Abdominal Doppler TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

xiphoid process CORRECT ANSWERS: small piece of cartilage at the bottom of the sternum renovascular hypertension CORRECT ANSWERS: high blood pressure caused by blockage of arteries in the kidneys. RI= CORRECT ANSWERS: PSV-EDV/PSV Parenchyma CORRECT ANSWERS: The essential or functional e...

What is true renovascular hypertension? CORRECT ANSWERS: Renal artery is the cause of the HTN Which renal vein is shorter? CORRECT ANSWERS: Right side The left renal vein is anterior to _____ but posterior to ______. CORRECT ANSWERS: Aorta SMA Do the renal arteries lie anterior or post...

color duplex imaging is used to evaluate perfusion in the following organ systems: CORRECT ANSWERS: 1.-Abdominal Aorta for aneurysm / Stenosis 2.-Renal Artery/ vein 3.-mesenteric arteries 4.-Portal Venous system 5.-Hepatic vasculature Focal dilation of an artery involving 3 layers of the art...

If an aneurysm is present: Longitudinal images - Transverse images - CORRECT ANSWERS: Longitudinal images of each iliac vessel should be taken from the bifurcation to the most distal segment. Transverse images of the iliac arteries should be taken below the bifurcation. Doppler is used to: ...

What is abdominal doppler used to check? CORRECT ANSWERS: Renal arteries, portal venous system, mesenteric arteries, abdominal aorta for aneurysm/stenosis Hypertension affects how many patients in the USA? CORRECT ANSWERS: 20 million What does the direct method of renal doppler interrogate? ...

the portal vein is formed by the confluence of which two veins? CORRECT ANSWERS: splenic, smv the celiac and hepatic arteries should normally exhibit a ____________ waveform pattern. CORRECT ANSWERS: Low resistive what relationship does the RRA have to the IVC? CORRECT ANSWERS: RRA passes p...

Size of the abdominal arteries CORRECT ANSWERS: Aorta: 2-2.5cm Celiac: .7cm SMA: .6cm IMA: .3cm Renal arteries: .4-.5cm Doppler spectrum CORRECT ANSWERS: time-velocity waveform that represents variation in intravascular blood flow velocities during the cardiac cycle In a doppler spectra,...

XIPHOID PROCESS CORRECT ANSWERS: SMALL CARTILAGENOUS PROCESS OF LOWER PART OF STERNUM HEPATIC CORRECT ANSWERS: PERTAINS TO LIVER UMBILICUS CORRECT ANSWERS: BELLY BUTTON ANTERIOR POSTERIOR DIMENSION CORRECT ANSWERS: WHAT DOES A-P STAND FOR? RENOVASCUALAR HYPERTENSION CORRECT ANSWERS:...

Hepatic inflow CORRECT ANSWERS: Hepatic Artery Portal Vein Hepatic outflow CORRECT ANSWERS: Hepatic veins Hepatic artery provides CORRECT ANSWERS: 20-30% of blood going into the liver. Oxygenated. Portal Vein provides CORRECT ANSWERS: 70-80% of blood going into the liver. Nutrient r...

xiphoid process CORRECT ANSWERS: small cartilaginous process of the lower part of the sternum hepatic CORRECT ANSWERS: pertains to the liver umbilicus CORRECT ANSWERS: belly button A-P CORRECT ANSWERS: anterior and posterior dimension renovascular hypertension CORRECT ANSWERS: high ...

What is an artifact? CORRECT ANSWERS: Anything that does not properly present the structures or motion imaged What are artifacts caused by generally? CORRECT ANSWERS: A problematic aspect of the imaging technique Artifacts can occur as structures that are either? CORRECT ANSWERS: Not real, ...

How many patients are affected by hypertension in the United States? CORRECT ANSWERS: 60 million What is usually in the proximal renal artery is the most common etiology? CORRECT ANSWERS: Atherosclerosis What occurs in the mid to distal segments of the renal artery in occurs most frequently ...

indications for hepatic Doppler: CORRECT ANSWERS: R/O thrombus TIPS shunt portal hypertension hepatic Doppler imaging protocol: CORRECT ANSWERS: scan liver, gallbladder, CBD, pancreas, spleen obtain spectral waveforms of: hepatic veins portal vein hepatic artery IVC splenic vein nor...

Abdominal Doppler: CORRECT ANSWERS: renal arteries portal venous system mesenteric arteries abdominal aorta for aneurysms/stenosis HTN in USA CORRECT ANSWERS: -20 million pts ->10 million w/ fixed HTN Chronic renal disease Renal artery disease (>400,000) true renovascular...