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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Double armed needles - tapered
6-0 or 7-0
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

2. What factors influence blood pressure
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

3. What are the general characteristics of veins
Arterial embolectomy
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Dorsal venus arch

4. What medication is added to saline
Basilic vein
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

5. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Arterial embolectomy
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

6. What is the peripheral vascular system
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Femorofemoral bypass
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back

7. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
3-0 or 4-0
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Water
The popliteal vein

8. What materials are used for stents
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
5-0 or 6-0
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

9. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
SA node
Splenic artery
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
3-0 or 4-0

10. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Incision into an artery
Papaverine
The surgeons hands should be wet
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

11. What is claudication
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
4-0 or 5-0

12. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Vertebral arteries
Incision into an artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

13. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Vertebral arteries
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Arterial embolectomy
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially

14. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
6-0
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Saphenous vein

15. What are delicate sutures tagged with
Hyline cartilage
Ascending aorta
4-0 or 5-0
Rubber shods

16. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
6-0 or 7-0
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Arterial embolectomy

17. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft
Vena cava
Dorsal venus arch
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Hyline cartilage

18. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
Papaverine
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Carotid endarterectomy
The popliteal vein

19. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
The surgeons hands should be wet
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

20. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Cramping pain or a dull ache
The popliteal vein

21. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
To reinforce the anastomosis
Papaverine
Femoral arteries
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

22. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Esophagus
The popliteal vein
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Coronary arteries

23. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

24. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
#11 on a #7 handle
The surgeons hands should be wet
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
5-0 or 6-0

25. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Sarot clamp?
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
6-0

26. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Dorsal venus arch
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

27. What communicate in the circle of willis
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Suprarenal artery

28. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Papaverine
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

29. What arteries supply the myocardium
6-0 or 7-0
To reinforce the anastomosis
Basilic vein
Coronary arteries

30. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Suprarenal artery
Papaverine
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Esophagus

31. What are the layers of the heart
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
6-0
Hyline cartilage
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

32. What is the largest vein
Saphenous vein
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Ascending aorta
Papaverine

33. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Sarot clamp?
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
Arterial embolectomy

34. What are some special conseriderations for patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery
Arterial embolectomy
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Sarot clamp?
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

35. What are the deep veins of the foot
Hyline cartilage
Internal carotid artery
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Dorsal venus arch

36. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
Arterial bypass
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Carotid endarterectomy
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

37. Where does gas exchange take place
Vena cava
In the capillaries
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Sarot clamp?

38. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Papaverine
Femorofemoral bypass
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Splenic artery

39. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands
Suprarenal artery
Arterial embolectomy
To reinforce the anastomosis
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

40. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
6-0 or 7-0
Vertebral arteries

41. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
The surgeons hands should be wet
Ascending aorta
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

42. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Arterial bypass
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
5-0 or 6-0
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

43. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Basilic vein
Suprarenal artery
Rubber shods

44. What type of needle is used for vessels
Double armed needles - tapered
6-0 or 7-0
Ascending aorta
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

45. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Ascending aorta
Arterial bypass
The popliteal vein
To reinforce the anastomosis

46. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing
Hyline cartilage
The popliteal vein
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Internal carotid artery

47. What are pledgets used for
To reinforce the anastomosis
Ascending aorta
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
6-0

48. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into
In the capillaries
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Femoral arteries
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

49. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Basilic vein
Water
Ascending aorta
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule

50. Which clamp is removed last
Internal carotid artery
Water
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Dorsal venus arch