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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






2. What medication is added to saline






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






4. What are the deep veins of the foot






5. What is the largest vein






6. Where does gas exchange take place






7. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






8. sutures for common carotid or subclavian






9. What is an ateriotomy






10. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into






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






12. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck






13. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






14. Where do the coronary arteries arise from






15. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing






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






17. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries






18. What is the peripheral vascular system






19. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy






20. What are pledgets used for






21. What is claudication






22. What drugs are used in vascular surgery






23. What are the general characteristics of veins






24. What is blood pressure






25. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy






26. What are capillaries






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






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






29. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






30. What procedure is the javid shunt used for






31. What communicate in the circle of willis






32. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






33. What are the layers of vessels






34. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms






35. What instrument is used to isolate an artery






36. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass






37. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






38. Which clamp is removed last






39. When is arterial blood volume decreased






40. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






41. Which arteries supply the spinal cord






42. What organ does the gastric artery feed






43. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction






44. What are the sutures for the iliac artery






45. What are the sutures for the aorta






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






47. What materials are used for stents






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






49. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart






50. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass