CCI RVS New 2024/ 2025 Test Questions and
Verified Answers| 100% Correct- A Grade
QUESTION
Regardless of the method, what is the correct order of taking the blood pressure measurements?
-brachial, ankle, calf, above the knee, high thigh (if 4 cuff)
-ankle, calf, thigh (if 3 cuff), brachial
-brachial, high thigh (if 4 cuff), above the knee, calf, ankle
-thigh (if 3 cuff), calf, ankle, brachial
Answer:
brachial, ankle, calf, above the knee, high thigh (if 4 cuff)
QUESTION
Which of the following is NOT true of vascular claudication?
-pain with exercise for predictable distance
-pain relieved only if rest is non weight bearing
-relieved by rest
-always reproducible
Answer:
pain relieved only if rest is non weight bearing
QUESTION
Occasionally these two arteries have a common trunk ___________ & ____________
-common iliac and superior mesenteric
-hepatic and inferior mesenteric
-external iliac and distal renal
-celiac and superior mesenteric
Answer:
celiac and superior mesenteric
,QUESTION
Which of the following is least likely to occur with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?
-the majority of the symptoms are related to compression of the vasculature
-it can cause numbness/tingling the of the arm
-exercise/upward positions increase the symptoms
-it may result in pain/aching of the shoulder/forearm
Answer:
the majority of the symptoms are related to compression of the vasculature
QUESTION
Claudication limited to the lower calf, ankle and foot typically implies?
-aortoiliac occlusive disease
-common femoral artery disease
-superficial femoral and popliteal disease
-distal external iliac disease
Answer:
superficial femoral and popliteal disease
QUESTION
The most common location for an arterial aneurysm is?
-thoracic aorta
-infrarenal aorta
-common femoral artery
-internal carotid artery
Answer:
infrarenal aorta
,QUESTION
If the ABI's are consistent with incompressible vessels, which of the following tests might
provide information about arterial flow?
-segmental pressures
-exercise testing
-toe pressures
-reactive hyperemia
Answer:
toe pressures
QUESTION
A young man presents to the vascular laboratory complaining of impotence. HIs past medical
history is significant for the presence of insulin dependent diabetes. What would be the most
likely penile/brachial index is vasculogenic impotence exists?
- 0.8
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.3
Answer:
0.5
QUESTION
Ms. J has a brachial pressure of 124 mmHg on the right and 102 mmHg on the left. What is the
significance of this finding?
-The pressures are WNL (within normal limits)
-these findings indicated a hemodynamically significant lesion of the left subclavian/axillary
arteries
-you suspect the patient has a right subclavian steal
-Ms. J has a left radial occlusion
Answer:
these findings indicate a hemodynamically significant lesion of the left subclavian/axillary
arteries
, QUESTION
A patient with rest pain would most likely have the following ankle/brachial index:
-<0.5
-0.8-0.9
-0.5-0.8
->0.9-1.0
Answer:
<0.5
QUESTION
A patient has a sudden onset of painful, blue toes bilaterally, persisting 2 days. Digit PPG
tracing are abnormal with poor pressures in the great toes. ABI's are 1.0 bilaterally. Of the
following, what do these findings most likely suggest?
-the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
-thromoangitis obliterans
-acute deep venous thrombosis
-chronic arterial occlusive disease
Answer:
the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
QUESTION
Which of the following will not cause vasodilation of a high resistance bed?
-body heat
-exercise
-hyperventilation
-stenosis
Answer:
hyperventilation
Verified Answers| 100% Correct- A Grade
QUESTION
Regardless of the method, what is the correct order of taking the blood pressure measurements?
-brachial, ankle, calf, above the knee, high thigh (if 4 cuff)
-ankle, calf, thigh (if 3 cuff), brachial
-brachial, high thigh (if 4 cuff), above the knee, calf, ankle
-thigh (if 3 cuff), calf, ankle, brachial
Answer:
brachial, ankle, calf, above the knee, high thigh (if 4 cuff)
QUESTION
Which of the following is NOT true of vascular claudication?
-pain with exercise for predictable distance
-pain relieved only if rest is non weight bearing
-relieved by rest
-always reproducible
Answer:
pain relieved only if rest is non weight bearing
QUESTION
Occasionally these two arteries have a common trunk ___________ & ____________
-common iliac and superior mesenteric
-hepatic and inferior mesenteric
-external iliac and distal renal
-celiac and superior mesenteric
Answer:
celiac and superior mesenteric
,QUESTION
Which of the following is least likely to occur with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?
-the majority of the symptoms are related to compression of the vasculature
-it can cause numbness/tingling the of the arm
-exercise/upward positions increase the symptoms
-it may result in pain/aching of the shoulder/forearm
Answer:
the majority of the symptoms are related to compression of the vasculature
QUESTION
Claudication limited to the lower calf, ankle and foot typically implies?
-aortoiliac occlusive disease
-common femoral artery disease
-superficial femoral and popliteal disease
-distal external iliac disease
Answer:
superficial femoral and popliteal disease
QUESTION
The most common location for an arterial aneurysm is?
-thoracic aorta
-infrarenal aorta
-common femoral artery
-internal carotid artery
Answer:
infrarenal aorta
,QUESTION
If the ABI's are consistent with incompressible vessels, which of the following tests might
provide information about arterial flow?
-segmental pressures
-exercise testing
-toe pressures
-reactive hyperemia
Answer:
toe pressures
QUESTION
A young man presents to the vascular laboratory complaining of impotence. HIs past medical
history is significant for the presence of insulin dependent diabetes. What would be the most
likely penile/brachial index is vasculogenic impotence exists?
- 0.8
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.3
Answer:
0.5
QUESTION
Ms. J has a brachial pressure of 124 mmHg on the right and 102 mmHg on the left. What is the
significance of this finding?
-The pressures are WNL (within normal limits)
-these findings indicated a hemodynamically significant lesion of the left subclavian/axillary
arteries
-you suspect the patient has a right subclavian steal
-Ms. J has a left radial occlusion
Answer:
these findings indicate a hemodynamically significant lesion of the left subclavian/axillary
arteries
, QUESTION
A patient with rest pain would most likely have the following ankle/brachial index:
-<0.5
-0.8-0.9
-0.5-0.8
->0.9-1.0
Answer:
<0.5
QUESTION
A patient has a sudden onset of painful, blue toes bilaterally, persisting 2 days. Digit PPG
tracing are abnormal with poor pressures in the great toes. ABI's are 1.0 bilaterally. Of the
following, what do these findings most likely suggest?
-the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
-thromoangitis obliterans
-acute deep venous thrombosis
-chronic arterial occlusive disease
Answer:
the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
QUESTION
Which of the following will not cause vasodilation of a high resistance bed?
-body heat
-exercise
-hyperventilation
-stenosis
Answer:
hyperventilation
