7/7/25, 5:08 PM CCI VASCULAR REVIEW
CCI VASCULAR REVIEW EXAM 2025 -2026 NEWEST
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \ACTUAL PRACTICE EXAM 2025
\ASSURED PASS ALREADY GRADED A+
A normal PVR tracing has an anacrotic limb, a sharp
peak amplitude and a dicrotic notch.
Dicrotic notch:
Which of the following is a Represents the closure of the aortic valve.
characteristic of a normal Appears as a small dip on the downward slope of
PVR tracing of the lower the PVR waveform. Considered a key marker for the
extremty? transition from systole to diastole.
Anacrotic limb:
Represents the rapid upstroke of the waveform
during ventricular systole. Shows the initial phase of
blood flow into the arteries.
When performing a Distal pad of the great toe.
photoplethysmography
exam for arterial "distal pad of the great toe," refers to placing the PPG
insufficiency, where should sensor on the tip (pad) of the big toe when assessing
you place the sensor? arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities.
When performing a Venous insufficiency by placing the sensor on the distal calf.
photoplethysmography
exam for venous
insufficiency, where should
you place the sensor?
This condition happens when the muscle cells in artery
What is Myointimal
hyperplasia? or vein walls grow too much, which can lead to
narrowing of the blood vessels.
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Stenosis of renal artery
stent History of balloon
Myointimal hyperplasia is
associated with angioplasty
__________________
Stenosis lower extremity bypass graft.
Explanation: Myointimal hyperplasia occurs after any
type of angioplasty procedure or graft placement. it
refers to the proliferation of muscle and intimal cells
causing blockage in a bypass graft or vessel that
previously underwent angioplasty
Caused by the healing process at the anastomosis sites.
Which of the following
correctly describes
Explanation: Common cause of stenosis at the
myointimal hyperplasia in an
anastomosis site of a graft. Native tissues proliferate
arterial bypass graft?
during the healing process after the graft placement .
If the systolic pressure 116 The normal pressure in the lower extremity digits is
mmhg, the toe pressure normally 60% of the brachial pressure. 116 x 0.60 = 70
would be considered mmhg.
normal if it is or greater.
Place the patient in the reverse trendelenburg position.
If a patient suffers from
ischemia rest pain, which of Explanation:
the following can relieve Standing STILL or hanging the legs in dependent
the pain during the exam? position (reverse trendelenburg) would use gravity to
assist the arterial flow in entering the feet at a faster
rate.
Ischemia rest pain refers to a severe pain in the feet or
What is ischemia rest pain? legs that occurs while resting, typically at night when
lying down, and is caused by a significant lack of blood
flow to the affected area due to peripheral artery
disease (PAD),
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CCI VASCULAR REVIEW EXAM 2025 -2026 NEWEST
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \ACTUAL PRACTICE EXAM 2025
\ASSURED PASS ALREADY GRADED A+
A normal PVR tracing has an anacrotic limb, a sharp
peak amplitude and a dicrotic notch.
Dicrotic notch:
Which of the following is a Represents the closure of the aortic valve.
characteristic of a normal Appears as a small dip on the downward slope of
PVR tracing of the lower the PVR waveform. Considered a key marker for the
extremty? transition from systole to diastole.
Anacrotic limb:
Represents the rapid upstroke of the waveform
during ventricular systole. Shows the initial phase of
blood flow into the arteries.
When performing a Distal pad of the great toe.
photoplethysmography
exam for arterial "distal pad of the great toe," refers to placing the PPG
insufficiency, where should sensor on the tip (pad) of the big toe when assessing
you place the sensor? arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities.
When performing a Venous insufficiency by placing the sensor on the distal calf.
photoplethysmography
exam for venous
insufficiency, where should
you place the sensor?
This condition happens when the muscle cells in artery
What is Myointimal
hyperplasia? or vein walls grow too much, which can lead to
narrowing of the blood vessels.
/ 1/1
3
, 7/7/25, 5:08 PM CCI VASCULAR REVIEW
Stenosis of renal artery
stent History of balloon
Myointimal hyperplasia is
associated with angioplasty
__________________
Stenosis lower extremity bypass graft.
Explanation: Myointimal hyperplasia occurs after any
type of angioplasty procedure or graft placement. it
refers to the proliferation of muscle and intimal cells
causing blockage in a bypass graft or vessel that
previously underwent angioplasty
Caused by the healing process at the anastomosis sites.
Which of the following
correctly describes
Explanation: Common cause of stenosis at the
myointimal hyperplasia in an
anastomosis site of a graft. Native tissues proliferate
arterial bypass graft?
during the healing process after the graft placement .
If the systolic pressure 116 The normal pressure in the lower extremity digits is
mmhg, the toe pressure normally 60% of the brachial pressure. 116 x 0.60 = 70
would be considered mmhg.
normal if it is or greater.
Place the patient in the reverse trendelenburg position.
If a patient suffers from
ischemia rest pain, which of Explanation:
the following can relieve Standing STILL or hanging the legs in dependent
the pain during the exam? position (reverse trendelenburg) would use gravity to
assist the arterial flow in entering the feet at a faster
rate.
Ischemia rest pain refers to a severe pain in the feet or
What is ischemia rest pain? legs that occurs while resting, typically at night when
lying down, and is caused by a significant lack of blood
flow to the affected area due to peripheral artery
disease (PAD),
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