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VASCULAR ULTRASOUND EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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VASCULAR ULTRASOUND EXAMThe external iliac artery terminates at the inguinal ligament. where it becomes
the _____ _____ artery - ANSWERS-common femoral
The common femoral artery originates beneath the inguinal ligament and
terminates by dividing into the femoral artery and the _____ _____ artery -
ANSWERS-profunda femoris
The popliteal artery begins at the opening of the adductor magnus muscle and
travels behind the knee in the _____ fossa - ANSWERS-popliteal
The popliteal artery terminates distally into the _____ tibial artery and the tibial
_____ trunk - ANSWERS-anterior; peritoneal
A continuation of the anterior tibial artery on the top of the foot is the _____
_____ artery - ANSWERS-dorsalis pedis
The artery that is located deep within the calf and travels near the medial aspect
of the fibula is the _____ artery - ANSWERS-peroneal
The artery that originates at the inner border of the scalenus anterior and travels
beneath the clavical to the outer border of the first rib is the _____ artery -
ANSWERS-subclavian
,The brachial artery is a continuation of the _____ artery - ANSWERS-axillary
The radial artery begins at the _____ artery bifurcation - ANSWERS-brachial
Risk factors associated with peripheral occlusive arterial disease - ANSWERS-
Increasing age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, elevated cholesterol, tobacco
smoking, documented artheroschlorosis in the coronary or cranial system, and a
family history of artheroschelorosis
Symptoms of lower extremity occlusive arterial disease are _____ and _____ pain
- ANSWERS-claudication; rest
Ischemic rest pain implies critical ischemia of the _____ limb when the patient is
at rest - ANSWERS-distal
Before beginning the examination, thee should be a _____ minute rest period to
allow the patient's blood pressure to stabilize and the legs to recover from
walking to the examination room - ANSWERS-15
Segmental pressures are obtained with the patient in the _____ position; the legs
should be at the same level of the _____ because this position prevents
hydrostatic pressure artifact - ANSWERS-supine; heart
, To obtain pressure comparable with direct intra-arterial measurements, the blood
pressure cuff must have a width _____ greater than the diameter of the limb -
ANSWERS-20%
Pressures may be falsely _____ in obese patients, and a proximal thigh pressure
may be _____ in extremely thin patients - ANSWERS-elevated; lower
Pulse volume recordings measure changes in _____ limb volume with each
cardiac cycle - ANSWERS-segmental
In a healthy individual without occlusive arterial disease, blood flow will _____
with exercise because of a _____ in peripheral vascular resistance - ANSWERS-
increase; decrease
Contraindications to lower extremity arterial stress testing - ANSWERS-
Symptomatic, cardiac disease, severe pulmonary disease, severe hypertension,
inability to walk on the treadmill
Indirect arterial testing is helpful in predicting the likelihood of the ____ of skin
lesions - ANSWERS-healing
Arterial duplex imaging provides direct anatomic and physiologic information, but
it does not provide information regarding overall limb _____ - ANSWERS-
hemodynamics
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