Iatrogenic injury in the carotid can be caused by?
A. Car accident
B. Caused by a health care provider
C. Caused due to physical activity
B. Caused by a health care provider
Stephanie has a mass on her neck that pulses. It doesn’t hurt and she has no other symptoms. What pathology is this a sign of?
Aneurysm
Identify structure 3
Common Carotid artery
What vessel is associated with this waveform
ECA with temporal tap
Double Jeopardy
A looped- transposition autogenous arteriovenous access involves which two vessels
What is brachial artery to cephalic vein
Dissection should be suspected in young patients who present with stroke symptoms.
True or false?
True
Color doppler for Matt has revealed a swirling yin-yang pattern in his carotid, with signs of thrombus. What pathology is this?
Pseudoaneurysm
Identify structure 1
External carotid Artery
What is a waveform that has a brisk systolic acceleration, sharp systolic peak, and forward flow through diastole is
normal doppler arterial flow through the CCA
What pathology often occurs in young patients with stroke symptoms?
Carotid Dissection
Symptoms from a CVA will resolve in less than 24 hours.
True or false?
False
Bri is a 21 year old female with an enlarged CCA. She has a history of autoimmune deficiencies. What is this an indication of?
Takayasu's arteritis
What is the this pathology of a carotid vessel called?
Tortuosity or kinking vessel
Double Jeopardy Questions
A dilated, easy palpable, and usable fistula with a flow rate of greater than 350 ml/min is known as what?
a mature fistula
Plaque is classified by how ulcerated it is
True or False?
False
It is classified by smooth vs. irregular and homogeneous vs. heterogeneous
Takayasu arteritis symptoms include
[] Headaches
[] Claudication of arms
[] Low- grade fever
[] TIA & stroke symptoms
[*] Claudication of arms
[*] TIA & stroke symptoms
Josh has begun to feel a palpable mass in his neck, around the area of the CCA bifurcation. What pathology is this a sign of?
Carotid Body Tumor
This image was taken at a follow up appt from Carotid endarterectomy. What structure is being pointed to?
Patch
What vessel is shown in this image?
What is ICA (mid)
Common femoral artery
Tortuosity & kinking in the carotid arteries can cause a?
A. Stroke
B. TIA
C. Pulsatile mass
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Sally is a 43 year old woman with a history of thyroid cancer. B-mode scans show what appear to be a narrowing of the vessel. What pathology correlates with this?
Radiation induced Arterial Injury
What disorder is shown in the picture above?
Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)
The vertebral artery waveform is most similar to what other artery?
Prox ICA
What is demonstrated in the images below?
Severe stenosis at the distal common carotid artery/proximal stent location