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What lab tests would indicate a patient has vasculitis? (name 3) - ✔✔-· Blood test (WBC, ESR0
· Biopsy
· CRP- C reactive protein
· Imaging (CT, MRI)
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RCIS Study questions & Answers, rated
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What lab tests would indicate a patient has vasculitis? (name 3) - ✔✔-· Blood test (WBC, ESR0
· Biopsy
· CRP- C reactive protein
· Imaging (CT, MRI)
What is the most common cause of renal artery stenosis? - ✔✔-· Atherosclerosis
Where does the spine lie in RAO projection? LAO? AP? - ✔✔-· In RAO, spine is on the left
· In LAO, spine is on the right
· In AP, spine is in the middle
What pathology causes the "a wave" to be missing on atrial waveform? - ✔✔-· Atrial fibrillation
When a patient has a LBBB, what special precautions should be taken into consideration? - ✔✔-· Defib
pads
· Transcutaneous pacing
What drug causes ST depression when given in excess? - ✔✔-· Digoxin: used to treat heart failure:
irregular heart rhythms: drug class: digitalis glycosides
When administering heparin to a diabetic patient what drug should NOT be given? - ✔✔-· Protamine
Beta blockers are dangerous to patients that have what underlying condition? - ✔✔-· Asthma or COPD
If RFA access is not attainable for an intervention on the LFA, what is the next best access site? - ✔✔-·
Popliteal arteries
What are the negative effects of having a patient in trendelenburg position for a prolonged period of
time? - ✔✔-· risk of hemodynamic compromise
· elevated intercranial pressure
· impaired lung mechanics
Name some negative side effects of leaving an IVC filter in too long? - ✔✔-· Device migration
· Filter fracture
· Perf of IVC
· Embolization of the device to the heart and lungs
What is an absolute contraindication for IABP? - ✔✔-· Aortic valve insufficiency
· Dissecting aortic aneurysm
· Aortic wall disease
What is the best parameter for evaluating cardiac output in a patient with low EF? - ✔✔-· Fick formula
Anaphylaxis presents itself in what ways? - ✔✔-· Rash
· Brady
· Clammy skin
· Fast breathing
Coarctation of the aorta has what effect on the LV? - ✔✔-· Coartation= narrowing of a small section of
the aorta
· BP increases which may cause the LV to thicken
Name an indication for alcohol septal ablation. - ✔✔-· HOCM (hypertrophic obstructive
cardiomyopathy)
Name 3 factors that indicate the needle is in the correct space when performing pericardiocentesis -
✔✔-· Saline can be injected through the needle (with echo imaging for location)
· Guided ultrasound
· No ST elevations
· Hemodynamic monitoring
· If needle or catheter is in the RV or LV, bubbles will be seen in the cavity, dispersed rapidly by
ventricular ejection
How do you treat a perforation of a coronary? - ✔✔-· Fluids, pressors
· Covered stent
· Prolonged balloon inflation
What does the P-R interval represent? - ✔✔-· Time between atrial depolarization and ventricular
depolarization
What drug would you give a patient in stable PSVT? - ✔✔-· PSVT: paroxysmal supraventricular
tachycardia
· Adenosine
What type of angina comes on suddenly due to vessel spasm? - ✔✔-· Prinzmetal angina
Name the pathology where the patient experiences angina with absolutely no clinical indication as to
why. - ✔✔-· CSX (cardiac syndrome x) angina like discomfort
· ST depression during exercise, normal coronary arteries at angiography
How would you position a patient on the table when accessing the axillary vein? - ✔✔-· Supine and 10-
15-degree Trendelenburg
What serum enzyme peaks the earliest indicative of an MI? - ✔✔-· Myoglobin: found in cardiac &
skeletal muscle, increased more rapidly than troponin
A decrease in the level of bicarbonate causes what? - ✔✔-Metabolic acidosis
What drug would you give before removing a radial sheath to reduce spasm? - ✔✔-· Nitroglycerin
· verapamil
Name 2 alternative access sites for TAVR: - ✔✔-· RIJ
· subclavian
It is dangerous to give nitroglycerin to a patient that has taken what other drug recently? - ✔✔-· PDE5
inhibitors
· Viagra (sildenafil, tadalafil, Cialis)
Name 3 runoff vessels in the leg: - ✔✔-· Popliteal arter
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