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What vessel layer is made of endothelial cells?

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Tunica intima

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What vessel layer is made of epithelial cells?

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Tunica adventitia / external

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What is the thickest vessel wall?

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Tunica media

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When does the aorta coarse more anteriorly than the IVC?

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At the level of the umbilicus

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What are the paired branches of the aorta?

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  1. Suprarenal arts. - adrenal glands
  2. Renal arts -kidneys
  3. Gonadal arts.
  4. Lumbar arts.
  5. Common iliac arts.
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What are the unpaired branches of the aorta?

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  1. Celiac axis
  2. SMA
  3. IMA
  4. Median sacral art.
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Name the aorta branches from superior to inferior

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  1. Celiac axis (left gastric, splenic, CHA)
  2. SMA
  3. Renal
  4. Gonadal
  5. IMA
  6. CIA
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At what level does the aorta bifurcate?

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L3-4 vertebra / the umbilicus level

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What are the common iliac arteries waveform ?

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High resistant waveform - triphasic

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Above the umbilicus, abdominal arteries are ________ to veins.
While below the umbilicus they are______ to veins

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  1. Posterior
  2. Anterior
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Indications to scan the aorta

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  • Abdominal pain
  • pulsatile mass
  • aneurysm seen on X-ray
  • f/u aneurysm
  • trauma
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What can low hematocrit indicate?

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An active bleed in the body

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What probes should you use for scanning aorta?
(Adult and peds)

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Adult- 2.5MHz to 6.5 MHz
Peds- 4 MHz to 8MHz

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Normal measurements of aorta?

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Prox- 2.0 - 2.6 cm
Mid- 1.6 - 2.4 cm
Distal- 1.1 - 2.0cm
Iliac - 0.6 - 1.4cm

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What is the wave form above the renal arteries?
And below?

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Above - biphasic due to low resistance branches to organs.
Below-triphasic; supplies lower ext. Which causes an increased resistance

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What measurement corresponds to a triple A?

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> 3 cm or an increase in diameter >50% between 2 adjacent segments

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What is the most common cause of triple A?

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Atherosclerotic disease

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What are the risk factors for triple A?

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  • male gender
    -Family history
  • smoking
  • chronic HTN
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What are the types of AAA?

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  1. Saccular -localized round outputting may have stalk
  2. Fusiform - vessel wall stretches focally MOST COMMON
  3. Berry- tiny out pouching, usually found in the cerebrum and splanchic arteries
  4. Mycotic- infected aneurysm; seen with syphillis
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Where is the most common location of fusiform aneurysms?

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When do AAA need surgical intervention?

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Above the rentals - immediate intervention
Below- diameter >5.5cm

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If you find a AAA where else should you check?

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CIA, CFA, and pop

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A AAA can cause what complications?

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  • Rupture
    -Blue toe syndrome
  • affects renal circulation and systemic blood pressure if suprarenal or juxtarenal location
  • large AAA can compress IVC causing reduced flow toward the heart and pedal edema
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A saccular AAA has an increased risk of?

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Rupture due to increased pressure in the neck

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What sign is associated wl a AAA?
Yin yang
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Where is the most common splanchnic artery aneurysm located?
Splenic artery ( splanchnic = splenic)
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Who are more at risk for splenic artery aneurysms?
Women due to multigravida
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What is the 2nd most common splanchnic artery aneurysm?
Hepatic artery
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What is a hepatic artery aneurysm associated with?
Associated with systemic infection and trauma Most are extrahepatic location
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What is the least common splanchnic artery aneurysm
SMA
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What is blue toe syndrome?
Emboli material lodges in the digital arteries of the toes leading to cyanosis of the distal tissues
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What is a dissection?
Initial layer tears and allows flow between the intimate and media layers into a blind pocket (false lumen)
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Where do dissections most commonly occur?
In the aortic arch due to the shearing forces of the blood as it rounds the curve of the arch
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What syndromes are associated with a dissection?
1. Marfan 2. Ehlers-danlos syndrome
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Debakey classifications? (Dissection)
Type l - involves ascending and depending aorta Type Il - involves ascending aorta ;associated with marfan; least common Type lll- involves the descending aorta (below the organ of the left subclavian artery); lowest mortality rate
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What is marfans syndrome?
- A genetic disorder that affects connective tissue of the heart, vessels and bones -Patients are usually very tall with a thin frame, long extremities and fingers - The aortic root and arch are the most commonly affected blood vessel (debakey type Il) - Aorta dissection, aneurysm and value insufficiency are common in this syndrome.
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Significant risk of rupture in aneurysm measurement?
>7cm in diameter
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What causes pseudo aneurysms?
Caused by trauma or invasive procedures
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What is leriche syndrome?
- Aka aortoiliac occlusive disease - due to occlusion of the abd aorta just above the site of its bifurcation - causes bilateral symptoms and flow changes of the lower extremities - can be related to erectile dysfunction as the internal iliac arteries supply the penis with blood.
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What is retroperitoneal fibrosis?
- Aka ormond disease - idiopathic (usually) overgrowth of fibrous tissue around an atherosclerotic aorta - most commonly occurs at the level of the aortic bifurcation and inferiorly in the pelvis - can be related to drugs, infection, malignancy or cancer therapy - may lead to hydronephrosis (because of ureteral obstruction) - may compress IVC causing bilateral pedal edema - may compress the gonadal veins causing scrotal swelling.
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Retroperitoneal sonographic appearance
- Soft tissue mass surrounding great vessels -Hypoechoic - smooth borders

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