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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
6-0
6-0 or 7-0
Incision into an artery
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate

2. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
4-0 or 5-0
Internal carotid artery
Esophagus

3. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Papaverine
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

4. What type of needle is used for vessels
Double armed needles - tapered
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Papaverine
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

5. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
Femoral arteries
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

6. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into
Arterial bypass
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Femoral arteries
4-0 or 5-0

7. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Vertebral arteries
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

8. What is the peripheral vascular system
Dorsal venus arch
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
In the capillaries
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

9. What is an atrial embolism
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Double armed needles - tapered

10. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
The surgeons hands should be wet
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

11. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Arterial bypass
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

12. What factors influence blood pressure
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Sarot clamp?
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

13. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
Incision into an artery
4-0 or 5-0
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
In the capillaries

14. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Ascending aorta
Dorsal venus arch

15. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
SA node
In the capillaries
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

16. What are the deep veins of the foot
To reinforce the anastomosis
Dorsal venus arch
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

17. What are the layers of vessels
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
In the capillaries
Rubber shods

18. Which clamp is removed last
Double armed needles - tapered
Basilic vein
Internal carotid artery
Vena cava

19. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Basilic vein
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Double armed needles - tapered
4-0 or 5-0

20. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Arterial embolectomy
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Femorofemoral bypass
Splenic artery

21. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Esophagus
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

22. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
6-0 or 7-0
Coronary arteries
SA node

23. What is an ateriotomy
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
The popliteal vein
Incision into an artery
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

24. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

25. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
In the capillaries
6-0
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries

26. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Hyline cartilage
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Water

27. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
Arterial bypass
SA node
In the capillaries
Double armed needles - tapered

28. What disease leads to atheroma formation
Double armed needles - tapered
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Hyline cartilage
Arteriosclerosis obliterans

29. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved
Arterial bypass
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Splenic artery
4-0 or 5-0

30. What are pledgets used for
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Femoral arteries
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
To reinforce the anastomosis

31. What is claudication
SA node
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Saphenous vein

32. What are the layers of the heart
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Femorofemoral bypass
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

33. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Papaverine
Vertebral arteries
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
5-0 or 6-0

34. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
6-0

35. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
Suprarenal artery
Femorofemoral bypass
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

36. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
5-0 or 6-0
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

37. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

38. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
Double armed needles - tapered
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Vena cava

39. What arteries supply the myocardium
3-0 or 4-0
Coronary arteries
Water
Esophagus

40. What is the largest vein
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Arterial embolectomy
Saphenous vein
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

41. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver
SA node
Splenic artery
5-0 or 6-0
Rubber shods

42. What are capillaries
Esophagus
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
6-0

43. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
Sarot clamp?
Cramping pain or a dull ache
#11 on a #7 handle
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

44. What are the general characteristics of veins
Internal carotid artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Incision into an artery

45. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
SA node
Sarot clamp?

46. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Sarot clamp?
Esophagus
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
6-0

47. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Basilic vein
The popliteal vein
6-0 or 7-0

48. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Femorofemoral bypass
5-0 or 6-0
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

49. What are delicate sutures tagged with
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Rubber shods
Vena cava
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

50. What is blood pressure
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
The surgeons hands should be wet
Splenic artery
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene