LE Arterial
The type of arterial testing that is nonspecific to quantization and location
What is indirect testing
The most common cause of stenosis in the UE arteries
What is atherosclerotic plaque
The number of innominate veins in the human body
What is two
The most common type of abdominal aortic aneurysm
What is fusiform
The abdominal structure where the thoracic aorta ends and the abdominal aorta begins
What is the diaphragm
The medical term for numbness/feeling of "pins & needles"
What is paresthesia
An abnormal connection of veins and arteries which disrupts normal blood flow and oxygen circulation
What is arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
UE veins are separated into these two categories
What is deep and superficial
The normal resistive index (RI) value
What is < 0.7
The vein that the superior mesenteric vein and the spelenic vein join to form
The two arteries that the common iliac artery bifurcates into.
What is the internal and external iliac arteries
The type of flow within an artery that can be caused by the patient being in a cold room
What is abnormally high resistive flow
The patient position that helps pool blood in the upper extremity veins
What is Semi-Fowler's position
The most common cause of renal transplant rejection in a cadaver type transplant
The term for blood flowing in the correct direction within the main portal vein
The ligament where the external iliac artery ends and the common femoral artery begins
What is the inguinal ligament
The most common location (artery) of a true aneurysm in the UE
What is the subclavian artery
Two flow characteristics of upper extremity veins
What is cardiac pulsatility & respiratory variation
The RAR calculation
What is renal PSV/aortic PSV measured at the level of the SMA
The cause of symptoms associated with mesenteric ischemia
What is gradual decrease in blood flow to the intestines
The artery that should be evaluated if bilateral common femoral arteries are abnormal
What is the aorta
The transducer orientation to obtain an elongated image of the subclavian artery
What is a TRV plane
The man made pathway that directly joins an artery to a vein
What is a fistula
The location where the catheter is placed first when performing the TIPS procedure
What is the IJV
The normal renal artery PSV
What is <180cm/s