US Flashcards
Earliest sonographic evidence of normal IUP?
intradecidual sign
what is intradecidual sac sign?
- early gestational sac
- intrauterine fluid collection
- echogenic area of markedly thickened decidua on one side of uterine cavity
intradecidual sac sign –> threshold level? discriminatory level?
- as early as 24 days GA
- should definitely see by 47 days GA
carotid US –> asymmetric flow –> velocity difference?
20cm/sec or greater
carotid dissection –> imaging study of choice –> US –> T/F?
F
common carotid artery –> normal flow velocity?
> 45 cm/sec
carotid US –> asymmetric flow –> possible etiologies? (4)
- normal
- proximal stenosis
- distal obstruction
- carotid dissection
carotid US –> high flow velocity?
> 135 cm/sec
carotid US –> bilateral high flow velocity –> possible etiology (2)?
- HTN –> high cardiac output
- young athlete
carotid US –> low flow velocity?
<45 cm/sec
carotid US –> bilateral low flow velocity –> possible etiology (3)?
- cardiomyopathy –> poor cardiac output
- heart valve disease
- extensive MI
carotid US –> ICA/CCA peak systolic velocity ratio –> measures low and then high –> what is going on?
patient has arrhythmia
what is tardus-parvus waveform? indicates what?
prolonged systolic acceleration time with low peak systolic velocity
severe proximal stenosis
carotid US –> single patent vessel beyond carotid bifurcation –> how can tell if ICA or ECA?
ECA: ECA branches
ICA total occlusion –> US findings? (4)
- “thud flow”: to and fro flow pattern at point of occlusion
- absent flow
- damped resistive flow in CCA
- thrombus
ICA –> no stenosis:
- ICA PSV?
- ICA/CCA PSV ratio?
- ICA PSV: <125 cm/sec
- ICA/CCA PSV ratio: <2.0