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VASCULARARDMS BOARDS
DAVIES LATEST
UPDATE
ALREADY
GRADED A+
What's the first major arterial branch of the aorta
is the? - answer Innominate artery or
brachiocephalic artery
The vertebral artery usually arises from the: -
answer Subclavian Artery
The incidence of new strokes per year is: - answer
from 500,000 to 700,000
,The abbreviation TIA stands for: - answer Transient
Ischemic Attack
A TIA of the right anterior hemisphere of the brain
will likely affect: - answer The left side of the body
- affects the side of the body opposite that of the
ischemic hemisphere
Amaurosis Fugax related to an internal carotid
lesion will cause: - answer Temporary blindness or
shadowing of the ipsilateral eye. affects same side
since thromboembolic activity from ulcerated
ipsilateral carotid atheroma is suspected
A transient ischemic attack: - answer Resolves
within 24 hours. TIA often last just a few minutes
Simultaneous bilateral ocular symptoms in the
patient with suspected cerebrovascular disease
generally originate form: - answer The
vertebrobasilar arteries . usually originate in the
posterior circulation , as the visual cortex is in the
occipital lobe. The specific binocular symptom of
homonymous hemianopia results from obstruction
of a middle cerebral artery branch, not the
vertebrobasilar system
,What are symptoms when vertebrobasilar
circulation is effected? - answer Vertigo, dizziness,
ataxia, or other bilateral or global symptoms .
What are symptoms when anterior circulation is
effected? - answer Facial Asymmetry, unilateral
What accurately defines RIND also called stroke
with recovery? - answer A neurologic ischemic
deficit that resolves completely after 24 hours.
Describes an intracranial ischemic event that does
not resolve within 24 hours but thereafter
completely resolves.
A 56- year old patient reports loss of vision in her
left eye two days ago, with total resolution in 10
minutes. Yesterday morning she developed
weakness and numbness in her right hand and was
unable to hold her coffee cup. This afternoon her
hand strength is about 90% normal, with normal
sensation. Clinically she has: - answer Stroke
because it has persisted longer than 24 hours and
has not resolved completely
The infraorbital artery is a terminal branch of the: -
answer Maxillary Artery . It creates one of the
potential anastomoses with orbital branches that
can provide collateral pathways in the even of
carotid obstruction
, Amaurosis Fugax can be interpreted as a: - answer
Transient Ischemic Attack of the eye.
Dysphagia is : - answer Difficulty swallowing.
Symptom associated with vertebrobasilar
insufficiency.
A binocular disturbance that disrupts vision in half
the visual field of both eyes is called: - answer
Homonymous Hemianopia
Paresthesia refers to: - answer tingling sensation
A patient describes a 30-minute episode of garbled
speech. This is called: - answer Dysphasia .
Aphasia is widely used as well but technically this
is incorrect, since it means "absence of speech."
A right-handed patient experiences a 30-minute
episode of dysphasia. Which area of circulation is
suspect? - answer Left hemisphere . The speech
area of the cortex is in the temporal lobe of the
dominant hemisphere
What is true regarding subclavian steal? - answer
It is usually a harmless hemodynamic
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