exam edge 3 Flashcards
The most common aortic catastrophe
5 to 10 people per million each year
acute dissecting aortic aneurysm
the ulnar artery becomes which vessel in the hand
superficial Palmer arch
The etiology of the majority of thoracic aneurysm 80%
degenerative
an aneurysm which bulges on only one side
saccular
A pulmonary Angiography is used to
locate the site of a foreign body in the blood vessel
The first branch of the celiac artery is usually
The left gastric artery
The folds of muscosa within the small intestines
Circular folds
The common carotid artery’s typically have an internal diameter of
6 to 8 mm
A term to describe retrograde blood flow in the vertebral artery associated with proximal ipsilateral subclavian artery stenosis or occlusion
subclavian steal
What is the leading cause of aortic aneurysm
Arthrosclerosis
Diabetes accounts for almost what percentage of patients undergoing tibial artery angioplasty
75%
Small bowel bleeding accounts for what percentage of all acute digestive hemorrhage
5%
The two most popular techniques for pharmacologic thrombolysis of dialysis access are
pulse-spray and lyse and wait
Dysarthria
difficulties with executing speech movements
Apraxia
impairment with motor planning
