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WorksheetsRenal Artery Doppler
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the name of the first branches of the renal artery as it enters the kidney?
Interlobar
Segmentals
Interlobular
Arcuates
Nutcracker syndrome is present when which vessel is compressed?
Left renal vein
Right renal vein
SMA
Celiac
When TRV on the aorta, what is the best way to find the renal artery origins?
find the bifurcation and move superiorly
See the left renal vein anterior to the aorta and slide superiorly
look for the right renal vein and move inferiorly
See the left renal vein anterior to the aorta and slide inferiorly
The shape of this renal vein waveform shows...
Abnormal continuous flow
Normal venous pulsatility
Normal respiratory phasicity
Abnormal resistance
In the horseshoe kidney variant, the inferior poles of the kidney are fused forming ...
a bridge
an isthmus
a peninsula
a column
What is the normal velocity range for the proximal renal arteries?
20 to 30 cm/sec
55 to 75 cm/sec
90 to 120 cm/sec
140 to 160 cm/sec
How would you calculate the RAR for the right side?
129/115
115/197
197/122
197/115
Which of the following would be an abnormal RAR?
< 2.5
> 3.0
> 3.5
< 3.0
What is the most common indication for a renal artery Doppler exam?
Hypertension
Flank pain
Dysuria
Hematuria
What is the sonographic sign for FMD?
(a)
What is the least reliable method of investigation used in renal artery doppler?
Direct velocity measurements
Parenchymal resistive index
Hilar resistive index
Parenchymal acceleration time
The renal vein can be assessed for:
Thrombus
Extrinsic compression
Masses
All of these
