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RCIS Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 1.What is the formula for calculating cardiac output ANS CO= HR x SV 2.What is stroke volume related to ANS preload 3.Preload is most impacted by.....ANS Increased filling volumes 4.A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate......ANS Increased afterload 1 / 4
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5.Vascular resistance/pressure is most influenced by....ANS Radius of the vessel 6.The formula for BP is....ANS BP = CO x SVR 7.What component of a Pulmonary Capillary Wedge pressure indicates Mitral insufficiency ANS V wave 8.An elevated RVEDP is found in which pathology ANS RV infarct 9.If the RA waveform is 2x the normal value, where would this be demonstrat- ed in the physical assessment 2 / 4
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ANS JVD
10.What is the most common cause of Pulmonic stenosis ANS Congenital 11.The Blue proximal part of the swan is located how far from the distal tip of the swan ANS 30 cm 12.When performing a thermodilution cardiac output, the operator injects 10 cc of saline into the and the temperature change is measured in the
ANS RA, PA
13.Equalization of RVEDP and LVEDP are found in ANS restrictive pericarditis 3 / 4
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14.Signs of Right sided heart failure include
ANS JVD
15.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 sat= 98% LV sat= 98% AO sat= 98% ANS L to R ASD 16.What type of ASD, located in the middle 1/3 of the atrial septum (the former site of the fossa ovalis) is called ANS Ostium Secundum 17.What is the Flamm's equation
ANS 3(SVC) + 1(IVC)/4
18.The formula used to calculate MAP is
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