IVC Flashcards
What is the purpose of the IVC?
To transport deoxygenated blood back to the heart and lungs to oxygenate it again
What does the venous system contain within the lumen of the vessel that helps the blood move forward?
blood clots
stems
valves
gates
valves
If the valves in the venous system are leaking or damaged, what do we call the flow of blood in those vessels when it goes in reverse or backwards?
antegrade
retrograde
rouleaux flow
reverse flow
retrograde
T or F? The venous system usually demonstrates pulsatile flow.
false
What happens to the venous system if the valsalva maneuver is utilized?
distends and dilates
collapses
becomes pulsatile
forms blood clots
distends and dilates
Which vessels join to form the common iliac veins?
external and internal iliac veins
The IVC lies ____ to the right kidney and ____ to the liver.
medial
posterior
What would be a reason(s) to ultrasound the IVC?
look for thrombus
look for tumor invasion
both a and b
none of the above
both a and b
What is rouleaux flow?
fast flow
reversed flow
aggregate of RBC’s
no flow at all
aggregate of RBC’s
The 4 sections of the IVC are
hepatic
pre-renal
renal
post-renal
If a tumor is seen in the renal veins, what other vessel would you interrogate?
IVC
Aorta
Gonadal Veins
SMA
IVC
Where do the hepatic veins originate?
Liver
What vessel(s) drain all of the blood out of the liver?
hepatic veins
The RHV empties the RLL, and the LHV empties the LLL. What does the MHV empty?
caudate lobe
T or F? The hepatic veins decrease in diameter as they approach the IVC.
False
What is the name of the blood flow if it is flowing AWAY from the liver?
hepatofugal
What is the opposite of hepatofugal flow?
hepatopedal
What other vein enters the LRV instead of the IVC and the left gonadal vein?
left suprarenal vein
What does the right gonadal vein drain into?
IVC
Aorta
left gonadal vein
hepatic veins
IVC
The major abdominal venous system consists of
IVC (from the common iliac veins to the diaphragm) Splenic Vein IMV SMV Hepatic Veins Renal Veins Portal Veins
The PHA shares a partnership with the venous circulatory supply of the liver, which is the
MPV
T or F? Venous vessels will demonstrate tube-like structures with well-defined, echogenic walls and an echofree lumen.
True
T or F? The walls of ARTERIES and PV STRUCTURES will be more echogenic than the thinner walled VEINS.
True
T or F? A vein lumen open and close with respiration.
True
The name of the maneuver that produces a variable response in the venous system, allowing dilation and distention with breathing in and out is
Valsalva Maneuver
The IVC normally courses through the ____, and lies to the ____ of the AO and is ____ to the vertebral processes.
retroperitoneum
right
anterolateral
The IVC lies ____ to the right kidney and ____ to the liver.
medial
posterior
The IVC moves ____ as it courses towards the heart.
laterally
superiorly
anteriorly
posteriorly
anteriorly
The IVC is normally anechoic, but internal echoes sometimes appear in the IVC and are referred to as ____ AKA _____.
red cell aggregation
Rouleaux Formation
T or F? Slow flow is thought to enhance rouleaux formation?
True
The hepatic section of the IVC is where
the hepatic veins (HVs) empty into the IVC
The pre-renal section of the IVC is located
inferior to the hepatic veins (HVs), but superior to the renal veins
The renal section of the IVC is where
the renal veins (RVs) and the multiple tributaries are located
The post-renal section of the IVC extends just ____ to the renal veins (RVs) until the bifurcation
inferior
A tumor invasion most commonly occurs in the ____ and extends to into the ____.
renal veins (RVs) IVC
The most common tumor involving the IVC is
Renal Cell Carcinoma
The hepatic veins (HVs) originate in the ____ and empty into the ____, superior to the locations of the ____.
liver
IVC
renal veins (RVs)
The right and left hepatic veins (RHVs and LHVs) empty the ____ ____ of the ____, and the middle hepatic vein (MHV) drains the ____.
right and left lobes of the liver, respectively
caudate lobe
T or F? The hepatic veins (HVs) exhibit pulsatility. Why?
True
it is a reflection of cardiac and respiratory activity
Flow going away from the liver is called
hepatofugal
Caudate lobe veins drain directly into the ____ and are occasionally seen on US.
IVC