Lower
Extremity
Extremity
Is GSV superficial or deep
Superficial
Is the ulnar vein superficial or deep?
Deep
Incompetent valves can cause
Venous reflux
varicose veins
T/F Acute clot appears small and echogenic
False
What term means the waveform response to breathing?
Phascicity
Bilateral pulsatility seen in the lower extremity veins can indicate
Right sided heart failure
Inspiration _____ intrathoracic pressure
Decreases
What is the term used to describe venous insufficiency doppler?
Reflux
Name three risk factors for DVT
Age >40 years old
Malignancy
Previous DVT or PE
Immobilization
Fracture of pelvis, hip, or long bones
Myocardial infarction, stroke
If a popliteal artery aneurysm is found where should the sonographer look?
Aorta
Are the legs veins more pulsatile than the arm veins?
No
Which is more medial, the cephalic or basilic vein?
Basilic
Perforator veins have valves directing flow from the _____ system to the ____system.
Superficial to deep
T/F
Three factors of thrombus are hypercoaguable state, venous stasis, and vein wall injury.
True
What common condition can mimic DVT?
Baker’s cyst
Name a factor that contributes to venous return?
Calf muscle pump
What do brachial veins drain into
Axillary veins
A vein with low transmural pressure has what shape ?
Oval or elliptical
Cephalad obstruction
Increase
Name at least two deep veins of the upper extremities
Ulnar, radial, brachial, axillary, subclavian
Which layer is thickest in veins?
Tunica Externa