Week 7 Quiz - PV Surgery & Diagnostic Procedures and Tests

Which test is considered the gold standard for diagnosing and evaluating peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and commonly performed intraoperatively?
a) Doppler probe
b) Angiography
c) Phleborheography
d) Plethysmography

b) Angiography

Which diagnostic tool is used to evaluate blood flow in a specific artery?
a) Plethysmography
b) Phleborheography
c) Doppler probe
d) CT scan

c) Doppler probe

Which test is primarily used to assess patients with diffuse small vessel arterial disease?
a) Doppler probe
b) Angiography
c) Plethysmography
d) MRI

c) Plethysmography

Phleborheography is useful in diagnosing which of the following conditions?
a) Carotid artery stenosis
b) Thoracic aneurysm
c) Deep vein thrombosis
d) Peripheral neuropathy

c) Deep vein thrombosis

Which imaging modalities are used to detect atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries or evaluate thoracic/abdominal aortic aneurysms?
a) Plethysmography and Doppler
b) Angiography and Phleborheography
c) CAT, MRI, and ultrasonography
d) Doppler and plethysmography

c) CAT, MRI, and ultrasonography

Peripheral vessel procedures are indicated for all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Atherosclerosis of the extremities
b) Atherosclerosis of the abdominal and thoracic viscera
c) Atherosclerosis of the brain
d) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

d) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

How is peripheral vascular disease (PVD) diagnosed preoperatively?
a) Only through imaging studies
b) Only by reviewing family history
c) Through signs, symptoms, history, physical exam, and test results
d) Only by laboratory blood work

c) Through signs, symptoms, history, physical exam, and test results

Computed axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography are used to detect and evaluate the carotid artery for atherosclerosis, or thoracic or __.

abdominal aortic aneurys