angiography/interventional

Question 1

Pts are denied solid food how many hrs prior to angiography

Answer 1

8 hrs

Question 2

Is vessel dissection one of the risks of angiography

Answer 2

Yes-true

Question 3

While the post procedure pt remains on bed rest, the head of the bed may be elevated ____ degrees

Answer 3

30

Question 4

Post procedure bed rest should be a minimum of _____

Answer 4

4 hrs

Question 5

Impaired renal function is a ____ to angiography

Answer 5

contraindication

Question 6

Seldinger Technique sequence

Answer 6

1. Skin is incised
2. needle advanced through artery
3. needle is withdrawn until blood returns
4. guidewire is inserted
5. needle is withdrawn
6. catheter is introduced
7. catheter is advanced
8. guidewire is removed
9. catheter is removed

Question 7

removes overlying structures to better visualize vessels of interest

Answer 7

digital subtraction

Question 8

The quality of a subtracted image can be improved by ___ or remasking

Answer 8

pixel-shifting

Question 9

A post processing technique used to position a guidewire, catheter, or other interventional device

Answer 9

roadmapping

Question 10

What affects flow rate of contrast media?

Answer 10

viscosity of contrast and length and diameter of catheter

Question 11

How to reduce contrast viscosity

Answer 11

increase the temperature

Question 12

Slow or manual injector control may be used to remove ___ from the syringe

Answer 12

air bubbles

Question 13

Selected vessels accessed from aortic arch
5-10 ml of contrast

Answer 13

cerebrial angiography

Question 14

30-50 ml of contrast
LAO obtained by rotating c-arm 45 degrees

Answer 14

thoracic angiography

Question 15

Indications include atypical chest pain
evaluation includes a ventriculogram

Answer 15

Angio-cardiography

Question 16

superior and inferior mesenteric arteries may be imaged
selective imaging studies are extended to include the venous phase

Answer 16

abdominal angiography

Question 17

T/F
Intracranial endovascular coil embolization can be used to treat brain aneurysms

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F
Stents can be impregnated with slow release drugs that inhibit the growth of vascular tissue

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F
foreign bodies in the vascular system can be retrieved using ureteral stone basket catheters

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Indications for stent-graft placement

Answer 20

aneurysm and traumatic vascular injuries

Question 21

duration of infusion therapy

Answer 21

few days to several weeks

Question 22

foreign bodies found in the vascular system

Answer 22

catheters, guidewires, shunts

Question 23

An ____ is indicated for pts who have recurrent pulmonary emboli or who are at high risk of developing them

Answer 23

IVC filter