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ARRT VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL
MOCK EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Which of the following aortic arch variations has the highest incidence of
occurrence?
a.) coarctation
b.)duplicated arch
c.) common origin innominate and left common carotid arteries
d.) left vertebral arising from the aorta - correct answer - c.) common origin
innominate and left common carotid arteries
Which of the following supplies the structures of the neck, face and scalp?
a.) internal carotid
b.) small cervical branches of common carotid
c.) vertebral arteries
d.) external carotid arteries - correct answer - d.) external carotid arteries
Which of the following guidelines regarding the use of a coil as an embolic
agent is least appropriate?
a.) Match the diameter of the coil wire to the catheter lumen.
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b.) The final diameter of the coil should be the same as the target vessel.
c.) Gentle forward pressure on the catheter helps the coil to "pack".
d.) Platinum coils are softer and easier to see than steel coils. - correct
answer - b.) The final diameter of the coil should be the same as the target
vessel.
A device that is used to deliver a bolus of contrast medium to a specific site
during angiography or other radiological procedures is known as which of
the following?
a.) Catheter
b.) Port
c.) Stent
d.) Line. - correct answer - a.) catheter
The access indicated only when the thoracic veins and the infrarenal
inferior vena cava are occluded is which of the following?
a.) subclavian vein
b.) upper extremity veins
c.) transhepatic access
d.) translumbar access - correct answer - c.) transhepatic access
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The embolic agent that is supplied in small sterile bricks or a fine powder, is
compressible, and is absorbed over a period of 4-6 weeks is which of the
following?
a.) autologous clot
b.) vascular plug
c.) gelfoam
d.) polyvinyl alcohol - correct answer - c.) gelfoam
Peripherally inserted central catheter line placement guidelines would
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a.) surgical arm prep
b.) basilic or cephalic vein preferred
c.) access vein with micropuncture needle
d.) tip of catheter should be in low left atrium - correct answer - d.) tip of
catheter should be in low left atrium
Dissections are the most common with which type of guidewire?
a.) Terumo
b.) Rosen
c.) Straight
d.) 3J. - correct answer - c. straight
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An arrangement of columns or rows of cells, or pixels, forming a digital
image is called a(n):
a.) image matrix
b.) dynamic range
c.) digital image subtraction
d.) data range - correct answer - a.) image matrix
Which of the following types of catheters has the lowest coefficient of
friction?
a.) Polyethylene.
b.) Teflon.
c.) Polyurethane.
d.) Plastic. - correct answer - b.) teflon
Which type of guidewire is used for tortuous and diseased veins?
a.) Straight wire
b.) Rosen
c.) Amplatz stiff
d.) 3J - correct answer - d.) 3J
ARRT VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL
MOCK EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Which of the following aortic arch variations has the highest incidence of
occurrence?
a.) coarctation
b.)duplicated arch
c.) common origin innominate and left common carotid arteries
d.) left vertebral arising from the aorta - correct answer - c.) common origin
innominate and left common carotid arteries
Which of the following supplies the structures of the neck, face and scalp?
a.) internal carotid
b.) small cervical branches of common carotid
c.) vertebral arteries
d.) external carotid arteries - correct answer - d.) external carotid arteries
Which of the following guidelines regarding the use of a coil as an embolic
agent is least appropriate?
a.) Match the diameter of the coil wire to the catheter lumen.
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b.) The final diameter of the coil should be the same as the target vessel.
c.) Gentle forward pressure on the catheter helps the coil to "pack".
d.) Platinum coils are softer and easier to see than steel coils. - correct
answer - b.) The final diameter of the coil should be the same as the target
vessel.
A device that is used to deliver a bolus of contrast medium to a specific site
during angiography or other radiological procedures is known as which of
the following?
a.) Catheter
b.) Port
c.) Stent
d.) Line. - correct answer - a.) catheter
The access indicated only when the thoracic veins and the infrarenal
inferior vena cava are occluded is which of the following?
a.) subclavian vein
b.) upper extremity veins
c.) transhepatic access
d.) translumbar access - correct answer - c.) transhepatic access
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The embolic agent that is supplied in small sterile bricks or a fine powder, is
compressible, and is absorbed over a period of 4-6 weeks is which of the
following?
a.) autologous clot
b.) vascular plug
c.) gelfoam
d.) polyvinyl alcohol - correct answer - c.) gelfoam
Peripherally inserted central catheter line placement guidelines would
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a.) surgical arm prep
b.) basilic or cephalic vein preferred
c.) access vein with micropuncture needle
d.) tip of catheter should be in low left atrium - correct answer - d.) tip of
catheter should be in low left atrium
Dissections are the most common with which type of guidewire?
a.) Terumo
b.) Rosen
c.) Straight
d.) 3J. - correct answer - c. straight
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An arrangement of columns or rows of cells, or pixels, forming a digital
image is called a(n):
a.) image matrix
b.) dynamic range
c.) digital image subtraction
d.) data range - correct answer - a.) image matrix
Which of the following types of catheters has the lowest coefficient of
friction?
a.) Polyethylene.
b.) Teflon.
c.) Polyurethane.
d.) Plastic. - correct answer - b.) teflon
Which type of guidewire is used for tortuous and diseased veins?
a.) Straight wire
b.) Rosen
c.) Amplatz stiff
d.) 3J - correct answer - d.) 3J
