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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What communicate in the circle of willis






2. What instrument is used to isolate an artery






3. What factors influence blood pressure






4. sutures for common carotid or subclavian






5. What disease leads to atheroma formation






6. What is claudication






7. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






8. Which arteries supply the spinal cord






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






10. What medication is added to saline






11. What is an atrial embolism






12. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing






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






14. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






15. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into






16. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch






17. What are the deep veins of the foot






18. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass






19. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries






20. What procedure is the javid shunt used for






21. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






22. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






23. What arteries supply the myocardium






24. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






25. Where does gas exchange take place






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






27. What are pledgets used for






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






29. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy






30. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






31. What are delicate sutures tagged with






32. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction






33. What solution is not used during grafting procedures






34. What are the general characteristics of veins






35. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands






36. What is an ateriotomy






37. What drugs are used in vascular surgery






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






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






40. What are the layers of the heart






41. When is arterial blood volume decreased






42. What are the sutures for the iliac artery






43. What are the layers of vessels






44. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy






45. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved






46. What type of needle is used for vessels






47. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






48. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass






49. What are the sutures for the aorta






50. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms