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What are the normal aortic measurements? |
Prox-< 3 Mid 2-2.5 Bifurcation 1.5-1.7 Iliacs 1-1.3 |
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What is ectasia |
Slight widening of Ao between 2.6-3, Ao doesn't tapper |
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What is the most common pathology of the aorta |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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What is a mycotic AAA |
An infected aneurysm |
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What is a berry aneurysm |
Small saccular aneurysm common in the cerebrum |
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What are the sizes of an aneurysm |
>3; Surgical emergency >6 75% chance of rupture if greater than 7cm |
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What is the most common site for an abdominal aneurysm |
Infrarenal |
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What are para aorta nodes |
Enlarged para spinal lymph nodes May displace the aorta anteriorly causing it to appear to be floating |
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What is the normal measurement for the IVC |
Less than 3.2 cm |
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What are the largest visceral vessels of the IVC |
The hepatic veins |
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The IVC should measure less than |
3.2 |
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List three abnormalities of the IVC |
Double IVC, dilated IVC, tumor, thrombosis |
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What are the largest visceral vessels of the IVC |
The hepatic veins |
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List three abnormalities of the IVC |
Double IVC, dilated IVC, tumor, thrombosis |
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What is the most common tumor of the IVC |
Renal cell carcinoma |
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What are azygus and hemiazygus veins |
Provide alternate pathways connect the proximal IVC to the superior vena cava. Azygus are located on the right and hemi on the left |
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The main portal vein originates |
Formed at the confluence of the spleenic V and the SMV enters the liver at the porta hepatis |
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The main portal vein's function |
Consists of veins that deliver blood fromthe spleen and gastrointestinal tract to the liver for detox and metabolism the upper limits of size is 13mm |
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The left portal vein bifurcates |
Into med and lat branches and supplies blood to the caudate lobe |
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The right portal vein bifurcates |
Into anterior and posterior; it is larger than the left and runs transverse |
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Portal triad consists of |
PV, HA, CBD |
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Portal veins have |
Echogenic walls |
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Hepatic veins drain |
Dorsomedially towards ivc hepatic veins increase in caliber towards the diaphragm |
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The liver is enclosed by |
The fibrous capsule called glisson's capsule |
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the liver is a |
Intraperitoneal organ surrounded by peritoneum except for a small area |
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The falciform ligament is |
A divisional landmark between the right and left lobes |
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The main Lobar fissure and middle hepatic |
Separate the right and left lobes and may be visualized as an echogenic line extending from porta hepatis to the neck of the gallbladder |
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The area not covered in peritoneum is known as |
The bare area; the coronary ligaments defines it |
