Field of CVT
When you complete the CVT program, what credential will you sit for?
RCIS
Who is legally responsible for obtaining patient consent?
Physician
When a decision is made as a healthcare professional, whose interests should come first?
the patient
Forssman completed the first human heart cath by using what type of catheter?
Foley Catheter
What does "TIMI" stand for when referring to TIMI flow?
Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction
Which organization administers the RCIS exam?
CCI
Performing a procedure without pt consent is considered what?
Battery
If a pt needs to receive O2 during a procedure (not an emergency), how much O2 should be administered to start?
2L
Which to physicians created the balloon tipped catheter which is designed to go through the vein and record right heart pressures?
Swan and Ganz
What are the two most common access sites for a LHC?
Femoral and radial artery
What is the first thing you should remove from your sterile tray post procedure?
Sharps
What are two pt indicators?
Name and DOB
What two medications are most common to administer right before a cath procedure?
Hint: One is for conscious sedation, and the other is for pain management.
Versed and Fentanyl
Which physician is known for developing pre-shaped catheters for selective coronary angiography which are still used today?
Judkins
The physician has just taken an angiogram of the LCA. There is no flow beyond the occlusion in the mid LAD. What would you rate the TIMI flow of the LAD?
TIMI 0
Is Hep B a bloodborne pathogen?
Yes
A dentist is charging every pt for anesthesia, even if they only request lidocaine. what is this an example of?
Fraud
What medication reverses Versed?
Romazicon
What two physicians were pioneers of Interventional procedures?
Gruentzig and Dotter
Which pressures are obtained during a RHC?
Hint: 4 pressures
RA, RV, PA, PCW
If there is an injury to the pt what do RBC's normally do?
As the nurse is prepping a patient for a procedure, she tells the pt to stop moving or she is going to hit him. What is this an example of?
Assault
What medication reverses Fentanyl?
Narcan
Which physician performed the first transluminal percutaneous angioplasty using steam and stylets?
Dotter
What is the outer diameter of a 6f catheter?
6 x .33 = 1.98
Answer: 2 mm