Module 6

Question 0

The radial artery terminates at the _____

Answer 0

Deep palmar arch

Question 1

Which of the following is not a branch off the aorta arch

Answer 1

Celiac axis

Question 2

Which artery in the lower extremity functions as an important collateral pathway in the presence of a superficial femoral or popliteal artery occlusion

Answer 2

Genicular artery

Question 3

While performing segmental pressures on a lower extremity, you note a pressure gradient between two cuffs of 15 mmHg. What does this finding indicate

Answer 3

Normal results

Question 4

Arterial pressure measurements rely on the ability of the arterial wall to compress and occlude the vessel. Incompressibility of the artery, which results in the inability to obtain pressure, is most common in which of the following patients

Answer 4

Diabetic patients

Question 5

Reactive hyperemia is used as a substitute for treadmill stress testing in cases in which the patient

Answer 5

Cannot ambulate

Question 6

The most severe sequelae of arterial disease is

Answer 6

Tissue loss

Question 7

Acute arterial occlusion is marked by the following symptoms except

Answer 7

Erythema

Question 8

At what anatomic level does the axillary artery become the brachial artery

Answer 8

Head of the humerus

Question 9

What layer of the arterial wall is the thickest, and has connective tissue and smooth muscle to give it strength

Answer 9

Media

Question 10

The deep palmar arch is located

Answer 10

Over the proximal aspect of the Palm

Question 11

Pulse volume recording is a form of which of the following methods/techniques

Answer 11

Pneumoplethysmography

Question 12

An important symptom to indicate abnormal vasospasm of digital arteries when exposed to cold is

Answer 12

Prolonged pallor in digits

Question 13

What risk factor for arterial disease cannot be controlled

Answer 13

Age

Question 14

Which of the following is the most common site for atherosclerosis development

Answer 14

Arterial bifurcations

Question 15

What is a bruit

Answer 15

A noise

Question 16

The primary normal finding on a cold immersion PPG exam for Raynaud’s syndrome is

Answer 16

Return to baseline amplitude in 5 mins or less

Question 17

A patient with symptoms of claudication would most likely present with

Answer 17

Pain in calf when walking two blocks and then subsides with rest o

Question 18

Using the following info, which vessel is diseased:
Highest brachial 150 mmHg
High thigh 172 mmHg
Above knee 165 mmHg
Below knee 122 mmHg
Ankle 109 mmHg

Answer 18

Femoral popliteal

Question 19

Which is the most common treatment for ischemic rest pain in the foot

Answer 19

Bypass graft

Question 20

A longitudinal tear of an arterial wall is known as

Answer 20

A dissection

Question 21

A loose fitting cuff will affect the results of a segmental pressure test by

Answer 21

Giving abnormally high pressures

Question 22

The advantage of a 4-cuff method from a 3-cuff method for segmental pressure is

Answer 22

It can differentiate aorto-iliac disease from femoral arterial disease

Question 23

A greater saphenous vein that is left in its native position when used as a bypass graft is known as

Answer 23

An insitu graft