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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
Vertebral arteries
#11 on a #7 handle
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

2. What is an atrial embolism
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
6-0

3. What are the deep veins of the foot
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Papaverine
Dorsal venus arch

4. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Water
Double armed needles - tapered
3-0 or 4-0
Esophagus

5. What are delicate sutures tagged with
Rubber shods
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
To reinforce the anastomosis

6. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
3-0 or 4-0
Dorsal venus arch
Arterial bypass
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

7. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft
Vertebral arteries
5-0 or 6-0
Vena cava
Arterial embolectomy

8. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Ascending aorta
Esophagus
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

9. What are the sutures for the aorta
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
3-0 or 4-0
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Hyline cartilage

10. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Arterial bypass

11. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
6-0 or 7-0

12. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Water
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
The popliteal vein

13. What are capillaries
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Cramping pain or a dull ache

14. What factors influence blood pressure
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Incision into an artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

15. What type of needle is used for vessels
5-0 or 6-0
Double armed needles - tapered
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Internal carotid artery

16. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
4-0 or 5-0

17. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
The popliteal vein
Suprarenal artery
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Coronary arteries

18. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands
#11 on a #7 handle
Suprarenal artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
To reinforce the anastomosis

19. What are pledgets used for
To reinforce the anastomosis
5-0 or 6-0
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Papaverine

20. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
SA node
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
The popliteal vein

21. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Arterial embolectomy
Dorsal venus arch
Water
Femorofemoral bypass

22. What disease leads to atheroma formation
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Splenic artery
Basilic vein
#11 on a #7 handle

23. Which clamp is removed last
Incision into an artery
Internal carotid artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

24. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

25. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
6-0 or 7-0

26. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved
Papaverine
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Femoral arteries
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

27. What arteries supply the myocardium
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Coronary arteries
Sarot clamp?
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery

28. What is blood pressure
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Femoral arteries
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

29. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm
Esophagus
Basilic vein
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

30. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

31. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Esophagus
Coronary arteries
Papaverine
Basilic vein

32. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
6-0
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

33. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
#11 on a #7 handle
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Rubber shods
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

34. What medication is added to saline
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Hyline cartilage
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

35. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Arterial embolectomy
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Water

36. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Basilic vein
The surgeons hands should be wet
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
5-0 or 6-0

37. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

38. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
Arterial embolectomy
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Internal carotid artery
Carotid endarterectomy

39. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

40. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Sarot clamp?
Femoral arteries

41. What is the largest vein
Saphenous vein
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Suprarenal artery
4-0 or 5-0

42. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into
Femoral arteries
Coronary arteries
Dorsal venus arch
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

43. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
5-0 or 6-0
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Femoral arteries

44. What is an ateriotomy
Femorofemoral bypass
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Incision into an artery
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery

45. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Internal carotid artery
Vertebral arteries
Coronary arteries

46. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
The popliteal vein
Dorsal venus arch
Hyline cartilage
Femorofemoral bypass

47. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
Vena cava
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Arterial bypass
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

48. What materials are used for stents
Saphenous vein
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries

49. What are the general characteristics of veins
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
6-0
5-0 or 6-0

50. What is claudication
Arterial embolectomy
Rubber shods
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Incision into an artery