RCIS Review

Question 0

ICE procedure

Answer 0

Intra Cardiac Ultrasound

Question 1

Your using ICE (Intra Cardiac Echo) picture looks like TENT

Answer 1

Trans Septal Puncture

Question 2

Max dose of RIM & MILI RIM (Radiation Eqiv. Man) per year

Answer 2

5 RIM

5000 MRIM

Question 3

Normal Range PH level

Answer 3

7.35 - 7.45

Question 4

Normal range Bicarb (Metabolic)

Answer 4

22 - 26

Question 5

Normal range CO2 (Respiratory)

Answer 5

35 - 45

Question 6

PH Below 7.35

Answer 6

Acidotic

Question 7

PH above 7.45

Answer 7

Alkali

Question 8

IABP balloon inflates from

Answer 8

Bottom to top (to perfuse coronary arteries)

Question 9

IABP balloon deflates from

Answer 9

Top to Bottom (pulls blood and increases stroke volume)

Question 10

Diacrotic notch on IABP strip means

Answer 10

Aortic Valve closing

Question 11

IABP Transducer should be level with __________when zeroing

Answer 11

Apex of heart (flevostatic line)

Question 12

When HR increases over 150bpm IABP should be turned to

Answer 12

1:2 Ratio

Question 13

IABP strip should be printed in what ratio?

Answer 13

1:2 ratio

Question 14

What will happen to stroke volume and cardiac output in constrictive pericarditis

Answer 14

They will decrease

Question 15

In Cardiac Tamponade, Venous pressures

Answer 15

Rise and Arterial pressures Fall

Question 16

__________ increases to compensate for constrictive disease which impede filling.

Answer 16

Preload

Question 17

Protection from radiation will be maximized by 1.
2.
3.

Answer 17

1. Maximize distance to source (6ft)
2. Minimize time near source
3. Placing absorbing material between
   Yourself and patient

Question 18

A fall in pressure from right ventricle to the pulmonary artery

Answer 18

Tetralogy of Fallot

Question 19

An Aortic pressure recording with a gradual upstroke and a prominent low anacrotic notch is indicative of

Answer 19

Aortic Stenosis

Question 20

A left ventricular mass is determined angiographically from measuring the heart wall thickness during what stage of the cardiac cycle?

Answer 20

End-Diastole

Question 21

The BEST indicator of the exact moment the aortic and pulmonary valves open

Answer 21

Beginning of systolic rise on the atrial pressure

Question 22

Overdrive suppression of Torsade de Pointes and atrial flutter works by pacing the heart according to which protocol?

Answer 22

10-40 beats/minute faster than the intrinsic heart rate

Question 23

Cardiac myxomas are usually located in the

Answer 23

Left Atrium

Question 24

Caused by rapid accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac

Answer 24

Atrioventricular gradient

Question 25

This will markedly elevate right ventricular systolic pressure

Answer 25

Infundibular stenosis

Question 26

On ECG, the following may indicate a loose connection of a temporary pacing wire at the pulse generator spikes

Answer 26

Falling at irregular intervals

Question 27

If T-wave sensing occurs in ventricle demand or synchronous pacing, what must be done to the programmable generator?

Answer 27

Longer refractory period