The majority of aortic aneurysms form in what part of the vessel? - Answer -infrarenal
Which of the following can lead to a false negative diagnosis of ICA stenosis? - Answer
-congestive heart failure
The 12cm blood pressure cuffs are missing from the lab. You perform the 3 cuff method
lower extremity segmental pressure exam with the 10cm cuffs on a patient that is 5'5
150 lbs. What information that you will report will be invalid? - Answer -thigh pressure
only
What type of precautions is required for a patient that had a renal transplant yesterday?
- Answer -reverse protective isolation
Which of the following lists the appropriate preventative maintenance schedule for the
US system? - Answer -service engineer performs PM testing semiannually
a patient presents with a script that requests an aortic Doppler evaluation due to Leriche
syndrome. What are you looking for on the exam? - Answer -extensive diffuse
atherosclerotic disease causing obstruction of the distal aorta
The ________________ is formed by the junction of the spenlic vein and the superior
mesenteric vein. - Answer -main portal vein
Why would bilateral brachial BP assessment assist in the diagnosis of a subclavian
steal? - Answer -the systolic BP will be lower on the affected side
A 50% diameter stenosis is equivalent to ___________ area stenosis in an internal
carotid artery. - Answer -75%
When a patient performs the Valsalva strain, the intra-abdominal pressure
___________ and the intrathoracic pressure ______________ - Answer -increases,
increases
A patient presents for a lower extremity arterial Doppler after a recent car accident due
to acute onset of foot pallor and pain. They have bandages covering a wound on the
lateral aspect of the calf, ankle and foot that will limit your ability to obtain a complete
, exam. How should you perform the exam for this patient? - Answer -remove the
bandages carefully so they can be reapplied and scan the posterior tibial and dorsalis
pedis arteries for your standard protocol
A patient presents for evaluation of a hemodialysis graft due to suspected stenosis.
Considering the most common location of stenosis in an AVG, where should you look
first for the suspected stenosis? - Answer -venous anastomosis and outflow vein
what is the most common normal variant in renal artery anatomy? - Answer -duplicated
renal arteries
if the transmitted frequency is 5 MHz and the reflected frequency is 4.9975 MHz, how
will the Doppler shift be displayed? - Answer -under the baseline
when the PW Doppler gain is too high, what acoustic artifact is most likely to be
identified on the image? - Answer -mirror image
which statement is true regarding the arterial mapping of the internal mammary artery? -
Answer -mapping is usually performed so it can be used as a coronary bypass graft
which of the following statements is true regarding the tunica intima? - Answer -an
intimal dissection requires generation of a preliminary report and a stat review by a
physician
what procedure uses a balloon tipped catheter to treat arterial stenosis? - Answer -
angioplasty
if the thermal index setting is greater than ___________, there is a higher risk of
thermal bioeffects. - Answer -2
which of the following correctly describes how to prepare for an intra-operative vascular
ultrasound? - Answer -cover a high-frequency transducer with a sterile sheath that
contains gel
during a TCD exam the depth is set to 100mm while using the midline subocciptal
window. What vessel will be interrogated and what direction will the flow be moving? -
Answer -basilar, away from the transducer
the release of norepinephrine into the blood stream has what effect on the arterioles? -
Answer -vasoconstriction
the angular artery is the terminal branch of the - Answer -facial artery
a patient presents an exam due to a history of Lemierre Syndrome. what vessels should
be evaluated for associated findings? - Answer -bilateral internal jugular veins
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