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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 are the sutures for the aorta






2. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch






3. What is blood pressure






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






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






6. What are the general characteristics of veins






7. What organ does the gastric artery feed






8. What disease leads to atheroma formation






9. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






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






11. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






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






13. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






14. What type of needle is used for vessels






15. What is an ateriotomy






16. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






17. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






18. What instrument is used to isolate an artery






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






20. What are the sutures for the iliac artery






21. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






22. What solution is not used during grafting procedures






23. What drugs are used in vascular surgery






24. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction






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






26. Where does gas exchange take place






27. What is the peripheral vascular system






28. What is claudication






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






30. Which clamp is removed last






31. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy






32. What materials are used for stents






33. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass






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






35. Where do the coronary arteries arise from






36. What are the layers of the heart






37. What medication is added to saline






38. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart






39. When is arterial blood volume decreased






40. What is the largest vein






41. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands






42. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms






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






44. What communicate in the circle of willis






45. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries






46. What arteries supply the myocardium






47. Which arteries supply the spinal cord






48. What are delicate sutures tagged with






49. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






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