IR numbers to know Flashcards
Aortic arch run
20 for 30
Abdominal aorta run
20 for 20
renal artery run
5 for 10
pulmonary artery run
25 for 50
3 French = ______
1 mm
1mm is equivalent to how many French?
3 Fr
hole created by a sheath is how many French larger than the French of the sheath?
2 French larger. sheath Fr measures the INNER diameter only (aka - what catheter will fit through)
1 Fr = _______ mm
1 Fr = 0.3 mm
when do you stop Heparin
2 hours before
When do you stop Coumadin/INR prior to an IR procedure
5-7 days prior, INR > 1.5
ideal platelet count prior to IR procedure
> 50 (or > 75)
when do you stop plavix or ASA prior to an IR procedure
5 days prior
how many minutes of arterial compression after you pull femoral arterial sheath?
15 min
If you need to immediately reverse INR (INR > 1.5). What can you do?
Vitamin K; IM 25-50 mg. Or FFP and cryo
how much thrombin should you inject into a pseudoaneurysm
500-1000 units
balloon should be what % bigger than the vessel diameter?
10-20%
what does a 10 x 6 balloon mean?
10 mm in diameter, 6 cm in length
ideal time to remove an IVC filter
3 months
mega cava
28 mm
> 28 mm IVC
megacava
need a birds nest filter (can do this with IVC up to 40 mm)
Carotid doppler:
PSV >230 cm/s
>70% stenosis
Carotid doppler:
PSV >125 cm/s
50-69% stenosis
Carotid doppler:
PSV <125 cm/s
< 50% stenosis
“normal” aka this is not hemodynamically significant
ICA/CCA ratio >4.0
>70%
ICA/CCA ratio >2.0
50-69%