Vascular 1
The most common vessels used for access procedures to facilitate hemodialysis are?
Radial artery and cephalic vein
In vascular surgery, the term in situ graft references the use of a/an:
Autogeneous graft
What intraoperative test determines the needed reversal or addition of heparin?
Activated clotting time (ACT)
The antagonist to heparin sodium is:
Protamine Sulfate
A common suture gauge used on a carotid endarterectomy procedure is:
6-0 to 7-0
AAAs commonly occur:
Below the renal arteries
In which surgery would a tunneler be used?
Femoral-popliteal bypass
The surgery scheduled as "Greenfield filter insertion" indicates a diagnosis of:
emboli formation
What is the treatment of choice for capturing emboli that arise from the pelvis or lower extremities?
Greenfield filter
A Tenckhoff catheter is:
Used for peritoneal dialysis
Removal of atherosclerotic plaque from a major artery is termed:
Endarterectomy
An abnormal localized dilatation of an artery resulting from mechanical pressure of blood on a weakened wall is called:
Aneurysm
Heparin is utilized during vascular surgery:
To prevent thrombosis
Occluding peripheral vessels is achieved with the use of:
Bulldog
In which procedure could a Fogarty catheter be utilized?
Embolectomy
Chronic cerebral ischemia most often leads to:
Carotid endarterectomy
Following a carotid endarterectomy, clamps must be removed in which order?
common, external, internal
During a vascular procedure, monitoring the activated clotting time intraoperatively provides useful data for judging the need for reversal or addition of:
Heparin
A Javid shunt is used during a :
Carotid endarterectomy
Placement of a vascular graft proximal to an inclusive of the common iliac vessels will necessitate the use of a/an:
Bifurcated graft
The prime consideration in a ruptured abdominal aortic aneursmectomy is:
hemorrhage control
Symptoms of shock include:
Hypovolemia and hypotension
A low-molecular-weight protein that, when combined with heparin, causes a loss of anticoagulant activity postoperatively is:
Protamine sulfate
When performing a femoral-femoral bypass, the atherosclerotic disease is in the:
Femoral Artery
The buildup of fat residue on a vessel wall is:
Artherosclerosis