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What is #2 pointing to?

Posterior tibial

100

What connects the superficial and deep venous system?

Perforating veins

100

What is # 3 pointing to?  

Popliteal vein

100

In most patients, how many minutes are needed to achieve a successful closure of the pseudoaneurysm neck?

 30 to 60 minutes  

100

A toe pressure is considered normal if it is ____ mm Hg or greater than ___ of the highest brachial pressure?

50 mm Hg or greater than 64%  

200

What is a potentially lethal complication of acute DVT?

pulmonary embolism

 

200

TRUE or FALSE? 

Deep veins are typically larger than superficial veins, as they must support a larger blood volume

True

200

TRUE or FALSE? 

Lower extremity deep veins have corresponding arteries located in close proximity to them.

True

 

200

What produces a thrill when palpated?

Dialysis access grafts  

200

What is # 8 pointing to? 

Anterior tibial artery

300

What vein travels along the anteromedial portion of the thigh and calf?

great saphenous vein

 

300

Are deep veins typically larger or smaller than superficial veins?

Larger than superficial veins, as they must support a larger blood volume.

300

Which artery arises from the popliteal artery and travels distally along the lateral calf, into the anterior compartment of the ankle?

anterior tibial artery (ATA)

 

300

A difference of pressures greater than 20 mm Hg between arms usually indicates what?

disease of the subclavian artery

300

What veins is difficult to compress during duplex imaging in the upper extremity?

 Subclavian

400

What is #1 pointing to?

Dorsalis pedis

400

Are the Saphenous veins superficial or deep?

Superficial 

400

What plane is used to obtain color and spectral Doppler information?

longitudinal  

400

What is # 5 pointing to? 

Common femoral vein

400

What is Virchow triad?  

hypercoagulability

venous stasis

vein wall injury

500

Where does the small saphenous vein typically drain into?

popliteal vein in the popliteal fossa

500

What vein drains the blood of the lower leg?

popliteal vein

 

500

What is #2 pointing to?

Lesser saphenous vein

500

What is claudication described as?  

Most patients describe claudication as a cramp or an ache in the leg muscles

500

What vein is the longest vein in the body?

The greater saphenous vein

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