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Week 4 Common Doppler Studies, Carotid/Vertebral Studies Flashcards

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Commonly Performed Vascular Studies

stroke, atherosclerosis

A

carotid studies

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Commonly Performed Vascular Studies

pulmonary embolism, thrombus

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venous studies

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Commonly Performed Vascular Studies

arterial occlusion, hematoma, arteriovenous fistula, bypass graft surveillance

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lower extremity arterial studies

*artificial atriovenous fistula is normal for dialysis patient

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Commonly Performed Vascular Studies

aorta, renal artery, mesenteric artery, portal system

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abdominal doppler studies

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Carotid Duplex Scan *landmark name of the bones

Visualization is limited to the vessels between the ___1__ and the __2___. Beyond the ___2__ - requires __3 __

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  1. clavicle
  2. mandible
  3. transcranial scan (TCD)
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What is the purpose of carotid duplex scan?

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  • Visualization and evaluation of the common carotid, proximal external and internal carotid arteries and the velocity flow
  • Evaluate the vertebral flow
  • Evaluate subclavian flow (required if vertebral waveform is abnormal) - detection of subclavian steal
  • Visualizes & categorizes plaque
  • Determines area of stenosis & quantitates the percentage of narrowing
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Indications of carotid duplex scan? (3)

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  1. TIA - transient ischemic attack
  2. RIND - reversible ischemic attack
  3. CVA - cerebrovascular accident *stroke
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symptoms of TIA?

duration?

effect?

Where is the site of TIA normally occurs ?

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  1. Neurological dysfunction without lasting effects
  2. Few minutes or a few hours(<24hours)
  3. Monocular (one eye) visual disturbances
  4. Speech impairment
  5. Arm, leg, facial numbness, paralysis
  6. Commonly caused by plaque at the carotid bifurcation
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What is RIND?

Symptoms of RIND ?

duration?

Where is the site of RIND that usually occurs?

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  1. Reversible ischemic neurological deficit (reversible ischemic attack)
  2. last longer than TIS - longer than 24 hrs but less than 72 hrs
  3. deficit that completely resolve in time
  4. brain tissue recovery
  5. commonly caused by plaque at the carotid bifurcation
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What is CVA?

What is the cause?

What is the effect neurologically?

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  • cerebrovascular accident aka: Stroke - an interruption in the flow of blood to cells in the brain
  • Can be caused by an aneurysm or a bleed
  • Permanent neurological deficit
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Stroke

Stroke- ___ leading cause of death in the United States

____ are ischemic, rather than hemorrhagic

In most cases, embolus or thrombus attack the vessels that derive from the _____ circulation

Cause some degree of ______ brain damage

Many patients are _______ when disease is present

A

5th

80%

carotid

irreversible

asymptomatic

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12
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What are the 2 types of stroke?

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ischemic and hemorrhagic

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ischemic stroke is commonly caused by ______ at ______

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plaque at the carotid bifurcation

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14
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What are the risk factors of stroke? (5)

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  1. diabetes
  2. HTN
  3. smoking
  4. hyperlipidemia
  5. genetic
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15
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what is the leading cause of stroke?

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untreated HTN

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If the patient is under the age of 50-55 with a stroke, there is usually a strong ______

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family history

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Symptoms of Carotid Insufficiency

anterior (carotid territory) vs posterior (vertebral territory)

severity?

chance of stroke?

A

carotid

  • more threatening
  • less common
  • more likely to lead to stroke

vertebral

  • less threatening
  • more common
  • less likely to lead to stroke
  • may be cardiac in origin (syncope)
18
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Reasons to Perform Carotid Duplex: Carotid/anterior Territory (7)

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  1. dysphasia - speech disturbance *watch out spelling!
  2. aphasia - absence of speech
  3. amaurosis fugax (fyu:gax) - temporary, complete blindness in one eye
  4. hemiparesis - weakness on one side i.e. one arm, one leg, one side of the face
  5. hemiparesthesia - one sided tingling sensation
  6. hemiplegia - one sided loss of function, i.e. inability to move right upper extremity
  7. homonymous hemianopia - loss of half the visual field in both eyes
  • lateralizing symptoms in general (localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other)
19
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meaning?

  1. contralateral
  2. ipsilateral
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contralateral - relating to or denoting the side of the body opposite to that on which a particular structure or condition occurs

ipsolateral - situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body

*Note:

Contralateral: Of or pertaining to the other side. The opposite of ipsilateral (the same side). For example, a stroke involving the right side of the brain may cause contralateral paralysis of the left leg.

20
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If you have a stroke & the right arm is affected, the stroke occurred on the ____ of the brain

If you have a stroke & the left arm is affected, the stoke occurred on the _____ of the brain

A

left side

right side

21
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Dysphasia or aphasia - Suggests _______ ischemia

Ex: right-handed patient, you would expect impairment of the left hemisphere/left carotid disease

A

dominant hemisphere

*Dominant hemisphere definition: the normal tendency for one half of the brain , usually the left cerebral hemisphere

left/right dominance varies depending on the person

22
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Reasons to Perform Carotid Duplex: Vertebral Territory (6)

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  1. vertigo/equilibrium disturbance
  2. syncope or presyncope
  3. nausea
  4. ataxia - loss of coordination)
  5. diplopia - double vision
  6. dysphagia - difficulty swallowing *watch out for spelling

Non-lateralizing symptoms in general

*Note: understand vertebral territory vs carotid territory how they affect the body differently

*carotid - affect one side of the body = lateralizing

*vertebral - effect not limited to one area = non-lateralizing

23
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etiology of disease (stroke)?

A

atherosclerosis - the growth of lumen-restricting lesions in arterial walls

24
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common site of atherosclerosis

A

vessel bifurcations

25
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What are the 2 ways to cause cerebrovascular symptoms?

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  1. stenosis - creating tension of adequate oxygen supply to the brain
  2. emboli - from ulcerated plaque
26
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soft plaque

27
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calcific plaque

*Note: shadow posterior to the plaque due to calcification

28
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heterogeneous plaque

*combination of calcification and soft plaque

29
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irregular plaque

*Irregular surface was defined when plaque surface was uneven with high and low fluctuation or plaque with surface ulceration

30
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carotid Insufficiency

Etiology of Disease: Non-atherosclerotic causes (4)

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  1. trauma
  2. carotid body tumor (*tend to form between the bifurcation)
  3. carotid dissection
  4. fibromuscular dysplasia
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What is Fibromuscular dysplasia?

A

Fibromuscular dysplasia is a condition that causes stenosis and aneurysm of the medium-sized arteries in your body.

Fibromuscular dysplasia appears most commonly in the arteries leading to the kidneys and brain

  • more common in female
  • more common in ICA
  • increased collagen in the vessel walls
  • beaded appearance of the walls
32
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These are the sagittal and transverse images of _____

A

carotid body tumor

33
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What does this image indicate?

A

carotid artery dissection

34
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Amaurosis fugax suggests thrombolytic activity from the ______________system

A

ipsilateral carotid

35
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loss of half the visual field in both eyes

A

homonymous hemianopia

36
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one sided loss of function, i.e. inability to move right upper extremity

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hemiplegia

37
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one sided tingling sensation

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hemiparesthesia

38
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weakness on one side i.e. one arm, one leg, one side of the face

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hemiparesis

39
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scan technique: Longitudinal Plane

4 common problems

A
  1. the end of the vessel are closed off - rotate
  2. the walls are unclear - angle
  3. the artery is tilted to the left or right - rock the beam
  4. stuck anterior - slide to a different approach, usually lateral
40
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Spectral Analysis

what is “Walk through” technique?

A

continuously move the same line through the vessel from proximal to distal

keep angle 60 degree

anytime velocity is being measured, you need to angle correct

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