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CCI RCS EXAM LATEST 2025| STUDY GUIDE EXAM
WITH 250 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What are 3 factors affecting stroke volume? - ANSWER - Preload, after-load, contractility
What is fractional shortening? - ANSWER - It is the fraction of any diastolic dimension that is lost in systole.*Normal range = 25-45%
If a patient has a stroke volume of 70ml and a heart rate of 90bpm what would be their cardiac output? - ANSWER - Cardiac Output= Stroke volume x heart rate 70ml x 90bpm = 630ml/minute
What is QP and QS? - ANSWER - QP= pulmonary circulatory flow QS= systemic circulatory flow
Atrial septal defect surgery is mainly considered when the QP/QS ratio exceed? -
ANSWER - 1:5
*normal = 1:1
What are the 2 most common encountered congenital heart lesions diagnosed in adults? - ANSWER - Atrial septal defect Bicuspid aortic valve
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pg. 2 What chamber of the heart would be greater affected in patients with ventricular septal defects and left to right shunting? - ANSWER - Right atrium
A patient with a higher blood pressure in the right arm than the left arm may have? - ANSWER - Coarctation of aorta
How is a 2-d image of a phased array transducer created? - ANSWER - Sequentially activating a series of adjacent crystals to angular the ultrasound beam
What is a heterography/ xerograph? - ANSWER - Other names of bioprosthetic valves transferred from animals to humans.
What are three types of bioprosthetic valves? - ANSWER - Mechanical Bovine Porcine
What is a porcine bioprosthetic valve? - ANSWER - A heart valve from a pig
What is a bovine bioprosthetic valve? - ANSWER - A heart valve from a cow.
Define pannus - ANSWER - Tissue overgrowth
How long do bioprosthetic valves last in comparison to mechanical valves? - ANSWER - Bioprosthetic valves = 10-12 years Mechanical valves = up to 20 years
Define myxoma - ANSWER - Most common benign cardiac tumor found in adults.
What would you do to prevent "ghosting" - ANSWER - Increase wall filter
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pg. 3 What ultrasound setting has the most impact on color Doppler jet size? - ANSWER - Gain
Which of the following choices would not be used correct for pulsed wave Doppler aliasing?A.) shift the baseline B.) use continuous wave C.) use a higher frequency probe D.) decrease sample volume **Ans= C
What is abstains anomaly? - ANSWER - Congenital disease where one or more tricuspid leaflets are displaced and are pointed towards apex
Clinically, prolapse of the mitral valve is associated with? - ANSWER - Mid diastolic click and/or late systolic murmur
Papillary muscle dysfunction usually results from? - ANSWER - ischemic heart disease
What is ischemic heart disease? - ANSWER - Term given to heart problems cause by narrowing heart arteries
What is Dressler's syndrome? - ANSWER - An autoimmune disease that causes fibrinous pericarditis weeks to months after an MI *Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. (Pericardium)
What is rheumatic heart disease? - ANSWER - Starts in childhood as strep throat and rheumatic fever. It is characterized by reduced functional capacity of heart caused by inflammatory changes in the myocardium or scarring of the valves.
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