CCI RCS Questions and Answers A+ Graded (2025).

CCI RCS Questions and Answers A+
Graded (2025)




Cavitation .is .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .creation .or .vibration .of .small .gas .filled
.bodies .by .the .ultrasound .beam.. .This .tends .to .occur .only .with .higher-intensity
.exposures, .and .may .result .in .implosion .of .the .bubbles .within .the .body.


The .6 .intensities .from .highest .to .lowest .are .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1.) .SPTP .4.)
.SATP .
2.)SPPA .5.) .SAPA .
3.)SPTA .6.) .SATA

What .tricuspid .valve .leaflets .are .noted .in .PLAX/PSLA .inflow? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Anterior .and .septal .leaflets, .most .commonly.


Formula .for .calculating .EF? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-EF% .= .(SV/EDV) .x .100%

Stroke .Volume .(SV) .formula .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-SV= .EDV .- .ESV

What .is .stroke .volume .(SV)? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Amount .of .blood .pumped
.out .of .each .ventricle .during .a .single .heart .beat/cardiac .cycle.


What .is .the .chiari .network? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Network .of .fibers .originating
.from .eustachian .valve. .Remnant .of .embryonic .sinus .venous .around .the .inlet .of
.the .IVC.


Where .can .the .chiari .network .be .found .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Right .atrium,
.originating .from .the .inlet .of .IVC


What .is .the .most .anterior .chamber .of .the .heart? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Right
.ventricle


Which .pair .of .intensities .has .the .lowest .value? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-SATA
.(spatial .average, .temporal .average)


Where .is .the .Eustachian .valve .located .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .between .the
.IVC .and .the .right .atrium.

,What's .another .name .for .the .Right .Ventricular .Outflow .Tract .(RVOT) .? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Infundibulum


Where .is .the .coronary .sinus .located .in .relation .to .the .descending .aorta? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Anterior/"above" .in .PLAX/PSLA


The .three .cusps .of .the .tricuspid .valve .are? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Anterior .(free
.wall .side)
Medial/septal .(smallest)
Posterior

What .are .the .two .main .layers .of .the .pericardium? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1.)
.Visceral .= .lies .directly .upon .external .surface .of .the .heart .and .is .commonly
.referred .to .as .the .epicardium. .
2,) .Parietal .= .or .fibrous .pericardium .is .the .thick .outer .sac. .
*The .pericardial .cavity .lies .between .these .two .layers. .These .layers .are
.continous .with .each .other


What .is .the .normal .pressure .for .the .right .ventricle .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-25/5
.mmHg .(a/mean)


What .is .the .normal .pressure .for .the .pulmonary .artery? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
25/10/15 .mmHg .(sys/diast/mean)

What .is .the .normal .pressure .for .the .left .atrium .(PCWP/PAWP)? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-10mmHg


What .is .the .normal .pressure .for .the .aorta .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-120/80/95
.mmHg .(sys/diast/mean)


What .are .the .two .cusps .of .the .mitral .valve .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Anterior
.(long) .and .the .posterior .(short)


When .is .the .left .ventricular .pressure .the .lowest? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Early
.diastole


What .is .Becks .Triad .and .what .does .it .indicate? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-JVD,
.hypotension .and .a ."quiet .heart". .indicative .of .cardiac .tamponade.


What .are .the .effects .of .pulmonary .HTN .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Dilated
.pulmonary .artery, .Increased .TR ., .RV .dilation/hypertrophy, .septal .flattening
.(mainly .systole, .pressue)


What .happens .to .the .size .of .an .aneurysm .during .systole? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-It .increases


In .patients .with .A-Fib .which .heart .sound .would .be .missing .? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-S4, .atrial .gallop

, What .is .the .normal .O2 .saturation .of .the .left .heart .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-98%,
.(95-100%)


What .is .cardiac .output? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .is .the .total .amount .of .blood
.(liters) .ejected .per .minute. .
*CO .=SV .x .HR
*normal .cardiac .output .= .5-6 .liters/minute

Effects .of .left .side .heart .failure .(HFrEF, .forward .failure) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Blood .backs .up .into .the .to .lungs, .causing .paroxysmal .nocturnal .dyspnea,
.orthopnea, .elevated .PCWP, .pulmonary .congestion/edema, .hemoptysis,
.tachycardia, .DOE, .fatigue, .cyanosis


What .part .of .the .heart .is .affected .when .there .is .pulmonary .edema .? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Left .side .of .heart


What .is .the .primary .cause .of .Congestive .Heart .Failure? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Systolic .dysfunction.

What .part .of .the .heart .is .affected .when .there .is .peripheral .edema? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Right .side .of .the .heart


When .the .foremen .ovale .closes .after .birth .due .to .increased .left .atrial .pressure
.the .spot .it .was .located .is .now .called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Fossa .ovalis


Mitral .regurge .hemodynamic .evaluation .is .done .in .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Systole

Aortic .stenosis .evaluation .is .done .in? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Systole

Tricuspid .stenosis .evaluation .is .done .in .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Diastole

Is .left .atrial .thrombus .common .in .patients .with .mitral .stenosis? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-relatively .yes, .mainly .in .the .appendage


What .are .3 .factors .affecting .stroke .volume? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Preload,
.after-load, .contractility


What .is .fractional .shortening? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Percentage .of .change .in
.the .LV .cavity .diameter .that .is .lost .in .systole. .
*normal .range .= .27-45%, .FS= .[(LVEDD-LVESD) .+ .LVEDD] .x .100

If .a .patient .has .a .stroke .volume .of .70ml .and .a .heart .rate .of .90bpm .what .would
.be .their .cardiac .output? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-CO .(L/min)= .SV .x .HR
70ml= ..07 .L .x .90bpm .= .6.3 .L/min

What .is .QP .and .QS? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-QP= .pulmonary .circulatory .flow .
QS= .systemic .circulatory .flow