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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
The surgeons hands should be wet
Ascending aorta
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
5-0 or 6-0

2. What materials are used for stents
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Rubber shods
3-0 or 4-0

3. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
SA node
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Carotid endarterectomy

4. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Esophagus
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

5. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
6-0 or 7-0
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Vena cava
Rubber shods

6. What factors influence blood pressure
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
6-0

7. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Rubber shods
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

8. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Basilic vein
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
6-0 or 7-0
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

9. What is the peripheral vascular system
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
5-0 or 6-0
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
In the capillaries

10. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver
Water
Splenic artery
Vena cava
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

11. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
Vertebral arteries
The popliteal vein
Papaverine
Femorofemoral bypass

12. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Coronary arteries
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Internal carotid artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

13. What medication is added to saline
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
In the capillaries

14. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Vena cava
6-0 or 7-0
Esophagus
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

15. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Dorsal venus arch
Arterial embolectomy
Papaverine

16. What are capillaries
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Carotid endarterectomy
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Femorofemoral bypass

17. What is blood pressure
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Arterial embolectomy
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

18. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
To reinforce the anastomosis
Femorofemoral bypass

19. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
3-0 or 4-0
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule

20. What are the general characteristics of veins
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
#11 on a #7 handle

21. What are the deep veins of the foot
Dorsal venus arch
Water
To reinforce the anastomosis
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

22. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Femorofemoral bypass
To reinforce the anastomosis
Dorsal venus arch
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back

23. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
SA node
Arterial embolectomy
Water
4-0 or 5-0

24. What type of needle is used for vessels
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Double armed needles - tapered
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

25. What are the layers of the heart
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
6-0 or 7-0
Arterial bypass

26. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Femoral arteries
Coronary arteries
Ascending aorta

27. What are pledgets used for
SA node
Rubber shods
To reinforce the anastomosis
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

28. What is the largest vein
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Vena cava
3-0 or 4-0
Saphenous vein

29. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
SA node
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Water

30. Which clamp is removed last
In the capillaries
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Internal carotid artery
Femorofemoral bypass

31. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Saphenous vein
Vertebral arteries
Femorofemoral bypass

32. What are delicate sutures tagged with
Rubber shods
Internal carotid artery
Carotid endarterectomy
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

33. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Esophagus
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
5-0 or 6-0

34. What is claudication
Basilic vein
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Rubber shods
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate

35. What are the sutures for the aorta
3-0 or 4-0
Water
Sarot clamp?
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule

36. What are some special conseriderations for patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery
Carotid endarterectomy
Splenic artery
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

37. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
Coronary arteries
In the capillaries
4-0 or 5-0
Hyline cartilage

38. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
SA node
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

39. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Vena cava
Cramping pain or a dull ache
6-0 or 7-0

40. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
Vertebral arteries
6-0 or 7-0
5-0 or 6-0
4-0 or 5-0

41. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Splenic artery
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
SA node
Saphenous vein

42. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands
Splenic artery
Incision into an artery
Coronary arteries
Suprarenal artery

43. What are the layers of vessels
Coronary arteries
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

44. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Sarot clamp?
The popliteal vein
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

45. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
5-0 or 6-0
6-0

46. What arteries supply the myocardium
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Coronary arteries
Internal carotid artery
Dorsal venus arch

47. Where does gas exchange take place
In the capillaries
Femorofemoral bypass
3-0 or 4-0
Water

48. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
6-0 or 7-0
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Arterial embolectomy
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

49. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
#11 on a #7 handle

50. What is an atrial embolism
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
5-0 or 6-0
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free