Most Common
Most common cause of AAA
What is athersclerosis?
Leg edema, lower back pain, pelvic pain, GI complaints
What is IVC thrombosis?
Mortality rate of ruptured AAA
What is 50%?
Right and left gonadal vein connections
What is left to the left renal vein?
Permanent localized dilation of an artery, with an increase in diameter of greater than 1.5 times its normal diameter
What is AAA?
Most common complication of an aortic graft
What is pseudoaneurysm?
Flank pain, hematuria, proteinuria, flank mass
What is renal vein obstruction?
Enlargement of the IVC, with subsequent enlargement of the hepatic veins
What is right-side heart failure?
Occurrence of hepatic vein anomalies
What is 45% (common)?
Thickening/hardening of arterial walls
What is atherosclerosis?
Most common origin of pulmonary emboli
What is venous thrombosis?
Palpable abdominal mass, back pain, asymptomatic, possible drop in hematocrit
What is AAA?
Disease associated with pepsi-cola sign
Pseudoaneurysm
Length of left renal vein compared to right renal vein
What is the left is longer than the right?
Pediatric tumor that can invade the IVC
What is Wilm's tumor?
Most common IVC tumor
What is renal cell carcinoma?
Sharp chest/abdomen pain, bruit, headache, shock
What is aortic dissection?
7 risk factors for AAA
What is family history of AAA, tobacco use, hypertension, vascular disease, COPD, male, over age 65?
Size of aorta and IVC
What is aorta never above 3 cm?
What is IVC 2.5 cm?
Venous flow controlled by respirations
What is phasic flow?
Most common form of IVC duplication
When is the left IVC joins left renal vein?
Severe leg edema, pulsatile abdominal mass, cardiac decompression, IVC distention
What is AV fistula?
Causes of AV Fistulas
What is biopsy, trauma, or dialysis?
2 low-resistance vessels and 2 high-resistance vessels
What is low-resistance renal arteries/veins and splenic artery, etc?
What is high-resistance infrarenal aorta and extremity arteries/veins?
Diffuse dilation of the aorta
What is ectasia?