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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What medication is added to saline
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Ascending aorta
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

2. What are the layers of vessels
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
4-0 or 5-0
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita

3. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
#11 on a #7 handle
The popliteal vein
Coronary arteries

4. What is claudication
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Saphenous vein
Incision into an artery
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

5. What are the deep veins of the foot
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Dorsal venus arch
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Arterial embolectomy

6. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
5-0 or 6-0
Splenic artery
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

7. When is arterial blood volume decreased
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Sarot clamp?
Saphenous vein
Arteriosclerosis obliterans

8. What is an ateriotomy
Incision into an artery
Carotid endarterectomy
6-0 or 7-0
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita

9. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
Double armed needles - tapered
The popliteal vein
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Incision into an artery

10. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Incision into an artery
The popliteal vein
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
6-0

11. What is the peripheral vascular system
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
4-0 or 5-0
6-0
Splenic artery

12. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Basilic vein
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Vena cava

13. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
4-0 or 5-0
The popliteal vein
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

14. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Ascending aorta
Saphenous vein
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

15. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
4-0 or 5-0
To reinforce the anastomosis
Esophagus

16. What are the layers of the heart
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Coronary arteries
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

17. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
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
Femoral arteries
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery

18. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
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
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries

19. What are the general characteristics of veins
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
In the capillaries
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

20. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Sarot clamp?
Ascending aorta
3-0 or 4-0
Arterial embolectomy

21. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Incision into an artery
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
SA node

22. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
In the capillaries
Vertebral arteries
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Carotid endarterectomy

23. Where does gas exchange take place
Papaverine
In the capillaries
Rubber shods
Arteriosclerosis obliterans

24. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
Rubber shods
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
The popliteal vein

25. What is the largest vein
Arterial embolectomy
Vena cava
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Saphenous vein

26. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Esophagus
Water

27. What type of needle is used for vessels
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
5-0 or 6-0
Double armed needles - tapered
Arterial bypass

28. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Vertebral arteries
Arterial embolectomy
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

29. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Papaverine
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Cramping pain or a dull ache

30. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
Carotid endarterectomy
Sarot clamp?
Basilic vein
4-0 or 5-0

31. What are pledgets used for
Rubber shods
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
To reinforce the anastomosis
Vertebral arteries

32. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
Internal carotid artery
5-0 or 6-0
In the capillaries
The surgeons hands should be wet

33. What factors influence blood pressure
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
To reinforce the anastomosis
Femoral arteries

34. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved
6-0 or 7-0
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Esophagus
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

35. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft
Hyline cartilage
Femoral arteries
Vena cava
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers

36. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Hyline cartilage
Papaverine
Femoral arteries

37. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Basilic vein
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

38. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Vena cava
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

39. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
6-0
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Water
Saphenous vein

40. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
6-0
Suprarenal artery
Arterial bypass

41. Which clamp is removed last
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Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Carotid endarterectomy
Internal carotid artery

42. What are delicate sutures tagged with
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Rubber shods
6-0 or 7-0
Arterial embolectomy

43. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Arterial bypass
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

44. What is blood pressure
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Carotid endarterectomy
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule

45. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Arterial bypass
Double armed needles - tapered
Papaverine

46. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
Vena cava
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
SA node

47. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Incision into an artery
5-0 or 6-0
Hyline cartilage

48. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
The surgeons hands should be wet
SA node
Vena cava

49. What is an atrial embolism
Femorofemoral bypass
#11 on a #7 handle
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
In the capillaries

50. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Papaverine
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor