CH 5,6,8 Flashcards
True or False? The waveform of a spectral sample taken from a vein in the leg such as the femoral vein should show cardiac pulsatility?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which of the follwing statemnts is true about deep system veins:
a) Become paired in calf and are smaller in diameter.
b) Run along major arteries of the same name and become paired in calf.
c) Carry majority of leg blood volume and have no accompanying arteries.
d) Run along major arteries of the same name and are smaller in diameter.
b) Run along major arteries of the same name and become paired in calf.
Which of the following features are present in chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
A. Thrombus expands diameter of veins
B. Acoustically homogeneous
C. presence of collaterals
D. poorly attached thrombus
C. presence of collaterals
In what vessel is Rouleaux flow commonly seen in?
A. Axillary vein
B. Subclavian vein
C. Jugular vein
D. Superior vena cava
C. Jugular vein
During muscle relaxation when walking or running, the calf veno-motor pump will force blood back down the veins to the level of the valves causing the proximal valves to close. This is due to:
A. Hydrostatic pressure
B. Cardiac Output
C. Capillary Perfusion
D. Transmural Pressure
A. Hydrostatic pressure
Which of the following veins is accompanied by an artery?
A. Common Femoral Vein (CFV)
B. Greater Saphenous Vein (GSV)
C. Small Saphenous Vein (SSV)
A. Common Femoral Vein (CFV)
Which two veins are a part of the deep vein system of the upper extremities?
A. Innominate and Cephalic
B. Subclavian and Axillary
C. Basilic and Radial
D. Axillary and Gastrocnemius
B. Subclavian and Axillary
Which of the following is true of perforating veins?
A. They course from the deep system to the superficial system
B. They have valves preventing flow from moving deep to superficial
C. They have valves preventing flow from moving superficial to deep
D. They do not have valves
B. They have valves preventing flow from moving deep to superficial
Which shape do veins take during high transmural pressure?
A) Dumbbell shape
B) Vein is compressed
C) Circular shape
D) Elliptical shape (oval)
C) Circular shape
When doing an assessment of the right subclavian vein, it is also important to do an assessment on what other vein?
A. Ipsilateral IJV
B. Contralateral Subclavian Vein
C. Ipsilateral Innominate Vein
D. Contralateral Innominate Vein
B. Contralateral Subclavian Vein
What happens to venous flow in the legs during exhalation?
A) Outflow is reduced or stopped
B) Intra-abdominal pressure decreases and flow resumes in veins
C) Flow becomes pulsatile
D) Flow is not effected by exhalation
B) Intra-abdominal pressure decreases and flow resumes in veins
What are the type of veins that have valves to prevent flow from moving deep to superficial?
A. Calf muscle veins
B. Perforating veins
C. Superficial veins
D. Deep system veins
B. Perforating veins
A patient has May Thurner Syndrome, what two symptoms might they have presented with ?
A. Nausea, arm pain
B. Thrombosis, Phlegmasia
C. Skin that feels cold, dizziness
B. Thrombosis, Phlegmasia
There are three pump systems in the leg, but the calf veno-motor pump is the major ejection back to the heart. In order for the calf veno-motor pump to be efficient, what does the pump depend on?
A) the ability of smooth muscles to contract
B) narrowing of outflow veins
C) the competency of venous valves
D) venous pooling
C) the competency of venous valves
What are Dr.Virchows 3 factors related to the cause of venous thrombosis
a. Vein wall injury, estrogen therapy, thrombophilia
b. Stasis, vein wall injury, hypercoagulability
c. Thrombophilia, stasis, cancer
d. Stasis, cancer, previous DVT
b. Stasis, vein wall injury, hypercoagulability
