ARRT CI Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers Updated 2026

ARRT CI Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
AboutAhowAlongAdoesAaAcoronaryAangiographyAlast?A-AAnswer✓A30AtoA60Aminutes.


AAcoronaryAangiographyAisAusedAtoAcheckAtheAbloodAflowAfromAtheAarteriesAintoAtheAheart.AAAcontr
astAmaterialAisAinsertedAthroughAatAcatheterAandAtheApatientAisAthenAx-
rayedAtoAcheckAhowAwellAtheAcontrastAmaterialAisAflowing.ATheAdoctorAcanAthenAcheckAforAanyAbloc
kages.ATheAprocedureAwillAlastAonlyAaboutA30AtoA60Aminutes.


TheAcatheterAisAfirstAinsertedAintoA______AforAaApulmonaryAangiogram?A-AAnswer✓AVein


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAtypeAofApacemaker?
a.ATripleAatriumApacemaker
b.ASingleApacemaker
c.ADualApacemaker

d.ABiventricularApacemaker.A-AAnswer✓ATripleAatriumApacemaker


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAtotalAvolumeAforAcarotidAangiographyAinAtheAArch?
a.A30-50ml
b.A11-12ml
c.A4-6ml

d.A8-9mlA-AAnswer✓A30-50ml


AnAEKGAisAperformedAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAreasons?
a.ADetermineAunexplainedAchestApain
b.ADetermineAtheAreasonAforAheadache
c.ADetermineAchangesAinAmood

d.ADetermineAstomachApainA-AAnswer✓Aa.ADetermineAunexplainedAchestApain


OdansetronA(Zofran)AisAaAmedicationAusedAtoAtreatAorApreventAnauseaAandAvomiting.AWhatAisAtheAp
roperAIVAdoseAofAthisAmedicineAforAtheAaverageAadultApatient?A-
AAnswer✓A4mg,ArepeatAxA1AifAnecessary

,RegardingAtheAcoagulationAprofile,AwhatAisAtheAnormalAtimeArangeAforAbleedingAtime?A-
AAnswer✓A2-9Aminutes



NormalAtimeArangeAforAProthrombinAtimeAinAadultA-AAnswer✓A10A-A13Aseconds



NormalAtimeArangeAforAPartialAthromboplastinAtimeAinAadultA-AAnswer✓A22A-A35Aseconds.



NormalAtimeArangeAforAThrombinAtimeAinAadultA-AAnswer✓A18A-A25Aseconds


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAdoneAbyAsendingAanAelectricAshockAtoAtheAheartAusingAelectrodes?
a.AAngioplasty
b.ACardioversion
c.AShuntAdetection

d.AVentricularAvolumeAmeasurementA-AAnswer✓ACardioversion


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAtypicalAfieldAsizeA(cm)AforAtheAAnteroposteriorAcalfAvesselsAviewAofAa
AlowerAlimbAangiogram?
a.A50
b.A30
c.A20

d.A40A-AAnswer✓Ad.A40.

ForAtheAAnteroposteriorAcalfAvesselsAviewAofAaAlowerAlimbAangiogram,AtheAtypicalAparametersAare:
ContrastAvolumeA(mL):A10A-A20
InjectionArateA(mL/s):A5
FrameArateA(framesAperAsecond):A1
FieldAsizeA(cm):A40
InjectAdelayA(s):A0
X-rayAdelayA(s):AIncreaseAasAnecessary


WhichAsizeAguideAwireAisAtypicallyAusedAwithAballoonsAforAperipheralAinterventions?
a.A0.035Ainch
b.A0.018Ainch

,c.A0.021Ainch

d.A0.001AinchA-AAnswer✓Aa.A.A035Ainch

TheAsmallAguideAwiresAareAtypically.A018Ainch.ATheyAmayAbeAasAsmallAasA.014Ainch.ATheAlargerAg
uideAwiresAusedAwithAballoonsAareA.035Ainch.


WhyAwouldAaArightAventriculogramAbeAperformed?A-
AAnswer✓AToAdetermineAifAthereAisAandAwhyAthereAisAanAabnormalAbloodAflowAonAtheArightAsid
eAofAtheAheart


AArightAheartAventriculographyAevaluatesAimagesAofAbothAtheArightAatriumAandArightAventricle.AItAis
AperformedAtoAdetermineAifAthereAisAandAwhyAthereAisAanAabnormalAbloodAflowAonAtheArightAside
AofAtheAheart.AAbnormalAresultsAinclude:AweakenedApumpingAfunctions,AabnormalApressures,Aabnorm
alitiesAinAtheArightAsideAofAtheAheartAvalves,AabnormalitiesAinAtheArightAatrium,AandAabnormalAcon
nectionsAbetweenAbothAsidesAofAtheAheart.ARisksAinclude:AcardiacAarrhythmias,AcardiacAtamponade,A
embolism,AheartAattack,Ainfection,Ahemorrhage,AkidneyAdamage,Astroke,AandAlowAbloodApressure.ATh
isAprocedureAcanAalsoAbeAdoneAwithAcoronaryAangiograms.


ToAprepareAforAaAventriculography,ApatientsAshouldAbeAinstructedAtoAdoAwhat?A-
AAnswer✓ANotAtoAeatAorAdrinkA6AtoA8AhoursAbeforeAtheAprocedure


AAventriculographyAisAusedAtoAtakeAimagesAofAtheAchambersAofAtheAheart.ADuringAtheAprocedureAco
ntrastAdyeAisAinjectedAintoAtheAchambersAofAtheAheart.ATheAcontrastAdyeAisAableAtoAshowAifAthereA
areAanyAproblemsAwithAtheAshapeAandAsizeAofAtheAheart.AToAhaveAgoodAimagesAofAtheAheartAcham
bersApatientsAshouldAnotAeatAorAdrinkA6AtoA8AhoursAbeforeAtheAprocedure.


OdansetronAisAaAmedicationAusedAtoAreduceAnauseaAandAvomiting.AWhatAtypeAofAmedicationAisAthis
?
a.ABenzodiazepine
b.ABenzodiazepineAantagonist
c.AAntiemetic

d.AOpioid.A-AAnswer✓Ac.AAntiemetic.

DrugsAusedAtoAtreatAorApreventAnauseaAandAvomitingAareAcalledAantiemetics.AOdansetronA(Zofran)Aa
ndAPromethazineAareAexamplesAofAantiemetics.


WhatAtypeAofAarrhythmiaAisAcausedAbyAaAdisorganizedAandAerraticAfiringAofAimpulsesAfromAtheAhea
rt'sAventricles
a.ASinusAnodeAdysfunction
b.AAtrialAflutter
c.AVentricularAtachycardia

, d.AVentricularAfibrillation.A-AAnswer✓Ad.AVentricularAfibrillation


ArrhythmiaAisAalsoAknownAasAdysrhythmia.AItAisAanAirregularAheartbeat.AThereAareAseveralAdifferen
tAtypes.ASomeAtypesAinclude:AprematureAventricularAcontractions,AprematureAatrialAcontractions,Aatria
lAflutter,AventricularAfibrillation,AsinusAnodeAdysfunction,AventricularAtachycardia,AandAparoxysmalAsu
praventricularAtachycardia.


TheAmostAinnerApartAofAtheAguidewireAisAcalledAtheAwhat?
a.ATheAcentralAwire
b.ATheAdistalAtip
c.ATheApit

d.ATheAcore.A-AAnswer✓Ad.ATheAcore.


AAguidewireAisAmadeAofAthreeAessentialAparts:AtheAcore,AtheAdistalAtipAandAtheAouterAcovering.AThe
AmostAinnerApartAofAtheAguidewireAisAknownAasAtheAcoreAandAextendsAthroughAtheAshaftAofAtheAe
ntireAwire.AItAisAtheAstiffestApartAofAtheAwire,AcreatingAaAsenseAofAstability,AallowingAitAtoAbeAstee
redAandA'guided'.


AAsingle-
chamberApacemakerAcanAhaveAaAleadAinAtheAlowerAchamberAofAtheAheart,AalsoAknownAasAwhat?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAventricle


InAaAstent,AthereAisAaAscaffoldAprovidedAbyA_______.
a.ALumen
b.ACatheter
c.AWireAmesh

d.ANoneAofAtheAabove.A-AAnswer✓Ac.AWireAmeshA


StentsAprovideAaAscaffoldAtoAsupportAtheAvesselAwalls.AThisAisAmadeAofAwireAmesh.AItAkeepsAtheAlu
menAopenAandAhelpsApreventAplaqueAfromAbuildingAup.


WhatAisAinAtheAdyeAusedAforAangiograms?
a.AWater
b.AAlcohol
c.AIodine

d.AOxygenA-AAnswer✓Ac.AIodine