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The most common type of TOS
What is neurogenic TOS (95%)?
Name the vein commonly accessed during venograms to assess for vTOS
What is the basilic vein?
Indications for treatment of aTOS
What are aneurysms, thrombosis, and embolization?
Most common site for venous TOS
What is the costoclavicular space?
Outcome of injury to the long thoracic nerve
What is a "winged scapula? (loss of serratus anterior innervation)
Mechanism of action of rTPA
What is activation of plasminogen into plasmin to initiate fibrinolysis?
First line treatment for neurogenic TOS
What is physical therapy?
Origin and insertion site of the pec minor muscle
What are the 3rd-5th ribs and the coracoid process?
Reversal agent for Xarelto
What is andexanet alfa (andexxa)?
Typical dose for TPA during thrombolysis
What is 0.5-1 mg/hr?
Patients who received this treatment in vTOS were found to have improved symptom resolution at F/U and reduced incidence of thrombosis
What is early surgical decompression (90% resolution vs 50%)?
Structure that does NOT pass through the interscalene triangle
What is the subclavian vein?
Diet typically recommended for early lymphatic leak
What is a low fat diet with medium chair fatty acid supplementation?
These types of balloons can used for resistant or fibrotic venous stenosis in vTOS
What are non-compliant balloons?
Preferred conduit for arterial reconstruction in aTOS
What is PTFE?
These two structures can cause nutcracker syndrome
What are the SMA and the aorta?
Size criteria for repair of celiac artery aneurysms
What is 2 cm?
Maximum dose of plain lidocaine for local anesthesia
What is 4.5mg/kg?
Patient has persistent vTOS symptoms after FRR. Causes?
What are incomplete rib resection, residual fibrous bands, and scar tissue?
An obturator bypass is tunneled in this manner through the obturator membrane
What is anteromedially?