Peripheral Arterial

Question 1

Internal iliacs are sometimes referred to as:

Answer 1

Hypogastric arteries

Question 2

As the SFA passes through the ______________, it becomes the PopA

Answer 2

Adductor canal

Question 3

The anterior tibial becomes what vessel?

Answer 3

Dorsalis pedis

Question 4

The posterior tibial artery courses distally in the posterior compartment of the lower leg until it turns into the:

Answer 4

medial and lateral plantar arteries

Question 5

What’s the most common pathology and cause of obstruction in arteries?

Answer 5

Atherosclerosis

Question 6

Where’s a common area for plaque to occur in the lower extremities?

Answer 6

Dst SFA/PopA
Trif
Aortoiliac region

Question 7

What is Buerger’s disease? Who is it typically seen in?

Answer 7

Type of arteritis that is caused by inflammation of the arterial walls, which leads to thrombosis of the vessels
Younger males with heavy cigarette smoking

Question 8

What vessels does Buerger’s disease usually affect?

Answer 8

Distal arteries of hands and feet

Question 9

What’s the most common cause of embolism?

Answer 9

Piece of plaque that breaks off and lodges in the blood vessel

Question 10

What is the greatest risk difference between abdominal aneurysms and peripheral aneurysms?

Answer 10

AAA the risk is rupture

PAA the risk is emboli