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40 Cards in this Set
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This common suture size is used for peripheral vascular anastomoses |
5-0 |
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What procedure is performed to treat chronic cerebral ischemia |
Carotid Endarterectomy |
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Instrument used to extend an arteriotomy |
Potts-Smith scissors |
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Primary indication for carotid endarterectomy |
Transient cerebral ischemia |
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The majority of AAAs occur between these structures |
Renal and iliac arteries |
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What piece of equipment should always be in the room during a mediastinoscopy |
Sternal saw |
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What procedure may be performed for patients suffering from a spontaneous pneumothorax |
Pleurodesis |
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What procedure is performed to treat peripherally located lesions of the lung |
Wedge resection |
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What procedure is performed to treat pleural empyema |
Pulmonary decortication |
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What procedure involves the removal of air or blood from the pleural cavity by means of an aspiration needle |
Thoracentesis |
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What portion of the heart is the first to receive oxygenated blood |
The left atrium |
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What portion of the heart is responsible for pumping blood into the pulmonary artery |
The right ventricle |
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This structure lies between the left atrium and ventricle |
Mitral valve |
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Blood passes through this structure after leaving the right ventricle, and before entering the pulmonary circulation |
Pulmonary semilunar valve |
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Blood flow may be restored to these 3 structures after an aortic arch aneurysm repair |
The brachiocephalic, the left common carotid, and left subclavian arteries |
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What term means to bypass a structure or carry fluid from on anatomical location to another? |
Shunt |
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What term refers to disease of the arteries characterized by loss of elasticity and hardening of the arterial walls? |
Arteriosclerosis |
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What is the narrowing of a hollow structure such as blood vessel or duct referred to as? |
Stenosis |
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What is necrosis and death of tissue related to obstruction of blood flow referred to as? |
Infarction |
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What type of aneurysm is contained by surrounding tissue? |
Pseudoaneurysm |
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How many pulmonary veins do we have? |
Four |
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How many lobes is the right lung divided into? |
Three |
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What valve lies between the right atrium and ventricle |
The tricuspid valve |
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What structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart |
The sinoatrial node |
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What structures return oxygenated blood to the heart? |
Pulmonary veins |
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What type of bypass procedure is performed to treat femoral artery disease? |
Femoropopliteal bypass procedure |
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A femoropopliteal bypass with an situ graft features what type of graft? |
An ipsilateral greater saphenous vein graft |
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What structure is bypassed during a femorofemoral bypass graft procedure? |
The common iliac artery |
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What procedure may patients with pad of bilateral common iliac arteries undergo? |
An aortobifemoral bypass |
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What procedure may patients with pad of bilateral common iliac arteries and AA disease undergo? |
Axillobifemoral bypass |
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One of these 3 stuctures may be used as a graft vessel during a CABG procedure? |
Greater spahenous vein, radial artery, and internal mammary artery |
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List at least two hemostatic agents used in peripheral vascular procedures |
Thrombin gelfoam, surgicel |
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Embolus vs Thrombus? |
Thrombus - Blood product Embolus - Blood product or other products (air, plaque, etc) |
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Why is it important to remove plaque in one piece? |
So it doesnt become an embolus |
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What instrument is used to remove plaque from the carotid artery? |
An elevator. Usually a freer |
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Whay kind of catheter is used during a thrombectomy? |
Fogarty catheter |
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What doe SCDs prevent? |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
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Why dont you need SCD during a cardio procedure? |
Because their blood is already thinned using heparin |
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Pseudoaneurysm vs Aneurysm? |
Pseudoaneurysm - contained by a tissue Aneurysm - contained by vessel wall, blood gets in between layers of vessel, weakening in one of the layers of blood vessel |
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Where do most AAAs occur? |
Distal to renal arteries |
