VASCULAR SCANNING CHAPTER 15 DUPLEX ULTRASOUND TESTING FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL ENDOVASCULAR ARTERIAL INTERVENTION || QUESTIONS AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS.
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A surgical repair of a blood vessel by reconstructing or replacing part of the vessel. The procedure can be done with a balloon- tipped catheter that is used to enlarge a narrowing (stenosis) in a blood vessel. correct answers angioplasty
A nonsurgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery u...
VASCULAR SCANNING CHAPTER 15 DUPLEX
ULTRASOUND TESTING FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL
ENDOVASCULAR ARTERIAL INTERVENTION ||
QUESTIONS AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS.
A surgical repair of a blood vessel by reconstructing or replacing part of the vessel. The
procedure can be done with a balloon- tipped catheter that is used to enlarge a narrowing
(stenosis) in a blood vessel. correct answers angioplasty
A nonsurgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery using a special catheter with a device
at the tip that cuts away the plaque correct answers atherectomy
A tear along the inner layer of an artery that results in the splitting or separation of the walls of a
blood vessel correct answers dissection
An abnormal increase in the number of cells; an increase in the number of smooth muscle cells
within the intima in response to vessel injury correct answers hyperplasia
A tube-like structure placed inside a blood vessel to provide patency and support correct answers
stent
What is the primary consideration when deciding on the type of intervention for patients with
arterial occlusive disease of the upper or lower extremities?
a. location and extent of disease
b. comorbid risk factors
c. etiology of disease
d. risk-benefit ratio of the procedure correct answers a. location and extent of disease
Which of the following is NOT one of the endovascular treatments of choice for more extensive
arterial stenosis?
a. balloon angioplasty
b. subintimal angioplasty
c. mechanical atherectomy
d. stent graft angioplasty correct answers a. balloon angioplasty
What are the main factors the Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) II criteria uses to
classify lesion severity?
a. the type of lesions
b. the etiology and severity of the disease
c. the extension and etiology of the disease
d. the location and anatomy of the disease correct answers d. the location and anatomy of the
disease
Which TASC II lesions are most appropriate to undergo endovascular intervention?
, a. TASC A and B lesions
b. TASC C and D lesions
c. TASC A and C lesions
d. TASC B and D lesions correct answers a. TASC A and B lesions
Which of the following is NOT associated with poor outcomes (high risk of failure) of
endovascular procedures?
a. diabetes
b. renal failure
c. coronary disease
d. tibial disease correct answers c. coronary disease
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of poor limb reperfusion after endovascular
procedure?
a. claudication
b. restenosis
c. rest pain
d. ulcers correct answers b. restenosis
Why is relying on the patient's history to assess successful reperfusion of a limb often
challenging?
a. Patients are often active and work through symptoms.
b. Patients are often sedentary and do not walk enough to produce symptoms.
c. Patients are often diabetic and have significant nerve damage.
d. Patients are often obese and cannot be sufficiently evaluated with duplex. correct answers b.
patients are often sedentary and do not walk enough to produce symptoms
In a patient with claudication, by how much should an ABI increase to demonstrate significant
improvement in limb perfusion?
a. 0.10 b. 0.15 c. 0.20 d. 0.95 correct answers c. 0.20
When would duplex assessment of an angioplasty site NOT be indicated?
a. calcified tibial arteries with an asymptomatic patient
b. asymptomatic patient with monophasic tibial artery waveforms
c. normal ABI with monophasic tibial artery waveforms
d. normal ABI with triphasic tibial artery waveforms correct answers d. normal ABI with
triphasic tibial artery waveforms
Which of the following should be performed if the common femoral artery waveform is
monophasic or has an abnormal acceleration time?
a. assessment of the popliteal artery
b. assessment of the profunda femoris artery
c. assessment of the iliac arteries
d. no additional assessments need to be made correct answers c. assessment of the iliac arteries
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