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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What is an ateriotomy
Incision into an artery
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Water
Femoral arteries

2. What arteries supply the myocardium
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Coronary arteries
The popliteal vein
Suprarenal artery

3. What disease leads to atheroma formation
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Internal carotid artery
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

4. What are capillaries
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
#11 on a #7 handle
6-0
Hyline cartilage

5. Which clamp is removed last
Arterial embolectomy
Internal carotid artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Arteriosclerosis obliterans

6. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
SA node
Ascending aorta
Papaverine
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

7. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Dorsal venus arch
6-0
SA node
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side

8. What is an atrial embolism
The surgeons hands should be wet
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Splenic artery
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate

9. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Femorofemoral bypass
Carotid endarterectomy
Water

10. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
To reinforce the anastomosis
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
4-0 or 5-0
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

11. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Femoral arteries
6-0
In the capillaries
Arterial bypass

12. What are pledgets used for
To reinforce the anastomosis
Water
Esophagus
6-0 or 7-0

13. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Basilic vein
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Papaverine

14. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Internal carotid artery
#11 on a #7 handle

15. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into
To reinforce the anastomosis
Sarot clamp?
Femoral arteries
Arterial embolectomy

16. What is the largest vein
Saphenous vein
4-0 or 5-0
Femorofemoral bypass
Papaverine

17. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
The surgeons hands should be wet
The popliteal vein
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

18. What materials are used for stents
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
3-0 or 4-0

19. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands
Esophagus
Suprarenal artery
Splenic artery
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

20. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
5-0 or 6-0
Papaverine
Suprarenal artery
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

21. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
6-0 or 7-0
Coronary arteries
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

22. What are the layers of vessels
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
5-0 or 6-0

23. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
In the capillaries
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Vertebral arteries

24. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver
The surgeons hands should be wet
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Splenic artery
Arterial embolectomy

25. What are the general characteristics of veins
3-0 or 4-0
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
4-0 or 5-0

26. What are the layers of the heart
Vertebral arteries
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Suprarenal artery

27. What is the peripheral vascular system
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
6-0
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Dorsal venus arch

28. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Ascending aorta
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries

29. What type of needle is used for vessels
To reinforce the anastomosis
Double armed needles - tapered
Vertebral arteries
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate

30. What organ does the gastric artery feed
4-0 or 5-0
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Sarot clamp?
Esophagus

31. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Water
Sarot clamp?
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Coronary arteries

32. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
5-0 or 6-0
The surgeons hands should be wet

33. What medication is added to saline
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Femoral arteries

34. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
The surgeons hands should be wet
Femorofemoral bypass
SA node

35. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
#11 on a #7 handle
Arterial embolectomy
3-0 or 4-0
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

36. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing
Hyline cartilage
Incision into an artery
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Basilic vein

37. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

38. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
3-0 or 4-0
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

39. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
5-0 or 6-0
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
SA node
Femorofemoral bypass

40. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Ascending aorta
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
3-0 or 4-0
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

41. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Suprarenal artery
4-0 or 5-0
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Femoral arteries

42. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
In the capillaries
SA node
6-0

43. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Esophagus

44. What factors influence blood pressure
Arterial bypass
Water
Arterial embolectomy
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate

45. What is blood pressure
Double armed needles - tapered
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita

46. What are the deep veins of the foot
Hyline cartilage
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Dorsal venus arch

47. What are the sutures for the aorta
Arterial embolectomy
5-0 or 6-0
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
3-0 or 4-0

48. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
Suprarenal artery
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Arterial bypass

49. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
3-0 or 4-0
The popliteal vein
Coronary arteries
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

50. 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
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Esophagus
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves