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Peripheral Vascular Surgery

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1. Where do the coronary arteries arise from
Sarot clamp?
Ascending aorta
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

2. What drugs are used in vascular surgery
Hyline cartilage
Sodium heparin 1000/500mL saline - lidocaine with or without epi - papaverine - antibiotic irrigation - hemostatic agents
Carotid endarterectomy
3-0 or 4-0

3. What are the layers of vessels
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Water
Tunica intima - tunica media - & tunica adventita

4. What are pledgets used for
#11 on a #7 handle
Water
Arterial embolectomy
To reinforce the anastomosis

5. What vein is on the lateral side of the arm
Arterial embolectomy
Basilic vein
Esophagus
Arteriosclerosis obliterans

6. sutures for femoral - popliteal arteries
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Arterial bypass
Hyline cartilage
5-0 or 6-0

7. What graft material is not used in the popliteal area
Arterial embolectomy
Knitted polyester - woven polyester
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Saphenous vein

8. What is blood pressure
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
The surgeons hands should be wet
6-0 or 7-0
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels

9. What materials are used for stents
Femoral arteries
3-0 or 4-0
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Internal carotid artery

10. Which artery feeds the upper digestive tract - spleen - and liver
Splenic artery
Internal carotid artery
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

11. What organ does the gastric artery feed
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
Esophagus
Arterial embolectomy
Arterial bypass

12. What is the sequence of clamping in an ateriotomy
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Suprarenal artery
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
Double armed needles - tapered

13. What instrument is used to isolate an artery
Hyline cartilage
Sarot clamp?
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery

14. What do the anterior and posterior tibial veins unite to become
Double armed needles - tapered
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Suprarenal artery
The popliteal vein

15. Which clamp is removed last
#11 on a #7 handle
Internal carotid artery
Papaverine
5-0 or 6-0

16. What are the sutures for the iliac artery
4-0 or 5-0
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
5-0 or 6-0
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

17. What is the pt position for carotid endoarterectomy
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Splenic artery
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves

18. What type of blade is used for an arteriotomy
Flush then clamp proximal then distal
5-0 or 6-0
#11 on a #7 handle
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor

19. What are delicate sutures tagged with
Rubber shods
Double armed needles - tapered
In the capillaries
Sarot clamp?

20. What are capillaries
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Arterial embolectomy
The popliteal vein
3-0 or 4-0

21. From What vein is the blood taken to pre-clot the graft
Double armed needles - tapered
Vena cava
Femoral arteries
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule

22. In What procedure is a fogarty catheter used
Arterial embolectomy
6-0 or 7-0
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery

23. What drug is used for arterial vasospasms
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Papaverine
Arterial bypass

24. What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Femoral arteries
Suprarenal artery

25. What are the characteristics of abdominal aneurysms
Supine with head turned 45 degrees to the unaffected side
Generally fusiform - below the origin of the renal arteries and end at the bifurcation of the iliac arties
SA node
Cramping pain or a dull ache

26. What is an atrial embolism
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free

27. What structure is the pacemaker of the heart
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
SA node
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

28. What is the largest vein
Saphenous vein
Cramping pain or a dull ache
Sarot clamp?
Flush then clamp proximal then distal

29. What organs does the superior mesenteric artery feed
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine
Coronary arteries
3-0 or 4-0

30. What arteries supply the brain - head - and neck
Right common carotid artery and external carotid artery
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Suprarenal artery
6-0

31. What type of needle is used for vessels
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume
Water
Left & right common iliac arteries are at the 4th lumbar
Double armed needles - tapered

32. What arteries supply the myocardium
Suprarenal artery
5-0 or 6-0
Coronary arteries
Unpaired - just below the celiac trunk its branches feed the pancreas - duodenum - small intestine

33. What type of retractor is used in an aortofemoral bypass
The surgeons hands should be wet
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
As the heart beats faster there is less blood volume

34. What are the deep veins of the foot
Ascending aorta
Weitlaner self-retaining retractor
#11 on a #7 handle
Dorsal venus arch

35. What medication is added to saline
Esophagus
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation
Vertebral arteries

36. What procedure is the javid shunt used for
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Arterial embolectomy
#11 on a #7 handle
Carotid endarterectomy

37. What is the peripheral vascular system
Vena cava
A closed system of vessels that transport blood from the heart to the body and back
Saphenous vein
6-0

38. What disease leads to atheroma formation
Incision into an artery
The two internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery & the posterior cerebral artery
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Hyline cartilage

39. What is claudication
Through the artery to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery
The force that blood exerts on the internal walls of the vessels
Incision into an artery
Cramping pain or a dull ache

40. What are the general characteristics of veins
3-0 or 4-0
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
Carotid endarterectomy
Knitted polyester - woven polyester

41. Where does gas exchange take place
Vertebral arteries
5-0 or 6-0
In the capillaries
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene

42. What are the layers of the heart
Vessels that are between the arteriols and venule
They have compromised circulation and poor vascularization - and may be diabetic or cigarette smokers
Basilic vein
Epicardium - myocardium - and endocardium

43. What structures keep the trachea from collapsing
Hyline cartilage
Blood - fat - air - or portions of tumors that break free
Double armed needles - tapered
Heparin and antibiotics for irrigation

44. What factors influence blood pressure
Thin tunica media - thicker tunica adventita - lumen is larger - have valves
6-0 or 7-0
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Femoral arteries

45. What should be done before tying polypropylene sutures
SA node
Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Splenic artery
The surgeons hands should be wet

46. What procedure is used for an iliac artery obstruction
Vena cava
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries
Ventricular contraction - resistance - blood viscosity - and heart rate
Femorofemoral bypass

47. What vessels are clamped during a carotid endarterectomy
Sarot clamp?
Internal carotid then the external carotid then the common carotid artery
Suprarenal artery
Esophagus

48. What solution is not used during grafting procedures
Water
In the capillaries
Midabdomen to toes & leg circumferentially
Innominate (brachiocephalic) - left common carotid - and the left subclavian arteries

49. sutures for posterior tibial - internal carotid - brachial - radial or ulnar
6-0 or 7-0
3-0 or 4-0
Arterial bypass
Vena cava

50. What is the best approach for an aortofemoral bypass
Internal carotid artery
#11 on a #7 handle
Stainless steel mesh - titanium - polypropylene
Arterial bypass