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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
Esophagus
The popliteal vein
Coronary arteries
Suprarenal artery

2. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
6-0
Esophagus
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Ascending aorta

3. What medication is added to saline
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Sarot clamp?
Hyline cartilage

4. What is blood pressure
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Dorsal venus arch

5. What are delicate sutures tagged with
Splenic artery
Rubber shods
Double armed needles - tapered
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

6. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Femoral arteries
Sarot clamp?
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

7. Where does gas exchange take place
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
In the capillaries
SA node
Arterial embolectomy

8. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Dorsal venus arch
Esophagus
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

9. What type of needle is used for vessels
Double armed needles - tapered
5-0 or 6-0
SA node
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side

10. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Coronary arteries

11. What arteries supply the myocardium
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
The surgeons hands should be wet
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Coronary arteries

12. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Incision into an artery
Papaverine
The popliteal vein
6-0

13. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
Carotid endarterectomy
#11 on a #7 handle
To reinforce the anastomosis
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

14. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
5-0 or 6-0
Rubber shods
3-0 or 4-0

15. What are pledgets used for
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
To reinforce the anastomosis
Arterial embolectomy

16. What are the layers of the heart
In the capillaries
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
The popliteal vein

17. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Splenic artery
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

18. What are capillaries
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Dorsal venus arch
Rubber shods

19. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Water
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Vertebral arteries

20. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
The popliteal vein
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
3-0 or 4-0

21. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Double armed needles - tapered
Hyline cartilage
Papaverine
The popliteal vein

22. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
SA node
3-0 or 4-0
Arterial bypass
The surgeons hands should be wet

23. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Femoral arteries
SA node
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Papaverine

24. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Vena cava
Coronary arteries

25. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Carotid endarterectomy
Internal carotid artery
4-0 or 5-0
Arterial embolectomy

26. What are the deep veins of the foot
Dorsal venus arch
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Femoral arteries
Ascending aorta

27. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
3-0 or 4-0
Splenic artery
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

28. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

29. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
Rubber shods
Sarot clamp?
3-0 or 4-0
Internal carotid artery

30. What materials are used for stents
Vena cava
Saphenous vein
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

31. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
Esophagus
To reinforce the anastomosis
Vertebral arteries
4-0 or 5-0

32. What are the sutures for the aorta
3-0 or 4-0
Basilic vein
Carotid endarterectomy
Saphenous vein

33. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
To reinforce the anastomosis
The surgeons hands should be wet

34. 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
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Hyline cartilage

35. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
6-0 or 7-0
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

36. What is an ateriotomy
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Suprarenal artery
Incision into an artery
Coronary arteries

37. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

38. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Saphenous vein
5-0 or 6-0
3-0 or 4-0

39. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Rubber shods
3-0 or 4-0

40. What is claudication
The surgeons hands should be wet
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Basilic vein
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

41. What is an atrial embolism
Dorsal venus arch
Arterial embolectomy
Water
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

42. Which clamp is removed last
Esophagus
Internal carotid artery
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

43. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Femorofemoral bypass
SA node

44. What is the largest vein
#11 on a #7 handle
Saphenous vein
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Double armed needles - tapered

45. What is the peripheral vascular system
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Arterial embolectomy
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Internal carotid artery

46. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
Vena cava
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Suprarenal artery
Carotid endarterectomy

47. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Suprarenal artery

48. What are the general characteristics of veins
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Femoral arteries
Cramping pain or a dull ache

49. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Basilic vein
SA node
Vertebral arteries

50. What are the layers of vessels
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Internal carotid artery
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine