenz acetate 8 - 32
mg (2 times per day)
Pacemakers do what?
a. Collect high electrical impulses sent from the heart
b. Collect low electrical impulses sent from the heart
c. Send low electrical impulses to the heart muscle.
d. Send high electrical impulses to the heart muscle -
<<,Answers>>>>c. Send low electrical impulses to the heart
muscle
RBC counts are ordered if the patient is experiencing which
of the following?
a. A lack of energy
b. Has a pale color to the skin
c. Weakness
d. All of the above - <<,Answers>>>>D. All of the above
A red blood cell (RBC) count is most commonly ordered with
a complete blood count (CBC). RBCs can be used for regular
, ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
health checkups, help diagnose red blood cell related diseases,
and help monitor red blood cell related diseases. It cannot be
used to determine the underlying causes of problems, but can
detect problems with red blood cell life spans and production.
The test is usually ordered if the patient is experiencing a lack
of energy, has weakness or fatigue, and has a pale color to the
skin. Symptoms of a high RBC include: flushing, headache,
dizziness, disturbed vision, and enlarged spleen.
What is the appropriate action to take with sustained VT? -
<<,Answers>>>>Cardioversion.
A brief VT in a ventriculography does not require action. A
sustained VT or fibrillation requires a cardioversion to be
done immediately.
Which field size (cm) is used for an IMA AP for mesenteric
angiography? - <<,Answers>>>>28.
The suggested runs and field size (cm) for mesenteric
angiography are as follows:
SMA AP: 40
IMA AP: 28
IMA RAO 25 °: 28
IMA LAO 30 °: 28
Coeliac axis: 40
Gastro-duodenal artery: 28
LGA: 28
, ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
An infection that develops as a result of treatment or
physician intervention is called: - <<,Answers>>>>Iatrogenic
infection
Iatrogenic infection occurs from medication, diagnostic
treatment or procedures, and physician intervention. The
different forms of iatrogenic conditions are infections an
individual contracts while in the hospital (nosocomial
infections), medication errors, or an adverse reaction to a drug
or treatment, to name a few.
What occurs when the cuvette chamber of a hemoximeter is
not cleaned? - <<,Answers>>>>False elevated values.
Chamber walls of cuvettes will cloud when not cleaned. This
clouding will lead to false elevated levels as the absorbency of
the cuvette is altered.
There are several retrieval devices when removing things
from the blood vessels. What is the mechanism of the forceps
retrieval device? - <<,Answers>>>>Pincer.
The common retrieval devices used when removing things
from the blood vessels include:
Snare - encircles
Basket - encircles
, ARRT CI EXAM STUDY GUIDE (ACTUAL 2024-
2025) WITH ANSWERS
Forceps - pincer
Aspiration catheter - suction
Balloon - dislodgment
A quality control process for a vascular imaging laboratory
involves: - <<,Answers>>>>Monitoring image storing
stations
Quality control programs for a vascular imaging laboratory
reduce facility and patient cost, reduce the amount of radiation
exposed to the patient, ensure the equipment works properly
to generate high quality images.
A quality control program may include preventative
maintenance service checks for the imaging equipment, such
as monitoring the image storing stations, x-ray equipment
used for viewing and the x-ray beam to make sure the
equipment works correctly, to name a few. Also, the purpose
of a quality control program will include assessing the
effectiveness of other equipment, such as contrast injectors or
cardiac monitoring devices.
Particulate, also known as electromagnetic radiations, is not a
component of the quality control process. Instead, it is how
ionizing radiations are organized. Further, alpha and beta
particles are the main types of particulate radiation and these
particles involve radioactive decay.
