IABP eLearning: Therapy Program Questions and
Answers
Intra-aortic balloons are indicated for:
Prophylactic support for PTCA or anesthesia induction, incompetent aortic valve, and cerebral
stroke
End stage cardiac disease, incompetent aortic valve, cardiogenic shock, septic shock
Acute coronary syndrome, cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, and complications of heart failure
Brain death, sheathless insertion with severe obesity or scarring of the groin, carotid artery
surgery CORRECT ANS-Acute coronary syndrome, cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, and
complications of heart failure
Diastolic Augmentation can be affected by:
Timing
IAB Position
Patient hemodynamics
All of the above CORRECT ANS-All of the above
Restriction of gas flow through the IAB may be caused by:
Decreased SVR
Hyperthermia
Kink in the catheter
Helium diffusion CORRECT ANS-Kink in the catheter
Stroke volume may be decreased by:
Tachycardia, decreased cardiac index, dysrhythmias
Catheter kink, tachycardia, failure to unfold
Water Condensation, dysrhythmias, catheter kink
Vasoactive drugs, body temperature, water condensation CORRECT ANS-Tachycardia,
decreased cardiac index, dysrhythmias
