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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. What is claudication






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






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






4. What is an ateriotomy






5. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy






6. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed






7. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms






8. What materials are used for stents






9. sutures for common carotid or subclavian






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






11. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch






12. What are pledgets used for






13. Which artery feeds the adrenal glands






14. What factors influence blood pressure






15. What is the largest vein






16. Where do the coronary arteries arise from






17. Which clamp is removed last






18. What is blood pressure






19. What does the external iliac artery biforcate into






20. When is arterial blood volume decreased






21. What instrument is used to isolate an artery






22. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms






23. What solution is not used during grafting procedures






24. What is the prep area for a femoropopliteal bypass






25. What are the sutures for the aorta






26. What are the general characteristics of veins






27. Which arteries supply the spinal cord






28. Where does gas exchange take place






29. What are the layers of vessels






30. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy






31. What communicate in the circle of willis






32. What organ does the gastric artery feed






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






34. What type of needle is used for vessels






35. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy






36. What arteries supply the myocardium






37. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used






38. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy






39. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures






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






41. What are capillaries






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






43. How is the fogarty baloon catheter used






44. What drugs are used in vascular surgery






45. What are the layers of the heart






46. What are delicate sutures tagged with






47. What are the deep veins of the foot






48. What disease leads to atheroma formation






49. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction






50. What are the sutures for the iliac artery