RCIS EXAM 2024 REVIEW VERSION 1 WITH 250

RCIS EXAM 2024 REVIEW VERSION 1 WITH 250

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What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?

• CO= PA- 1SVC
• CO= AO x PA
• CO= HR x SV
• CO= HR x SV

Stoke Volume is ________?

• Related to preload
• Related to afterload
• The same as ejection fraction
• Related to preload

Preload is most impacted by:

• Mean arterial pressure
• Increased filling volumes
• Ejection Fraction
• Increased filling volumes

A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate

• increased afterload
• decreased afterload
• decreased preload
• increased afterload

Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by

• Blood Viscosity 1 / 4

• BMI
• Length of the vessel
• Radius of the vessel
• Radius of the vessel

The formula for blood pressure is

• BP = SV x SVR
• BP = CO x SVR
• BP = HR x SVR
• BP = CO x SVR

What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral Insufficiency

• A wave
• C wave
• P Wave
• V wave
• V wave

An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology?

• LV infarct
• Aortic stenosis
• RV infarct
• Mitral Regurgitation
• RV infarct

If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrated in the physical assessment?

• Decreased exercise tolerance
• decreased O2 sat
• Increased O2 sat
• JVD 2 / 4

• JVD

What is the most common cause of pulmonic stenosis?

• Aging
• congenital
• cardiomyopathy
• mitral regurgitation
• congenital

The blue proximal port of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan?

• 15cm
• 30cm
• 45cm
• 5cm
• 30cm

When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10cc of saline into the ________ and the temperature change is measured in the _____.

• LA, AO
• RV, PCWP
• RA, PA
• RA, LA
• RA, PA

Equalization of the RVEDP and LVEDP are found in

• tamponade
• Restrictive pericarditis
• acute MI
• LV MI
• Restrictive pericarditis

Signs of Right sided heart failure include

• / 4

• Decreased O2 Sat
• SOB
• JVD
• Pulmonary embolism
• JVD

Based on these oxygen saturations, what type of shunt is present?

SVC sat = 67% IVC sat = 71% RA Sat = 85% RV Sat = 85% PA sat = 85% LA = 98% LV sat = 98% AO sat = 98%

• R to L ASD
• L to R ASD
• L to R VSD
• It is all normal, there is no shunt
• L to R ASD

The type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called?

• Ostium Primium
• Sinus Venosus
• Ostium Secundum
• Ostium Secundum

What is Flamm's equation?

• 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4
• 6 (SVC) + 2(IVC)/2
• 3 (PA) + 2 (AO)/4
• 3(SVC) + 1 (IVC) /4

The formula used to calculate MAP is

• HR x SV/SVR
• / 4