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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Vertebral arteries
3-0 or 4-0
Papaverine

2. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Dorsal venus arch
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Papaverine

3. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
Splenic artery
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
SA node
To reinforce the anastomosis

4. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Vena cava

5. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Arterial embolectomy
SA node
5-0 or 6-0

6. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Water
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

7. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
Cramping pain or a dull ache
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
6-0 or 7-0

8. What disease leads to atheroma formation
Arterial embolectomy
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side

9. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing
Hyline cartilage
Sarot clamp?
Basilic vein
Cramping pain or a dull ache

10. What factors influence blood pressure
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Esophagus

11. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Dorsal venus arch
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Vertebral arteries
Carotid endarterectomy

12. What are the layers of the heart
Suprarenal artery
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

13. What are capillaries
Vertebral arteries
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Double armed needles - tapered
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

14. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
Arterial embolectomy
Sarot clamp?
To reinforce the anastomosis
Papaverine

15. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
5-0 or 6-0
Hyline cartilage
The popliteal vein
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

16. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
#11 on a #7 handle
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

17. What are the sutures for the aorta
3-0 or 4-0
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Rubber shods

18. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
5-0 or 6-0
The popliteal vein
Internal carotid artery

19. What is the largest vein
Saphenous vein
Water
Arterial embolectomy
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

20. What are pledgets used for
To reinforce the anastomosis
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
6-0 or 7-0
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

21. What arteries supply the myocardium
#11 on a #7 handle
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Coronary arteries
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

22. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
Coronary arteries
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
3-0 or 4-0

23. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Suprarenal artery
The popliteal vein
6-0
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

24. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
Arterial bypass
Sarot clamp?
Arterial embolectomy
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

25. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver
Splenic artery
Double armed needles - tapered
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Sarot clamp?

26. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Femorofemoral bypass
6-0
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

27. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Papaverine
SA node

28. What are the layers of vessels
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Arterial bypass
Papaverine
Vena cava

29. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
4-0 or 5-0
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Hyline cartilage
Esophagus

30. What are the deep veins of the foot
In the capillaries
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Dorsal venus arch
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

31. What is blood pressure
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Rubber shods
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

32. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
#11 on a #7 handle
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side

33. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Internal carotid artery
Suprarenal artery

34. What type of needle is used for vessels
Hyline cartilage
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Double armed needles - tapered
Incision into an artery

35. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Splenic artery
The popliteal vein
Cramping pain or a dull ache

36. What is an atrial embolism
Vertebral arteries
3-0 or 4-0
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries

37. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Basilic vein
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Arterial bypass
Arterial embolectomy

38. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into
Basilic vein
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Femoral arteries

39. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Coronary arteries
Femorofemoral bypass
In the capillaries

40. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
The surgeons hands should be wet
Hyline cartilage
Femorofemoral bypass
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

41. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Splenic artery
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
The surgeons hands should be wet
Papaverine

42. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
Carotid endarterectomy
Saphenous vein
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

43. What is claudication
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule

44. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Femorofemoral bypass
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Sarot clamp?

45. What is an ateriotomy
Arterial bypass
Sarot clamp?
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Incision into an artery

46. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Hyline cartilage
Papaverine
Femoral arteries

47. Which clamp is removed last
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Internal carotid artery
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

48. What communicate in the circle of willis
Hyline cartilage
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
The surgeons hands should be wet

49. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
6-0 or 7-0
Vertebral arteries
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Sarot clamp?

50. What medication is added to saline
Internal carotid artery
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Hyline cartilage
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back