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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass






2. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar






3. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






4. What medication is added to saline






5. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






6. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm






7. What are the general characteristics of veins






8. What are some special conseriderations for patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery






9. sutures for common carotid or subclavian






10. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass






11. What materials are used for stents






12. What instrument is used to isolate an artery






13. What is an ateriotomy






14. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart






15. What procedure is the javid shunt used for






16. What factors influence blood pressure






17. Where does gas exchange take place






18. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch






19. When is arterial blood volume decreased






20. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved






21. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into






22. What are capillaries






23. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






24. What is the largest vein






25. What are the layers of vessels






26. What are the sutures for the aorta






27. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






28. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands






29. What is an atrial embolism






30. What are delicate sutures tagged with






31. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass






32. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area






33. What are the deep veins of the foot






34. What solution is not used during grafting procedures






35. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become






36. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction






37. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






38. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms






39. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft






40. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver






41. What disease leads to atheroma formation






42. What is claudication






43. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






44. What organ does the gastric artery feed






45. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






46. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing






47. What is the peripheral vascular system






48. What arteries supply the myocardium






49. What are the layers of the heart






50. What type of needle is used for vessels