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WorksheetsDBS 560 Final Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
Draw & label the 3 branches of the aortic arch.
What artery is the continuation of the ATA at the ankle?
(a)
The CFV is located ______ to the CFA.
Changing which of the following has the greatest affect on blood flow?
length of the vessel
blood viscosity
radius of the vessel
the pressure gradient
You can use color Doppler to categorize the severity of a stenosis.
True
False
What are the 3 rules for measuring velocity using spectral Doppler?
The temporal tap will show changes in the waveform of which vessel?
ICA
ECA
CCA
vertebral
Finding this waveform in the distal ICA indicates what?
A waveform taken immediately after a stenosis will display
(a)
What percentage of neck bruits are due to a stenosis in the ICA?
25%
33%
50%
67%
TIA symptoms last
< 24 hours
24-48 hours
permanently
What phenomenon can be described as latent, hesitant, partial, or complete?
(a)
How is the ICA:CCA ratio calculated?
What is responsible for this forward flow in diastole?
Which type of arteritis usually affects young women?
Giant cell
Takayasu
RIAI
What is most likely represented in this image?
Dissections found in the common carotid usually originate in the
aortic arch
subclavian
vertebral
ICA
What is the 1st branch of the ICA?
What is the 1st branch of the ECA?
The vertebrals join to form the (a) artery
Fibromuscular dysplasia demonstrates which sonographic sign?
What is the most common pitfall for lower extremity arterial scans?
(a)
What is the lowest velocity ultrasound can detect?
Restenosis occuring one month after a CEA or within 2 years is caused by
atherosclerotic disease
fibromuscular dysplasia
neointimal hyperplasia
What are the 5 P's of acute arterial ischemia?
Using a pressure cuff too large for the patient's limb will result in
inaccurately high pressure reading
normal pressure reading
inaccurately low pressure reading
This type of aneurysm is the result of an infection.
pseudoaneurysm
mycotic aneurysm
enteric aneurysm
What is the rule of 6's used to determine?
What is seen in this image?
Testing for which of the following involves putting the patient's upper extremities in a variety of positions?
Reynaud's
TOS
Incomplete palmer arch
Buerger's
What is considered a positive result when performing indirect testing for TOS?
Increased amplitude
Dampened waveform
Flatline waveform
Symptoms present
Which of the following involves injury to the ulnar artery?
hypothenar hammer syndrome
TOS
popliteal entrapment
Which of the following involves compression by the head of the gastrocnemius muscle?
Buerger's
TOS
popliteal entrapment
hypothenar hammer syndrome
What will the sonographer see in the case of popliteal entrapment?
What velocity ratio in a lower extremity arterial exam indicates a >70% stenosis?
(a)
Which window used in TCD scanning requires reduction of the output power?
transtemporal
transcoccipital
transorbital
submandibular
The top portion of this TCD exam is displaying (a) and monitoring for (b)
What is the term used for the lines displayed in the top portion of the TCD?
(a)
The ICA terminates into which two branches in the circle of Willis?
Left sided paralysis indicates a problem where in the extracranial vessels?
The ICA lies (a) to the ECA.
The (a) procedure involves inflating a balloon tipped catheter inside the vessel.
When should the flow return to normal after an angioplasty has been performed?
immediately
within 24 hours
within 3 days
How is ABI calculated?
What ABI result means the artery is too calcified?
What ABI result is classified as tissue threatening?
With an in situ vein graft what is the risk if a branch is left patent?
What type of waveform will be seen in an artery proximal to an AV fistula?
high resistive
low resistive
Does a reversed vein graft need the valves to be stripped?
YES
NO
What type of waveform should be seen after a successful balloon angioplasty in the lower extremity?
What is the major difference between a hemodialysis graft and a hemodialysis fistula?
What two vessels are connected with a Brescia-Cimino dialysis fistula?
Cephalic vein
Basilic vein
Ulnar artery
Radial artery
What is the advantage of the four-cuff method vs the three-cuff method when taking segmental pressures?
The (a) test shows whether there is a dominant artery feeding the fingers.
What types of stroke symptoms are classified as vertebrobasilar?
Match the following stroke symptom to its most likely source.
Drop Attack
Vertebrobasilar
Amaurosis fugax
Ipsilateral ICA
Hemiplagia
Contralateral ICA
Buerger's affects which vessels?
arteries of the hands and feet
aortic arch
superficial temporal artery
Which of the following is correct regarding Buerger's?
Affects smokers
Affects males more than females
Affects females more than males
Symptoms are reversible
Which type of Reynaud's feature digital arteries that appear normal?
Primary
Secondary
What is the correct order of color changes in patients with Reynaud's?
An aneurysm is diagnosed when the focal enlargement increases (a) from the normal diameter.
During an ABI, you notice the left brachial pressure is 22mmHg lower than the right. What is the most likely cause?
During a PVR exam, why does the cuff only inflate to 55-65 mmHg?
When a patient complains of claudication, where is the problem in relation to their symptoms?
proximal
distal
at the same level
This waveform would be described as
(a)
Pressure cuffs should be how much wider than the limb?
(a)
What is demonstrated in this image?
What is seen in this image?
What is most likely being demonstrated in these images?
