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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What type of needle is used for vessels
Double armed needles - tapered
Carotid endarterectomy
5-0 or 6-0
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

2. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Sarot clamp?

3. When is arterial blood volume decreased
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back

4. What is the largest vein
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Saphenous vein
6-0 or 7-0
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

5. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Arterial embolectomy
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

6. What are the layers of the heart
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Carotid endarterectomy

7. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
6-0 or 7-0
Femorofemoral bypass
Papaverine
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

8. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Sarot clamp?
Vertebral arteries
Hyline cartilage
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side

9. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used
The popliteal vein
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

10. What is an atrial embolism
#11 on a #7 handle
SA node
Basilic vein
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

11. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands
Suprarenal artery
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
In the capillaries

12. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing
Esophagus
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Sarot clamp?
Hyline cartilage

13. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Saphenous vein
Papaverine
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

14. Where does gas exchange take place
Papaverine
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
In the capillaries

15. What arteries supply the myocardium
Vertebral arteries
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Coronary arteries
Carotid endarterectomy

16. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
Splenic artery
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Arterial bypass

17. What is claudication
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Ascending aorta
Cramping pain or a dull ache

18. What is an ateriotomy
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Incision into an artery
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
The surgeons hands should be wet

19. What are the general characteristics of veins
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
In the capillaries
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

20. What are the deep veins of the foot
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Dorsal venus arch
6-0 or 7-0
Coronary arteries

21. What is the peripheral vascular system
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Water
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Ascending aorta

22. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Water
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Vena cava
Incision into an artery

23. What are the sutures for the aorta
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Hyline cartilage
3-0 or 4-0
Rubber shods

24. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
Hyline cartilage
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

25. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
Suprarenal artery
4-0 or 5-0
In the capillaries
SA node

26. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Femorofemoral bypass

27. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Water
Rubber shods
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties

28. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Esophagus
Basilic vein
Arterial embolectomy

29. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
6-0 or 7-0
Carotid endarterectomy

30. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Esophagus
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

31. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Splenic artery
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Vena cava

32. sutures for common carotid or subclavian
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Carotid endarterectomy
6-0
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

33. Which clamp is removed last
Cramping pain or a dull ache
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Internal carotid artery

34. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
SA node
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
The popliteal vein

35. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Basilic vein
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

36. Which arteries supply the spinal cord
Femorofemoral bypass
Vertebral arteries
Dorsal venus arch
In the capillaries

37. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
Rubber shods
Dorsal venus arch
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

38. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
Saphenous vein
The popliteal vein
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita

39. What materials are used for stents
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Rubber shods
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar

40. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Splenic artery
Internal carotid artery
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

41. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
Carotid endarterectomy
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
4-0 or 5-0

42. What medication is added to saline
Ascending aorta
SA node
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

43. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
The popliteal vein
Arterial bypass
SA node
Splenic artery

44. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
6-0 or 7-0
Femorofemoral bypass
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

45. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents

46. What communicate in the circle of willis
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Saphenous vein
Arterial bypass

47. What are some special conseriderations for patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery
3-0 or 4-0
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back

48. What is the location of the biforcation of the aorta and What vessels are involved
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Arterial embolectomy

49. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
#11 on a #7 handle
Splenic artery
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

50. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
In the capillaries
6-0 or 7-0
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery