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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into






2. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass






3. sutures for common carotid or subclavian






4. What is claudication






5. Where do the coronary arteries arise from






6. What factors influence blood pressure






7. Which clamp is removed last






8. What medication is added to saline






9. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






10. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






11. What are capillaries






12. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy






13. What is blood pressure






14. When is arterial blood volume decreased






15. What drugs are used in vascular surgery






16. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction






17. Where does gas exchange take place






18. What are delicate sutures tagged with






19. What communicate in the circle of willis






20. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries






21. What are the deep veins of the foot






22. What are the layers of the heart






23. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch






24. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






25. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






26. What is the peripheral vascular system






27. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver






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






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






30. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






31. What organ does the gastric artery feed






32. What are the sutures for the aorta






33. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy






34. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing






35. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart






36. What is an ateriotomy






37. What are the layers of vessels






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






39. What solution is not used during grafting procedures






40. What arteries supply the myocardium






41. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck






42. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






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






44. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






45. Which arteries supply the spinal cord






46. What type of needle is used for vessels






47. What is the largest vein






48. What disease leads to atheroma formation






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






50. What are the general characteristics of veins