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1
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What are the layers of the vessel

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tunica intima, tunica media, tunica adventitia

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3 branches of aortic arch and location

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lt subclavian, lt common carotid, rt brachiocephalic

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3
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What vessel forms the DPA at the ankle

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ATA

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4
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T/F. Low resistance vessels have continuous forward flow

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false, antegrade/forward through entire cardiac cycle

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5
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What is Reynold’s number used to measure

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turbulent flow

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6
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What chamber of the heart is used in reference to hydrostatic pressure

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right atrium

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7
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What shape is the vessel with low transluminal pressure

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eliptical/dumbbell

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8
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During thrombosis, what is the flow when leg pressure exceeds intra-abdominal pressure

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continuous signal

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9
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What is the pressure when arms are raised above the head

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negative/reduced pressure

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10
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MHz and probe for carotid

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linear, 7-4 MHz

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11
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What is temporal tap used for and where is the tap performed

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ECA, superficial temporal artery anterior to the ear

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12
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What is the time for RIND (reversible ischemia neurological deficit

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24-72 hours

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13
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What does reverberation of IJV look like on 2D carotid exam

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mobile white line echo

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14
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How would you evaluate for string flow (occlusion/little flow)

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power doppler for distal flow

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15
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For string flow, what would you do for scale? Doppler gain?

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decrease, increase

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16
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What part of a tortuous vessel should not be sampled

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curves

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17
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Where is carotid body found? What’s the size?

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bifurcation at adventitia, 1-1.5mm

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18
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What causes a PSA (pseudo aneurysm)

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penetrating trauma, itragenic injury, surgery, illness

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19
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What is the color pattern with PSA

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red & blue (yin yang) turbulent flow

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20
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What causes onset of blindness in an older patient

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temporal arteritis/giant cell

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21
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How does a surgical patch prevent stenosis

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it opens the vessel

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22
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In a vessel with a stent, what is the velocity and why

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increased, reduced arterial compliance

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23
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What artery is formed by the 2 vertebrals

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basilar

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24
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What do you do to the power for transorbital exam and why

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decrease to limit exposure to the eye

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25
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What are HITS

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microembolic signals

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26
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What are signs of peripheral arterial disease

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intermittent claudication, discolored skin, thickening toenails, gangrene

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27
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What happens to blood pressure when cuff is too narrow

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falsely elevated

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28
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How do you calculate ABI

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ankle systolic pressure divided by highest brachial systolic pressures

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29
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What flow should be occluded with plethsmography exam

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venous is restricted, not arterial

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30
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What is the flow for normal plethymography (digit)

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rapid upstroke with well defined peak, dicrotic notch, bends toward baseline through diastole

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31
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How much do you inflate a cuff

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20mmHg above point where signal disappears

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32
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What artery doesn’t compress

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peroneals

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33
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Would a long plane ride affect veins or arteries

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veins

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34
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Color pattern for raynauds disease

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white to blue to red

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35
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What does Beurgers disease affect

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small vessels of the hands and feet

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36
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What vessels are used for bypass

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GSV, SSV, cephalic v

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37
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After bypass, what symptoms would we look for

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swelling, redness, warmth, drainage, fever, pain/numbness

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38
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Procedures to open vessels back up

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percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

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39
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Most common vascular procedure

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percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

40
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Most common reason for in stent restenosis

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intimal hyperplasia

41
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How to calculate VR (velocity ration) for stenosis

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PSV at stenosis divided by PSV prox to stenosis

42
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Would thrombus/occlusion show on an exam after intervention

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yes, re-intervention within 1st year

43
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What are endovascular treatments

A

procedured to open vessels back up (PTA)

44
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If a patient had peripheral vascular disease and they came in for ABI, what should ABI do

A

increase greater than >0.15

45
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Thromboangitis obliterans affects which vessels and leads to what

A

small and medium, ischemic digits

46
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Define pseudoaneurysm

A

Perforation in arterial wall allowing blood to extravascate into surrounding tissue, pulsating encapsulated hematoma

47
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Is a palpable thrill assosciated with an AV fistula

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yes

48
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Can you determine actual age of clot

A

no, just an estimate

49
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Is SSV deep or superficial

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superficial

50
Q

What type of vessel is the ATV and where is it located

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deep vein, calf

51
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Do superficial veins help with temperature regulation

A

yes

52
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Where is clot more at risk

A

deep/larger veins, risk of pulmonary embolism

53
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Common flow of venous system

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spontaneous, phasic, pulsatile near heart

54
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Are normal veins pulsatile

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yes, near the heart

55
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What is the main cause for clot in upper extremity

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injury to vessel wall

56
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What does the cephalic terminate into

A

axillary

57
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Differences of veins from arteries

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thin/smooth walls, respiratory phasicity, compressible, anechoic

58
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Does hyrdrostatic pressure affect the subclavian vein

A

yes, when supine, it removes the impact of hydrostatic pressure which tends to collapse veins

59
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How do we treat veins with clot

A

anticoagulants, thrombolytic therapy

60
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Which upper extremity veins show pulsatile flow

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IJV, subclavian, brachiocephalic

61
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Brachial + basilic=

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axillary

62
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Is a normal GSV pulsatile

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no

63
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What is the flow in the GSV with clot

A

continuous

64
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Varicosities are

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tortuous, dilated, superficial

65
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What is the saphenofemoral junction

A

CFV and GSV

66
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venous valves

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bicuspid, go in direction of flow

67
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How is superficial venous disease treated

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stripping/ligation, endovenous thermal ablation, chemical ablation (sclerotherapy), phlebectomy (microincision)

68
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Flow in incompetent valves

A

retrograde

69
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Fibrous strands are seen with

A

chronic venous obstruction

70
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What is the most common risk with aortic endovascular repair (EVAR)

A

PSA, hematoma, stenosis

71
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What is an endoleak

A

flow present within aneurysm sac after intervention (4 types)

72
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What does clot look like in 2D

A

calcifications, rigid

73
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Where do you scan aorta/renal arteries for an aneurysm

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infrarenal (distal aorta)

74
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When measuring the aorta, how should the transducer lay in relation to the aorta

A

perpendicular

75
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Color flow imaging is helpful in what ways

A

presence/absence of flow, direction, patency

76
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How do saccular aneurysms appear sonographically and which vessel layers are involved

A

asymmetric outpouching dilations, all 3 layers

77
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Where does FMD occur in relation to renal arteries

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mid-to-distal segment

78
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What are the signs for renal artery stenosis

A

renal insufficiency, chronic hypertension, hypertensive children, azotemia

79
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When measuring the kidneys what size difference indicates a discrepancy and what does this indicate

A

> 3cm, compromised flow in smaller kidney

80
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FMD sonographic appearance

A

string of beads

81
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What would happen to flow in stented renal artery and why

A

increase, reduction in arterial compliance

82
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Normal characteristics of IVC

A

thin, smooth, phasic, dilates, echogenic/muscular walls

83
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Where do IVC/iliac vein tumors arise from

A

hepatic/renal veins

84
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IVC filter for clot is most likely to be placed

A

distal to renal veins, right renal vein/IVC

85
Q

Dialysis access grafts are placed where. Why

A

distal, preserve proximal portion for future use

86
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Earliest exam for contrast and what kind of contrast

A

echocardiography, agitated saline

87
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What vessels should be calculated for ABI

A

bilateral brachial, PTA, DPA

88
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Normal spectral waveform in an upper extremity artery

A

triphasic, sharp systolic peak, brief period of diastolic flow reversal, minimal continued forward flow in diastole

89
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Landmark to distinguish the axillary vein from subclavian vein

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cephalic vein because it terminates into subclavian after it passes under the clavicle

90
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What does egyptian eye refer to

A

GSV in saphenous compartment

91
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Characteristics of flow-reducing renal artery stenosis

A

PSV increases above 180 cm/sec, post stenotic turbulence, dampened distal waveforms

92
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Lateral tributaries of the IVC

A

renal veins

93
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Normal venous doppler patterns of the IVC

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phasic distal, pulsatile more proximal

94
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Harmonic frequency definition

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creation of an image from sound reflections at twice the frequency of the transmitted sound

95
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Harmonic signal-to-noise ratio

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increases signal-to-noise ratio

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