Socrative Review Flashcards
Which of the following is a symptom of peripheral arterial disease
- Cold sensitivity
- Ankle edema
- Swollen leg
- Painless ulcer
Cold sensitivity (All the other three are related to venous)
A patient is experiencing thigh claudication, where is the most likely location of the disease?
- Popliteal artery
- Femoral artery
- Iliac Artery
- Profunda artery
Iliac artery
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Pseudoaneurysm?
- Pulsating hematoma
- Swirling of color
- Confined by arterial walls
- Communicating channel seen between the mass and artery
Confined by arterial walls
IF a collateral is present, What can they help identify?
- Stenosis location
- Waveform patterns
- Extent of occlusion
- Presence of an aneurysm
Extent of occlusion
Which of the following is NOT a limitation of performing lower extremity duplex test?
- Obesity
- Open wounds
- Bypass grafts
- Medial calcification
Bypass grafts
An ABI value of 0.42 indicates which category of disease?
- Normal
- Minimal
- Multi-level
- Single level
Multilevel
Which of the following describes reactive hyperaemia?
- Multiphasic waveform
- Intermediate resistance
- High resistance
- Monophasic waveform
Monophasic waveform
possible for 2 months
A right leg ABI is calculated by taking highest pedal pressure at the right ankle and diving it by the highest brachial pressure whether it is the right or left arm. T/F?
True
Which of the following describes a multiphasic waveform?
- Sharp upstroke and no flow below baseline
- Blunted, tarsus parvus
- Continuous forward flow
- Crosses the baseline
Crosses the baseline
Which of the following indicates impending vein graft failure?
- <25 cm/s
- <35 cm/s
- <45 cm/s
- <55 cm/s
<45 cm/s
With exercise stress testing the post- exercise systolic ankle pressure decrease should be <20% of the resting pressure and take 3 minutes to return to baseline. T/F?
False
What is the most common site of atherosclerosis of the lower extremity?
- CFA
- FA proximal
- FA distal
- Popliteal
FA distal
Which of the following is NOT A common compliant of a patient suffering from Ischemic rest pain?
- Pain is severe and constant
- Usually affects the dorsal of the foot and toes
- Foot pain when standing for long periods
- Rest does not relieve the pain
Foot pain when standing for long periods
Thoracic outlet syndrome can result from compression of the subclavian vein, subclavian artery, and brachial nerve plexus. T/F?
True
Where does popliteal entrapment occur?
- Distal hamstring muscle
- Head of gastrocnemius muscle
- Body of the soleal muscle
- Quadriceps muscle
Head of the gastrocnemius muscle