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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What solution is not used during grafting procedures






2. What are the deep veins of the foot






3. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass






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






5. What is the peripheral vascular system






6. What are the layers of the heart






7. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






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






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






10. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






11. What organ does the gastric artery feed






12. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing






13. What type of needle is used for vessels






14. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch






15. What medication is added to saline






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






17. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries






18. What are the layers of vessels






19. What disease leads to atheroma formation






20. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






21. What are capillaries






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






23. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy






24. When is arterial blood volume decreased






25. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy






26. What are the general characteristics of veins






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






28. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart






29. Which clamp is removed last






30. What are pledgets used for






31. What are the sutures for the iliac artery






32. What are delicate sutures tagged with






33. What is an ateriotomy






34. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






35. What arteries supply the myocardium






36. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






37. What is the largest vein






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






39. What communicate in the circle of willis






40. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






41. What factors influence blood pressure






42. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






43. What are the sutures for the aorta






44. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms






45. What instrument is used to isolate an artery






46. What is blood pressure






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






48. Which arteries supply the spinal cord






49. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands






50. What drugs are used in vascular surgery