Vascular

Question 0

Branches of the internal iliac arteries are (3):

Answer 0

The iliolumbar, inferior gluteal, and pudendal arteries

Question 1

What are the two named branches of the external iliac artery

Answer 1

Deep circumflex iliac and inferior epigastric arteries

Question 2

The external iliac artery branch that can provide collateral flow to patients with femoral occlusions is

Answer 2

Deep circumflex iliac artery

Question 3

The most common causes of infected AAA are

Answer 3

salmonella and staph aureus

Question 4

Treatment of infected abdominal aortic aneurysm is

Answer 4

Surgical excision or bypass with debridement of surrounding tissue infection and a prolonged antibiotics course

Question 5

What is the treatment for iliofemoral DVTs?

Answer 5

Catheter-directed thrombolysis

–treatment for most other DVTs is anticoagulation (heparin gtt)

Question 6

What are the indications for placing an IVC filter

Answer 6

Patients that cannot undergo anticoagulation or those that have a pulmonary embolism despite being on therapeutic anticoagulation

Question 7

Posterior knee dislocation is associated with which arterial injury?

Answer 7

Popliteal artery injury

Question 8

Anterior hip dislocation is associated with which arterial injury?

Answer 8

Femoral artery injury

Question 9

Posterior shoulder dislocation is associated with which arterial injury?

Answer 9

Axillary artery