AACN CSC REVIEW COURSE SESSION 2 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026

1



AACN CSC REVIEW COURSE SESSION 2
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
phlebostatic axis - (ANSWER)4th ICS, midaxillary line



proximal port of PA Cath is in _______ - (ANSWER)RA



distal port of PA Cath is in ______ - (ANSWER)PA



for every 1 inch off phlebostatic axis, SBP/PAP/SVP will be a ______ difference -
(ANSWER)2mmHg



SBP fall >10mmHg w/ inspiration, increases w/ expiration. seen in tamponade -
(ANSWER)plusus paradoxus



alternating strong and weak pulses on art line tracing, often a sign of LV failure -
(ANSWER)pulsus alternans



part of CVP waveform showing atrial contraction; follows EKG P wave -
(ANSWER)A wave

, 2


part of CVP waveform showing tricuspid valve closure; follows EKG R wave b/c it's
generated by beginning of ventricular systole - (ANSWER)C wave



part of CVP waveform showing atrial filling; peaks just after EKG T wave -
(ANSWER)V wave



part of CVP waveform showing decline in pressure w/ onset of systole. -
(ANSWER)X descent



part of CVP waveform showing diastolic collapse following opening of tricuspid
valve - (ANSWER)Y descent



the X descent in a CVP waveform follows the ___ wave. - (ANSWER)C wave



causes of large A waves on CVP tracing - (ANSWER)tricuspid stenosis; dec.
ventricular compliance; inc resistance to ventricular filling



cause of cannon A waves - (ANSWER)AV dissociation resulting in atrial
contraction against a closed tricuspid valve



rhythms that cause absent A waves on CVP tracing - (ANSWER)afib; junctional
rhythm; v-pacing w/o atrial contraction; ventricular rhythms