[ARCHIVE] TSC 4.8 - Peripheral Vascular Surgical Procedure

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• ​Abdominal Bowel Resection

• C-section

• Total Knee Replacement

• Carotid Endarterectomy

• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Multiple Choice

Which vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the brain?

• Brachial artery

• Carotid artery

• Mesenteric arteries

• Femoral artery

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What is the largest vein in the human body?

• Femoral vein

• Jugular vein

• Vena cava

• Saphenous vein

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What is endarterectomy?

• Removal of an artery

• Removal of a vein

• Removal of atherosclerotic plaque from an artery

• Removal of lymphatic vessels

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Which technique is NOT used in blood vessel anastomosis?

• End-to-end

• End-to-side

• Side-to-side

• Top-to-bottom

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What is the purpose of graft tunneling in vascular surgery?

• To remove plaque from arteries

• To connect blood vessels through subcutaneous tissue or other layers

• To replace damaged veins

• To anastomose small capillaries

Match

Match the following image with the corresponding blood vessel anastomosis technique.

End-to-end

Side-to-side

Side-to-end

• End-to-end

• Side-to-side

• Side-to-end

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What is the purpose of using felt pledgets attached to vascular sutures?

• To increase the strength of the suture material

• To prevent the suture material from cutting through the arterial wall

• To ensure proper blood flow

• To make the sutures visible under X-ray

Multiple Choice

Which blood vessel retraction technique is shown in the following image?

• Vessel loops

• Rummel tourniquet

• Tubing

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What is the primary purpose of using vessel loops in vascular surgery?

• To remove plaque from arteries

• To serve as a suture material

• To control and retract blood vessels

• To provide a scaffold for tissue growth

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What is the most common site for harvesting a vascular autograft?

• Radial artery

• Femoral artery

• Saphenous vein

• Carotid artery

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What is the primary purpose of using heparinized saline solution during vascular surgery?

• To enhance coagulation

• To dilate blood vessels

• To prevent coagulation at operative vessels

• To induce vasospasm

Multiple Choice

True/False:
Systemic heparin may be administered just before an artery is clamped and incised.

• True

• False

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Which agent is often used to maintain hemostasis at anastomosis sites?

• Heparin

• Papaverine

• Collagen or fibrin products

• Dextran-40

Multiple Choice

What is a common cause of partial obstruction in the carotid artery?

• Blood clot

• Atherosclerotic plaque

• Tumor

• Infection

Multiple Choice

Which arteries are involved in a carotid endarterectomy?

• Radial and ulnar arteries

• Femoral and popliteal arteries

• Common, internal, and external carotid arteries

• Renal and hepatic arteries

Multiple Choice

How might continuous blood flow be maintained during the endarterectomy?

• Using temporary clamps on the carotid arteries

• Applying pressure to stop blood flow temporarily

• Inserting a flexible internal shunt into the arteries

• Performing the surgery with intermittent blood flow

Multiple Choice

What is the retraction technique shown in the image?

• Vessel loop

• Rummel tourniquets

• Tape

Multiple Choice

During the dissection of plaque in carotid endarterectomy, the surgeon might ask for which of the following instruments to grasp the edge of the plaque?

• Potts scissors

• Penfield elevator

• Straight hemostat

• Rummel tourniquet

Multiple Choice

Which of the following images show the Potts and De Martel scissors?