CCI RCIS Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
1. - ..035 .x .260 .cm: .1. .When .intervening .in .the .mid/distal .right .leg .from .a .radial
.approach, .which .is .the .best .wire .choice?
- ..038 .x .150 .cm
- ..035 .x .180 .cm
- ..038 .x .180 .cm
- ..035 .x .260 .cm
2. - .compliance: .2..Which .of .the .following .BEST .describes .a .balloon's .ability .to .yield
.to .changes .in .pressure?
- flexibility
- pushability
- trackability
- compliance
3. - .to .remove .calcific .atherosclerotic .plaque: .3..What .is .the .PRIMARY .therapeu-
.tic .reason .for .using .rotational .atherectomy .as .an .adjunctive .therapy .for .PCI?
- to .score .fibrotic .plaque
- to .remove .calcific .atherosclerotic .plaque
- to .pulverize .plaque .using .electromagnetic .energy
- to .remove .thrombus .using .the .Bernoulli/Venturi .effect
4. - .pull .clot .back .into .a .vein: .4. .A .Forgarty .balloon .is .commonly .used .to
-.
- dilate .a .stenotic .lesion
- push .plaque .downstream
- pull .clot .back .into .a .vein
- measure .right .heart .pressure
,5. - .stent
- angioplasty
- covered .stent: .5. .Select .the .methods .used .to .treat .flow .limiting .dissections .(select
.three)
- stent
- angioplasty
- atherectomy
- covered .stent
- thrombectomy
- retractable .coil
, 6. - .vasodilator .drug
- guide .with .side .holes
- temporary .pacing .wire: .6. .W hen .using .a .rotational .atherectomy .device .in .the
.RCA, .what .else .should .you .consider .using? .(choose .3)
- stiff .wire
- large .size .burr
- vasodilator .drug
- guide .with .side .holes
- temporary .pacing .wire
7. - .NPO .status
- patient .allergies
- patient .identifiers
- advance .directives: .7. .W hat .information .is .required .prior .to .prepping .the .patient
.for .the .procedure? .(choose .4)
- NPO .status
- patient .allergies
- patient .identifiers
- advance .directives
- last .H&P .40 .days .ago
- last .visit .to .primary .physician
8. - .dobutamine: .8..Which .of .the .following .inotropic .agents .predominately .stimulates
.beta .1 .receptors?
- Isuprel
- dopamine
- dobutamine
- epinephrine
9. - .Increased .coronary .blood .flow: .9..W hat .is .the .desired .hemodynamic .effect .of
.an .intra-aortic .balloon .counterpulsation?
- increased .preload
- increased .afterload
- increased .coronary .blood .flow
- increased .myocardial .oxygen .demand
10. - .prep .right .groin
- Allen's .test .performed .prior .to .wrist .prep: .10. .Which .actions .should .be .com-
.pleted .when .prepping .the .patient .for .a .transradial .cardiac .catheterization? .(chose .2
(2025)
1. - ..035 .x .260 .cm: .1. .When .intervening .in .the .mid/distal .right .leg .from .a .radial
.approach, .which .is .the .best .wire .choice?
- ..038 .x .150 .cm
- ..035 .x .180 .cm
- ..038 .x .180 .cm
- ..035 .x .260 .cm
2. - .compliance: .2..Which .of .the .following .BEST .describes .a .balloon's .ability .to .yield
.to .changes .in .pressure?
- flexibility
- pushability
- trackability
- compliance
3. - .to .remove .calcific .atherosclerotic .plaque: .3..What .is .the .PRIMARY .therapeu-
.tic .reason .for .using .rotational .atherectomy .as .an .adjunctive .therapy .for .PCI?
- to .score .fibrotic .plaque
- to .remove .calcific .atherosclerotic .plaque
- to .pulverize .plaque .using .electromagnetic .energy
- to .remove .thrombus .using .the .Bernoulli/Venturi .effect
4. - .pull .clot .back .into .a .vein: .4. .A .Forgarty .balloon .is .commonly .used .to
-.
- dilate .a .stenotic .lesion
- push .plaque .downstream
- pull .clot .back .into .a .vein
- measure .right .heart .pressure
,5. - .stent
- angioplasty
- covered .stent: .5. .Select .the .methods .used .to .treat .flow .limiting .dissections .(select
.three)
- stent
- angioplasty
- atherectomy
- covered .stent
- thrombectomy
- retractable .coil
, 6. - .vasodilator .drug
- guide .with .side .holes
- temporary .pacing .wire: .6. .W hen .using .a .rotational .atherectomy .device .in .the
.RCA, .what .else .should .you .consider .using? .(choose .3)
- stiff .wire
- large .size .burr
- vasodilator .drug
- guide .with .side .holes
- temporary .pacing .wire
7. - .NPO .status
- patient .allergies
- patient .identifiers
- advance .directives: .7. .W hat .information .is .required .prior .to .prepping .the .patient
.for .the .procedure? .(choose .4)
- NPO .status
- patient .allergies
- patient .identifiers
- advance .directives
- last .H&P .40 .days .ago
- last .visit .to .primary .physician
8. - .dobutamine: .8..Which .of .the .following .inotropic .agents .predominately .stimulates
.beta .1 .receptors?
- Isuprel
- dopamine
- dobutamine
- epinephrine
9. - .Increased .coronary .blood .flow: .9..W hat .is .the .desired .hemodynamic .effect .of
.an .intra-aortic .balloon .counterpulsation?
- increased .preload
- increased .afterload
- increased .coronary .blood .flow
- increased .myocardial .oxygen .demand
10. - .prep .right .groin
- Allen's .test .performed .prior .to .wrist .prep: .10. .Which .actions .should .be .com-
.pleted .when .prepping .the .patient .for .a .transradial .cardiac .catheterization? .(chose .2
