[LO 0219] FEBRUARY 2019 Sub. Code: 1521
B.Sc. CARDIAC TECHNOLOGY
THIRD YEAR
PAPER I CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY BASICS
Q.P. Code: 801521
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer all questions
I. Elaborate on: x 10 30)
1. Contrast agents used during coronary angiography. Discuss briefly on their
side effects.
2. Describe and illustrate the various views for diagnostic coronary angiography.
3. Biological effects of radiation. What are the methods to reduce radiation
exposure in the Cath lab?
II. Write notes on: x 5 40)
1. Laboratory preparation for coronary angiography.
2. List various cardiac arrhythmias encountered during cardiac catheterization.
3. Sources of error and artefact in pressure measurement.
4. Pulmonary vascular resistance.
5. Flat-panel X-ray detector.
6. Oximetry findings in ventricular septal defect.
7. Indications for cardiac catheterization.
8. Swan Ganz catheter.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 3 30)
1. List any three methods of cardiac output determination.
2. Gorlin's formula.
3. Valve resistance.
4. Left-dominant circulation.
5. Calculation of systemic blood flow.
6. Fourier analysis.
7. Body surface area estimation.
8. Selection of puncture site for cardiac catheterization procedures.
9. Judkins left diagnostic coronary catheter.
10. Name three common ionotropic agents used in the Cath lab.