Alternate Testing and Treatment Flashcards
Ionizing radiation to visualize contrast material injected into vessels describes
Angiography
For an angiography the catheter is most likely inserted into which artery
Common femoral
Name 2 contraindications for angiography
1) allergy to contrast
2) poor renal function
Hematomas, nerve damage, pseudos, and AVF are complications of what
Angiography
Pinching or narrowing is a sign of what filling defect
Stenosis
Missing vessels, or a blunted loss of dye is a sign of what filling defect
Occlusion
String of beads is a filling defect sign of what
fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
Radio frequency energy and magnetic fields producing multiplanar views describes
MRI/MRA
This shows cerebral infarction
MRI
This is in cerebro and requires contrast
MRA
This uses ionizing radiation to produce cross sectional images
CT/CTA
______ requires contrast
CTA
What is the gold standard for acute stroke patients
CT
What is the treatment standard for acute stroke patients
IV tPA
What does a thrombolytic do
Breaks down the clot
Name the antiplatelet drug that reduces thrombotic activity
Aspirin
The removal of plaque and intimal lining describes what surgical therapy treatment
Endarterectomy
What would be the most appropriate treatment in the presence of a >70% diameter reduction of the ICA in the symptomatic patient
a) bypass
b) stenting
c) atherectomy
d) endarterectomy
d) endarterectomy
- Carotid endarterectomy is the most common type of treatment for stenotic disease in the ICA
What is removed during carotid endarterectomy
a) medial layer
b) intimal layer
c) intimal and medial layer
d) plaque only
b) intimal layer
If a patient has a total occlusion what would be the course of treatment
a) nothing
b) stenting
c) bypass
d) endarterectomy
a) nothing
-in cases of chronic occlusion generally collaterals are already in place and become functional
