Christmas Cath Lab Trivia

​Cath Lab Christmas Trivia

By Jordan Kennicott

Multiple Choice

In this picture of the C-arm, where does the radiation come from?

• Top of eye eye (above pt's head)

• Bottom base of eye eye (below pt's head)

Multiple Choice

TRUE OF FALSE: The initial 5K heparin given IV during a radial LHC, is used to prevent coronary thrombus for intervention?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Based on this flouro image, what kind of device does this patient have?

• BIV ICD

• Dual chamber pacemaker

• BIV pacemaker

• Dual chamber ICD

Multiple Choice

What is a normal End-Diastolic Pressure (EDP)?

• 5-7

• Greater than 20

• Less than 5

• 10-20

Multiple Choice

What does an elevated EDP indicate?

• Fluid overload

• Patient needs to eat less salt

• Patient needs to lose weight

• Nothing, the patient is fine

Multiple Choice

Which artery is the YELLOW arrow pointing to?

• LAD

• Diagonal

• Circumflex

• Obtuse Marginal (OM)

Multiple Choice

What medication class is clopidogrel or ticagrelor?

• Antiplatelet aggregator

• P2Y12

• 2B3A

• Anticoagulant

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: Plaque that has become hardened is called calcium?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What size wire is an interventional cardiac wire?

• 0.035

• 0.025

• 0.018

• 0.014

Multiple Choice

What medication can be administered to a patient if they are allergic to heparin?

• Aggrastat (Tirofiban)

• Angiomax (Bivalirudin)

• Integrilin (Eptifibatide)

• Give them heparin anyway, no true allergy

Multiple Choice

How many leaflet's should your Aortic Valve have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

After being oxygenated by the lungs, what chamber of the heart will fill with blood first?

• Right Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Left Atrium

• Left Ventricle

Multiple Choice

What rhythm is this?

• Atrial Flutter

• Atrial Fibrillation

• Ventricular Fibrillation

• Normal Sinus Rhythm

Multiple Choice

If we are doing a valve study on the tricuspid valve, which two pressure would we be measuring simultaneously?

• RV, LV

• PCW, LV

• RV, PA

• RA, RV

Multiple Choice

When doing a LHC from the Ulnar artery, what has to be changed when placing the TR band?

• Larger TR band is required

• TR must be turned upside down

• Less air is need to be occlusive

• Nothing is changed

Multiple Choice

What is the loading dose of Effient (Prasugrel)?

• 10 mg

• 25 mg

• 50mg

• 60mg

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: When placing a TR band, the green dot needs to be placed directly over the puncture site?

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

What is special about a TIG or Jacky catheter?

• They are cool

• They are longer than most catheters (for tall people)

• It can be used to engage both coronary cusps

• Most inexpensive catheters

Multiple Choice

Which left coronary is easiest to view in a caudal view?

• Left Main

• LAD

• Circumflex

• Ramus

Multiple Choice

What branches come off the LAD?

• Diagonal, obtuse marignals

• Diagonal, posterior descending artery

• Septal, posterior descending artery

• Septal, Diagonal

Multiple Choice

What is a normal central venous pressure (CVP) or RA pressure?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20