Vascular Registry

What are the first branches of the ascending aorta? CORRECT ANSWERS: coronary arteries What is the first branch of the aortic arch? CORRECT ANSWERS: innominate or brachiocephalic What is the second branch of the aortic arch? CORRECT ANSWERS: left common carotid What is the third branch of the aortic arch? CORRECT ANSWERS: left subclavian artery What is the landmark for when the subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery? CORRECT ANSWERS: outer border of 1st rib What are th...

What does IMA, stand for CORRECT ANSWERS: Inferior mesenteric artery T or F some pts will have duplicated renal arteries CORRECT ANSWERS: True _ = vasospasm with underlying autoimmune disease or connective tissue. The digital or palmer arteries have a fixed obstruction CORRECT ANSWERS: Raynaud's Syndrome (secondary) The celiac artery branches into _ _ , splenic and _ _ arteries CORRECT ANSWERS: * left gastric and * common hepatic what are the risk factors of arterial disease CO...

what is the formula for resistance and what does each stand for? CORRECT ANSWERS: R= 8nL/pie r^4 R= resistance n= viscosity L= vessel length r=radius what is the formula for poiseulli's equation and what does each stand for? CORRECT ANSWERS: Q= P/R Q= volume flow P= pressure R= resistance What is the normal time considered for capillary refilling? CORRECT ANSWERS: should be < 3 seconds anything >3 seconds is considered a stenosis Width of the cuff for segmental pressu...

What is the first branch off of the aortic arch? CORRECT ANSWERS: Innominate or brachiocephalic Which branch off of the arortic arch arises only off of the right side? CORRECT ANSWERS: Innominate What does the innominate artery divide into? CORRECT ANSWERS: right common carotid and subclavian arteries What is the second branch off of the arotic arch? CORRECT ANSWERS: Left common carotid Where does the left common carotid artery terminate? CORRECT ANSWERS: carotid bifurcation ...

what is a normal RI for the kidney? CORRECT ANSWERS: < .8 when does rest pain occur? CORRECT ANSWERS: night how is rest pain relieved? CORRECT ANSWERS: by placing the leg in the dependent position what is the most common cause of unilateral claudication in a young person? CORRECT ANSWERS: popliteal entrapment what position is the pt in while doing a PPG exam? CORRECT ANSWERS: sitting what is a lung perfusion scan (VQ scan) done for? CORRECT ANSWERS: to detect a PE what...

The innominate artery is the branch of the CORRECT ANSWERS: Aortic Arch When the external iliac artery passes underneath this structure it becomes the common femeral artery CORRECT ANSWERS: inguinal ligament This artery passes forward above the interosseous membrane and distally comes to lie on the front of the tibia CORRECT ANSWERS: anterior tibial artery Tunica intima refers to one of the following in the arterial wall CORRECT ANSWERS: the inner layer All of the following vesse...

____ refers to a collection of mucinous material within the adventitial wall layer of affected vessel CORRECT ANSWERS: adventitial cyst This is a rare, nonatherosclerotic, fluid collection in lumen of artery - mostly in popliteal artery CORRECT ANSWERS: cystic adventitial disease The supraorbital artery originates from the opthalmic artery and joins what branch of the ECA? CORRECT ANSWERS: superficial temporal artery; this arrangement allows for collateral flow to occur on the same side...

What is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US (after CAD and cancer)? CORRECT ANSWERS: Stroke What is the most common site of hemodynamically significant atherosclerosis lesions in the cerebrovascular system? CORRECT ANSWERS: Carotid Bifurcation The growth of lumen-restricting lesions at the arterial walls. CORRECT ANSWERS: Atherosclerosis Atherosclerotic plaque causes cerebrovascular symptoms in 2 ways: CORRECT ANSWERS: Restricting flow through hemdynamically significant lesions...

What do arteries transport? CORRECT ANSWERS: gases, nutrients, and other essential substances to capillaries. Arterioles are considered what type of vessel? CORRECT ANSWERS: resistance vessels; which assist with regulating blood flow through contraction and relaxation. What are capillaries? CORRECT ANSWERS: where nutrients and waste products are exchanged between tissue and blood. What are the job of venules? CORRECT ANSWERS: to carry blood out of capillary beds What does the tun...