IABP Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) The intra-aortic balloon is most commonly inserted through
the: - Correct Answers ✅* Femoral
Volume and pressure inside the left ventricle at the end of
diastole is referred to as: - Correct Answers ✅* Preload
Resistance to flow or impedance to ventricular ejection is
referred to as: - Correct Answers ✅* Afterload
Coronary arteries recieve the majority of arterial blood supply
during: - Correct Answers ✅* Diastole
The primary effects of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
are: - Correct Answers ✅* Decreased myocardial oxygen
demand/increased myocardial oxygen supply
Intra-aortic balloons are indicated for: - Correct Answers
✅* Acute coronary syndrome, cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, and complications of heart failure
Diastolic Augmentation can be affected by: - Correct
Answers ✅"* Timing, IAB Position, Pt Hemodynamics"
Restriction of gas flow through the IAB may be caused by: -
Correct Answers ✅* Kink in the catheter
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