UEA review

In an Allen’s test the technologist is checking the flow in the ?

Radial and Ulnar artery, this makes sure the palmar arch is fed

Upper extremity arterial mapping is to see if

Vessels are patent and if they are >2mm in diameter

Vascular disease that affects more females than males and has long segments of occlusion.

Takayasu arteritis

Also called Temporal arteritis a vascular
abnormality that can cause blindness.

giant cell arteritis

During arterial duplex imaging of the upper extremities, Doppler signals are obtained using a _____________ angle

60 degree

Raynauds’s disease patients have characteristic
color changes in their digits

white → blue → red

The normal peak systolic in a subclavian artery is?

80 to 120 cm/sec

A difference between arms of greater than 20mmHg pressure usually indicates disease of what artery?

subclavian

Usually involves males between the ages of 20
to 40, cigarette smoking can increase the
diseases affects.

thromboangitis Obliterans (Buerger's disease)

If you have a right brachial systolic pressure of 152 and a left brachial systolic pressure of 110 where would you suppose the disease of the arteries is?

left subclavian

All of these can cause a patient to have signs of TOS EXCEPT: cervical rib impingement, thoracic rib impingement, abnormal fibrous bands, compression of scalene muscles

thoracic rib impingement

Symptoms of Giant cell arteritis are all the following EXCEPT: scalp pain, fever, weight gain, and or jaw pain

weight gain

_______________percent of normal
people can have subclavian compression
syndrome

20

An alternative method for stressing extremities
peripheral circulation. This is called

reactive hyperemia

Buerger disease impacts the arteries of the?

hands and feet

What can cause optic nerve ischemia and as such can be considered a medical emergency?

temporal arteries

The “halo” observed surrounding a blood vessel with giant cell arteritis is caused by

accumulation of white blood cells

The term “macaroni sign” is associated with

takayasu arteritis

This disease affects small and medium sized arteries and often results in digital ischemia

Thromboangiitis obliterans

What is a common symptom associated with an arteriovenous fistula?

palpable thrill

All of these can cause a patient to have signs of TOS EXCEPT: cervical rib impingement, abnormal fibrous bands, thoracic rib impingement,
compression of scalene muscles

thoracic rib impingement

The normal spectral waveform from an upper extremity artery has

a sharp upstroke with a brief period of flow reversal in early diastole

The most common anatomic variant in the upper arm is

The radial artery originates in the mid to upper arm

The typical plethysmographic waveform seen with cold sensitivity syndrome is described as

peaked

The pulsatility index is defined as

Peak systolic to peak end diastolic velocity divided by mean velocity

Anatomically, the digital arteries of patients with Raynard’s disease appear

normal

a normal pulse volume waveform contains a

dicrotic notch

composition of the arteries does not include

internal capsule

raynauds disease patients have characteristic color changes in their digits

white, blue, red

the normal peak systolic in a subclavian artery is

80 to 120 cm/s

the innominate artery is a branch of the

aortic arch

vascular disease that affects more females than males and has long segments of occlusion

Takayasu arteritis

secondary raynauds can be due to all of the following except

deep vein thrombosis

upper extremity arterial mapping for dialysis is to see if

vessels are patent >2 mm in diameter

symptoms of giant cell arteritis are all of the following except

weight gain

a PPG waveform is obtained from the UEA digits that reveals a round systolic peak, loss of dicrotic notch is an _____ waveform

obstructive

usually involves males between the ages 20 - 40 and cigarette smoking can increase the diseases affects

buergers disease

all of these can cause a patient to have signs of TOS except

thoracic rib impingement

_____ percent of normal people can have subclavian compression syndrome

20

the typical plethysmography waveform seen with cold sensitivity syndrome is describes as

peaked

maturity for a AV fistula is defined as dilated, easily palpable, and useable fistula with a flow rate of > ______ ml/min

350

the halo observed surrounding a blood vessel with giant cell arteritis is caused by

the accumulation of white blood cells

the term macaroni sign is associated with

takayasu’s arteritis

anatomically the digital arteries of patients with raynards disease appear

normal

which of the following is a common symptom associated with an arteriovenous fistula

palpable thrill

the normal spectral waveform from an upper extremity artery has

a sharp upstroke with a brief period of flow reversal in early diastole

palmer perfusion is assessed by cutting off flow to ___ artery or ____ artery and assessing which vessel is supplying hand

ulnar; radial

the disease affects small and medium sized arteries and often results in digital ischemia

thromboangitis obliterans

a pulsatile encapsulated hematoma that communicates with the adjacent artery is called a

pseudoaneurysm

palmer arch perfusion is assessed by performing an

allen test

the terminal branches of the brachial artery are the

radial and ulnar

also called the temporal arteritis a vascular abnormality that can cause blindness

giant cell arteritis

primary taynaud’s syndrome is a vasospastic condition where the arteries are

normal

blood pressure cuffs should have a width ___ the diameter if the limb

20% greater

a difference in pressures greater than 20 mmHg between arms usually indicates disease of what arteries

subclavian

the second main branch of the aortic arch is which one of the following arteries

left common carotid