ARRT VI EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
KyphoplastyP-
PANSWERPAlsoPcalledPperPcutaneousPvertebralplastyParePinvasivePproceduresPindicatedPforPpatientsPwhoPh
avePbackPpain.PAlso,PthesePproceduresParePdonePtoPstabilizePaPcompressionPfracturePthatPresultsPfromPoste
oporosis,PaPmalignantPtumorPofPthePvertebralPbody,PincludingPcancerPtypesPsuchPasPmultiplePmyeloma,PaPh
emangioma,PorPanPinjuryPtoPthisPfindPthatPresultsPinPbrokenPspinalPbones.PWithPaPcompressionPfracture,Pth
ePbonesPhavePcollapsedPinPsectionsPofPthePspinePorPinPthePentirePspine.PDuringPthePprocedureheyPneedlePo
rPaPguyPpanPisPplacedPintoPthePvertebralPbodyPusingPimagePguidance.POncePthePneedlePorPguidePpinPisPpleas
ed,PaPstylePthatPinPaPcannulaParePinsertedPoverPthePneedlePorPthePguidePpinPandPintoPthePpedicle.PThroughPt
hePcannula,PaPdrillPisPadvanced.POncePanPinflatablePballoonPdevicePisPplacedPintoPthePvertebralPbodyPandPex
pandsPit,PThePbonePisPcompactedPandPaPcavityPspacePisPopen.PUsingPreal-
timePimagePguidance,PthePvertebralPbodiesPcavityPspacePisPinjectedPwithPthePbonePcement.
LovenoxP-
PANSWERPAPparenteralPanticoagulantPusedPtoPtreatPthromboembolicPconditions.PAnticoagulantPdrugsPincl
udePheparin,PplavixPcoumadinPlovenoxPandPheparinParePexamplesPofPparentPTerrellPcoagulants.PCoumadinP
isPanPexamplePofPanPoralPanticoagulant.PHeparinPandPI'mPonPsomePparentsPshouldPnotPbePtakenPorallyPorPgi
venPintramuscularly.PIfPtakenPorally,PthePgastrointestinalPtractPdoesPnotPabsorbPthesePdrugs.PHematomaPca
nPoccurPifPthesePdrugsParePgivenPintramuscularly.PPatientpatientsPwhoPreceivePinterventionalPproceduresPa
ndPtakenPanticoagulantPdrugsPisPmonitoredPtoPensurePoverdosePdoesPnotPoccur,PwhichPcanPbePevidentPbyPa
Phemorrhage
Raynaud'sPdiseasePisPanPexamplePofP-
PANSWERPFunctionalPperiPferalPvascularPdisease.PItPisPaPtypePofPcirculationPdisorderPassociatedPwithPperiph
eralPvascularPdisease,PbesidePorganicPperipheralPvascularPdisease.PFunctionalPperipheralPvascularPdiseasePi
sPassociatedPwithPshort-
termPspasms.PThePonsetPofPfunctionalPperipheralPvascularPdiseasePincludesPemotionalPstress,Psmoking,Pex
posurePtoPcoldPtemperatures,PfourPinstance.
BestPcatheterPforPupperPextremitiesP-
PANSWERPH1H.PSeveralPcathetersParePgoodPforPupperPextremitiesPdependingPinPthePagePofPthePpatient.PH1
HPsuitablePforPyoungerPpatientsPwhilePBerensteinPandPSimmonsPtendPtoPbePmorePsuitablePforPolderPpatient
s.
SimplePconsentP-
PANSWERPSimplePconsentPisPgettingPthePpatient'sPpermissionPtoPperformPaPprocedure.PSimplePconsentPisPf
urtherPcategorizedPintoPtwoPtypesPonePexpressPconsentPintoPimpliedPconsentPwithPexpressPconsentPtoPcon
,sentPisPgivenPinPwritingPverballyPorPjustPbyPallowingPthePprocedurePtoPhappen.PAndPimpliedPconsentPoftenPt
akesPplacePinPanPemergencyPsituationPwherePthePpatientPisPonPablePtoPgivePconsent
UreticPcompressionP-
PANSWERPAPprocessPthatPallowsPthePpelvicalycealPtoPfillPandPforPthePcontrastPmediaPtoPstayPinPthePrenalPcoll
ectingPsystemPlongerPonePmorePinvolvedPandPcomplicatedPstudiesParePperformed.PHePdevicePisPusedPtoPpe
rformPthePuretericPcompressionPandPisPputPonPthePpatientPbeforePthePcontrastPmaterialPisPinjected
LeadingPcausePofPaorticPaneurysmsP-
PANSWERPAtherosclerosisPisPthePleadingPcausePofPaorticPaneurysmPhim.PThisPconditionPoccursPwhenPaweak
nessPdevelopsPinPthePlumbarPregionPandPthePaortaPballoonsPout
QualificationsPforPabdominalPaorticPaneurysmPultrasoundPscreeningP-
PANSWERPFamilyPhistoryPabdominalPaorticPaneurysmPor,PaPmalePwhoPisPagedP65PtoP75PyearsPold,PaPmalePwh
oPsmokesPcigarettesPandPhasPsmokedPaPminimumPofP100PcigarettesPoverPthePcoursePofPhisPlife
Wilkie'sPsyndromeP-
PANSWERPHeyPvascularPcompressionPdisorderPofPthePsuperiorPmesentericParteryPorPSMAPthatPcanPbePcheck
edPwithPthePvascularPinterventionalPradiology
ThePposteriorPbranchesPofPthePrenalParteriesPsupplyPbloodPtoPwhichPofPthePpartPofPthePkidney?P-
PANSWERPUpperPpolePandPposteriorPportion
BestPcommonPcatheterPusedPforPvisceralPangiographyPareP-PANSWERPCobrasPandPsidewindersP
VisceralPangiographyPevaluatesPbloodflowPinPthePliver,Pspleen,PandPbowel
ExternalPrenalPstonePremovalPproceduresParePgenerallyPusedPforPstonesPlargerPthenP-
PANSWERP2PcmPorP8Pinches
ThePfoldsPinPthePbrainPmatterParePknownPasP-
PANSWERPGyrus.PThePbrainPmatterPisPmadePupPofPfoldsPandPfishersPthePfoldsParePknownPasPgyrus
APdigitalPimagePacquisitionPmodePwherePonePimagePisPproducedPaPrefersPto?P-
PANSWERPDigitalPangiography.PImagePproductionPforPvascularPimagePhasPthreePtypesPofPmodesPforPdigitalPi
,magePacquisition,PwhichParePDigitalPangiography,PDigitalPcineradiographyPandPdigitalPsubtractionPangiogra
phy.PWithPdigitalPangeography,PalsoPcalledPspaPfilming,PaPsinglePimagesPproduced.PForPinstance,
OrganicPperipheralPvascularPdiseaseP-
PANSWERPHeyPdiseasePthatPoccursPwhenPstructuralPchangesPservicePinPthePbloodPvessel.PExamplesPofPthisP
disorderParePtissuePdamagePandPinflammation.PFurther,PaPtypePofPorganicPperipheralPvascularPdiseasePisPaP
peripheralParteryPdisease.PWhenPthePbloodPflowPisPrestrictedPinPtheParteries,PwhichParePthePbloodPvesselsPt
hatPtransportsPbloodPtoPthePorgansPofPthePbodyPfromPthePheart,PtheParteriesPrestrictsPorPNarrowsPandPfatty
depositsPaccumulatePandPblockPtheParteriesPalsoParthrosclerosisPperipheralParterialPdiseasePhappensPwhe
nPthePbloodPdoesPnotPflowPthroughPtheParteriesPsufficientlyPtoPprovidePadequatePbloodPsupplyPtoPthePmusc
lesPinPthePbody.PThisPconditionPmostPoftenPoccursPinPthePlegsPandParms.signsPandPsymptomsPofPperipheralP
arteryPdiseasePthatPhasPprogressedPintoPadvancedPstagesParePpain,PespeciallyPinPthePfeetPorPtoes,PpalenessP
inPthePlegsPonePelevated,PdoesPcolorization,PsuchPasPbluePorPredPnumbnessPsorenessPofPthePfootPtirednessP
ofPthePlegsPtoPnamePaPfew
MoralPvaluesP-PANSWERPBelievesPcultivatedPbasedPonPculturalPfamilyPandPsuicidalPideas.
LawP-PANSWERPaPsetPofPestablishedPrules
EthicsP-
PANSWERPThePstandardsPthatPgovernPthePwayPanPindividualPaskedPandPguidesPthePpersonPtoPdecidePwhatPi
sPrightPorPwrong
VascularPinsufficiencyP-
PANSWERPWhenPbloodPvalvesPdoPnotPworkPproperlyPandPbloodPbeginsPtoPflowPbackwards.PAPthrombectom
yPisPusedPtoPremovePaPbloodPclotPfromPaPvessel.PItPisPaPtypePofPsurgicalPprocedure.PThePprocedurePrestoresP
properPcirculation.PPatientsPthatPhavePseverePvascularPinsufficiencyParePrecommendedPtoPhavePthisPproced
ure
CholecystitisP-PANSWERPAndPacutePinfectionPandPinflammationPofPthePgallbladder
APprocedurePthatPimagesPallPofPtheParteriesPinPthePskullP-PANSWERPCerebralPangiography
AtropineP-PANSWERPCorrectPAnswer:
Atropine
, MedicationPoftenPusedPtoPtreatPpatientsPwhoPhavePaPreactionPtoPcontrastPmaterial,PwhetherPitPisPaPminorPr
eactionPorPaPmajorPlifePthreateningPreaction,ParePB-
agonistsPinhalers,Pepinephrine,Patropine,PandPdiphenhydraminePtoPnamePaPfew.PAtropinePisPaPmuscarinicPc
holinergicPblockingPagent.
TunneledPcatheterP-
PANSWERPTunneledPcathetersParePpassedPunderneathPthePskinPfromPthePinsertionPsitePtoPaPseparatePexitPsi
te.PCommonPtypesPofPtunneledPcathetersPusedParePHickman,PGroshong,PLeonard,PandPBroviacPcatheters.
ThePcommonPbilePductPjoinsPthePpancreaticPductPbeforePopeningPupPintoPwhichPofPthePfollowingPstructures
?P-PANSWERPCorrectPAnswer:
Duodenum
ThePcommonPductPcombinesPwithPthePpancreaticPductPbeforePopeningPupPintoPthePduodenum.PThesePduct
sParePpartPofPthePbiliaryPsystem,PwhichPcarriesPbilePsecretionsPfromPthePliverPtoPthePduodenum.
ThePvesselPwhichPliesPalongPthePventralPsurfacePofPthePbrainstemPisPknownPasPwhichPofPthePfollowing?P-
PANSWERPExplanation:
CorrectPAnswer:
BasilarPartery
ThePbasilarParteryPliesPonPthePventralPsurfacePofPthePbrainstem.PThisParteryPsuppliesPbloodPtoPthePbrainPste
m.
ThePusePofPaPMRIPduringPthePpreprocedurePphasePforPaPkyphoplastyPhelpsPto:P-PANSWERPExplanation:
CorrectPAnswer:
IdentifyPspinePdegenerativePdisease
PreparationPforPaPkyphoplastyPmayPinvolvePimagingPstudies,PsuchPasPaPcomputedPtomographyP(CT),PplainPx
-rayPfilmsPorPaPmagneticPresonancePimagingP(MRI).