Anatomy
Returns blood from the lower half of the body
What is the Inferior Vena Cava
Type of balloon catheter used to remove embolus
What is a fogarty catheter
What is an embolus
Procedure done when the femoral artery is obstructed and the autogenous saphenous vein is used to bypass the obstruction.
What is a fem-pop
This is used with suture to reinforce the anastomosis, preventing the suture from tearing the vessel tissue
What is a pledget
Oxygenated blood travels though this type of lumen
Commonly used pick-up in vascular procedures that occludes a vessel
What is a debakey
Lack of blood supply is known as this
What is ischemia
Procedure that removes plaque from the carotid artery
What is a carotid endarterdectomy
This suture is commonly used in surgical procedure to repair a vessel
What is prolene suture
De-oxygenated blood travels back to the heart via this type of lumen
What is a vein
Measures blood flow from a particular artery, heard by sound
What is a doppler
The outer layer of the valve
What is the tunica adventitia
Balloon dilation of the peripheral arteries for obstruction
What is a Percutaneous trans-luminol angioplasty
An example of a hemostatic agent used in vascular procedures
what is
Gelfoam
avitene
surgicel
Found in a vein and helps circulate blood throughout the body
What are valves
Type of instrument that clips vessel
What is a clip / weck applier
Primary indicator of occlusive vascular disease
What is claudication
Self retaining retractor used in carotid procedures similar to a weitlaner
Henley retractor
What is heparin
Microscopic vessels designed to exchange nutrients and waste between the blood and tissue fluid around the cells and specialized areas
What are capillaries
Separates tissue to make space for a venous graft in an AV fistula case
Tunneler (Gore) (Kellywick)
A weakening or a bulging in the lining of an arterial wall
What is an aneurysm
Used in procedure such as an carotid endarterectomy, this drug suppresses arterial vasospasms
What is papaverine
Used for an intraoperative arteriogram
What is contrast solution
-hypaque
-renographin
-cystographin
-omnipaque