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RCIS REVIEW: Questions With Correct SolutionsWhat is the normal range of potassium in the blood? Correct Ans - 3.5-
5.0
Name some antiplatelet medications? Correct Ans - ASA, Ticlid, Plavix
If a patient has a high creatinine, what should you consider? Correct Ans -
-as small amount of contrast as possible
-post procedure fluid hydration 3 ml/kg
How does heparin prevent clot formation? Correct Ans - - prevents
conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
-combines with antithrombin to make it more effective
What is the action of reopro? Correct Ans - Inhibits IIB/IIIA receptors
INR measures the levels of which drug? Correct Ans - Coumadin
Lovenox impacts what? Correct Ans - Antithrombin and Factor Xa
What might be the medication of choice for SVT? Correct Ans -
Adenosine
What short acting benzodiazepine is commonly used in the cath lab for
sedation? Correct Ans - Versed
What is a quick and easy way to check a patients clotting time after being
given heparin? Correct Ans - ACT
How to ticlid and plavix act? Correct Ans - they turn off receptor sites
on the platelets (super-aspirin)
If a patient is on NPH Insuling, what medication should not be given?
Correct Ans - Protamine
What does ASA do? Correct Ans - Prevents platelet adhesion
, TPA acts by? Correct Ans - -Dissolving Fibrin
-Activates plaminogen
What labs look at kidney function? Correct Ans - -BUN
-Creatinine
-GFR
-Creatinine clearance
The most accurate measure of cardiac muscle fiber damage after an MI is
what? Correct Ans - Troponin
Which lab value does not evaluate the extent of an MI? Correct Ans -
Serum Creatinine
Post procedure renal dysfunction is more likely to occur in patients with?
Correct Ans - -Diabetes
-Pre procedure dehydration
-Frequent use of NSAID
-Ace inhibitors
What is a pseudoaneurysm? Correct Ans - -False Aneurysm
-Often a puslatile mass near where the sheath site with a bruit is present
If the transducer is positioned to low at the side of the table, the pt's pressure
will read? Correct Ans - Falsely High
If you are checking the radial/ulner pulse when you press and relase one at a
time this is called what kind of test? Correct Ans - Allen's test
What is the best way to calculate a patients pulse rate? Correct Ans -
Check pulse for one minute
If the patients IV site is infilatrated what should you do? Correct Ans -
Shut it off
Metabolic acidosis has a low level of what? Correct Ans - Bicarb
A pH less than 7.35 or greater than 7.45 is called what? Correct Ans -
Uncompensated
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