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Module 1: Renal Vasculature Flashcards

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where do the renal arteries arise from

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  • arise from the aorta just distal to the SMA
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what is the pathway of the RRA

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  • arise from anterolateral aspect of the aorta traveling posterior to IVC
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what is the pathway of the LRA

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  • arises from lateral or posterolateral aspect of the aorta
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can renal arteries be duplicated

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  • yes
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in what directions doe the renal arteries branch into

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  • anterior and posterior vessel

- travel anterior and posterior to the renal pelvis

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how many anterior segmental arteries are there

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  • 4
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how many posterior segmental arteries are there

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  • 1
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what do the segmental arteries branch into

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  • interlobar arteries in the parenchyma
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what do the interlobar arteries branch into and where

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  • arcuate arteries

- corticomedullary junction

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what do the arcuate arteries branch into and where

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  • interlobular arteries

- peripheral cortex

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protocol for renal assessment

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  • asses kidney size (8-12cm)
  • arteries seen in transverse anterior midline
  • RRA followed transverse from midline
  • LRA followed coronally
  • asses entire length of the vessel
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what three factors add to the difficulty of the renal interrogation

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  • artery depth
  • respiration
  • abdominal gas
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what is the pathway of the LRV

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  • passes between the aorta and the SMA entering left side of IVC
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what two smaller veins drain into the LRV

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  • left suprarenal

- left gonadal

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which renal vein is shorter right or left

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  • RRV
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on which side are more accessory veins commonly found

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  • right
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what is the flow pattern in the aorta proximal to the renal arteries

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  • low resistance
  • sharp systolic upstroke with forward flow above t the baseline throughout diastole
  • feeding low resistance vascular bed
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what is the normal velocity of flow in the aorta suprarenaly

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  • 80-100cm/sec
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what is the flow pattern in the aorta distal to the renal arteries

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  • high resistance

- reverse flow component

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what is the flow pattern in the main renal artery

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  • low resistance forward flow
  • sharp systolic peak
  • supplies low resistance vascular bed
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what is the normal velocity of the main renal artery

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  • 74-127cm/sec
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where is the main renal artery sampled ideally

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  • prox mid and distal
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what velocity in the main renal artery suggests a stenosis >/= 60%

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  • > 180cm/sec
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what is the normal renal artery PSV to aortic ratio (RAR)

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< 3.5

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what is the normal flow pattern in the segmental artery
- sharp systolic upstroke and dicrotic notch | - looks like distal renal artery with slower velocities due to multiple branches
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normal characteristics of segmental artery flow
- presence of ESP - AT < 0.07s - RI < 0.75
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abnormal characteristics of segmental artery flow
- AT > 0.1s - tardus parvus waveform - loss of ESP - flatted systolic upstroke - reduced color flow in kidney unilaterally
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where are the interlobar arteries found and where are they sampled
- found between the collecting system calyces | - upper mid and lower pole of each kidney
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what is the normal flow patterns of the interlobar arteries
- like segmental waveform | - 30-40cm/s
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what is another name for the arcuate and interlobular arteries collectively and where are the found
- parenchymal arteries | - cortical region of kidney
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what is the normal velocity of the parenchymal arteries
- 20-30cm/s
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what is the end diastolic ration (EDR) used for
- determine an increase in resistance
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what is the EDR equation
- end diastolic velocity (EDV) / peak systolic velocity (PSV)
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what is the normal and abnormal EDR values
normal: >/= 0.33 abnormal: < 0.23
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what is the flow pattern of the renal veins near the IVC
- pulsatile flow due to proximity to the heart
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what is the flow pattern of the renal veins distal to the IVC
- phasic flow
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what condition can be caused by stenosis or occlusion in the renal arteries
- renal ischemia leading to hypertension causing parenchymal damage
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what ultrasound tool helps to indicate presence of a stenosis
- color flow
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what ultrasound tool helps to quantify stenosis severity
- doppler spectral
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what reduction in diameter indicates a hemodynamically significant stenosis in the renal arteries
- 50-60%
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in what three conditions should renal artery stenosis be thoroughly investigated in
- young patients with hypertension - patients with uncontrollable hypertension - patients with renal insufficiency and discrepant kidney size
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what is the most common cause of stenosis in patients >50
atherosclerosis
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what is a common cause fo stenosis in patients < 40
fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
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what are 4 less common causes of stenosis in the renal arteries
- vasculitis - neurofibromatosis - congenital bands - extrinsic compression
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what is the most correctable cause of hypertension
- renal artery stenosis
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what PSV and renal/aortic ration indicates significant stenosis
- PSV >180cm/s | - RAR >3.5
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what acceleration time AT suggests a renal stenosis of >60%
AT >0.07sec
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what intervention is often used to persevere patency of the vessels
- stents
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what are 4 signs of severe renal artery stenosis
- decreased renal size (renal atrophy) - renal infarct (hypoechoic area within the kidney) - renal hypo perfusion - narrowed artery with area of aliasing and increased PSV
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what are 2 signs of renal artery occlusion
- decreased kidney size - no main artery visualized - absent or very low flow and dampened intrarenal flow
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what 2 other conditions can cause increased resistance in the kidneys
- urinary tract obstruction | - acute or chronic parenchymal disease
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what are 2 common signs and symptoms of patients with acute RV thrombosis
- pain | - hematuria
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what are 2 ultrasound findings of RV thrombosis
- enlarged kidney and altered parenchymal echogenicity | - enlarged renal vein with absent doppler signal
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what are the signs and symptoms of chronic RV thrombosis
- asyptomatic - nephrotic syndrome - hematuria
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in what 2 ways can the RV become blocked
- intraluminal thrombus | - extrinsic compression
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what is the most common factor causing RV thrombosis
- primary renal disease
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what 5 other factors can cause RV thrombus
- hyper coagulable states - renal, IVC, Ovarian tumor thrombus - abdominal surgery - trauma - dehydration
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what is the eventual progression of RV thrombosis
- leads to parenchymal disease >> renal failure
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can venous flow still be present in the kidney in the presence of and RV thrombus
- yes | - due to collateral vessels
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what is the standard treatment for chronic renal failure
- renal transplants
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what is an allograft
- any tissue transplanted from one human to another
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where can a renal allograft be harvested from
- living, related donor | - brain dead donor
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where is the transplanted kidney often located
- right iliac fossa between peritoneum and iliac muscle
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is the native kidney and ureter removed after a transplant
- no they are left in place
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what can develop on the native kidneys of long term dialysis patients
- cysts | - neoplasms
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where is the allografted ureter placed and what does it form
- passes obliquely through the muscular layer of the bladder - non refusing UV junction
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how is the allografted vein anastomosed
- end to side anastomoses to the iliac vein
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what is the appearance of the transplanted kidney compared to the native kidney
- very similar
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what are 3 considerations to take when scanning the post transplanted kidney
- cortex may appear more echogenic due to superficial placement of kidney - kidney may enlarge over a period of a month following transplant - slight dilation of the collecting tubules (hydro) is common
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when should a baseline post transplant study be done
- within 72 hours after surgery
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what are 7 complications that can occur with a kidney transplant
- rejection - acute tubular necrosis - perigraft fluid - pseudo aneurysm - AV fistula - venous/arterial thrombosis - arterial stenosis
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when can rejection be diagnosed sonographically
- should not be diagnosed with ultrasound unless several rejection abnormalities present
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what will doppler look like with a rejection
- high resistance doppler waveforms minimal diastolic flow | - RI >/=0.7
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what causes acute tubular necrosis post surgery
- ischemia
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how is doppler affected with acute tubular necrosis
- not usually altered | - increase in PI maybe
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are perigraft fluid collections commonly seen
- yes post op
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what are 4 different types of perigraft fluid collections
- hematomas - seromas - abscesses - urinomas
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how is color doppler used when a fluid collection is identified
- use to see if there is active bleeding into the collections
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where do most pseudo aneurysms occur and what from
- renal parenchyma - arterial laceration after biopsy - can also be seen near arterial anastomosis site
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what should we try to identify in the neck of the pseudoaneurysm
- high velocity jet
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what causes an AV fistula
- biopsy trauma
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are AV fistulas symptomatic or asymptomatic
- asymptomatic
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what condition can AV fistulas be associated with
sustained hypertension
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what color and spectral doppler information can be obtained from an AV fistula
- coordinations doppler identifies fistula as a bright spot in renal parenchyma due to disturbed flow - high velocity inferrer flow in the feeder artery appears like a bruit
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are venous/arterial thrombosis common after transplants
- no
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when does thrombosis occurs with a transplant
- immediately post op
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what will venous arterial thrombus look like on ultrasound
- enlarged kidney - renal vein distended - absent flow signal in renal vein/artery
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what is the most common vascular complication in transplant patients
- arterial stenosis
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where is transplant stenosis usually located and why does it occur
- site of anastomosis | - due to a surgical issue
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will older transplants have more or less stenosis
- long segment of stenosis due to scarring or hyperplasia
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what will doppler look like with an arterial stenosis post transplant
- increased velocity in stenotic segment | - post stenotic turbulence and distal dampening in severe stenosis
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what are the 9 indications for a fistula or graft doppler ultrasound
- inadequate dialysis - thromboses access - perigraft mass - upper extremity swelling - decreased thrill or pulse - suspected steal - infection - bleeding - post revision follow up
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what are the 3 methods of evaluation of grafts or fistulas
- duplex ultrasound - arteriography - fistulography
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where should we sample the PSV during the graft protocol
- native artery prox - arterial anastomoses - graft - venous anastomosis - venous outflow
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where should we sample the PSV during the fistula protocol
- sample 2-3 sites distal to arterial anastomoses
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what measurement should we be doing when interrogating fistulas and grafts
- volume flow
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what is the volume flow equation
Q(ml/min) = TAV x area x 60
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how do we rule out steal from native circulation with duplex ultrasound
- assess retrograde flow in the inflow artery distal to anastomosis
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what type of thrombus is commonly seen with dialysis graft patients
- SCV thrombus | - rule out with upper extremity DVT exam
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what is the normal flow pattern of the arterial limb
- high velocity - continuous forward flow through diastole - marked spectral broadening
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what is the normal flow pattern of the venous limb
- slightly lower velocities than arterial limb | - mosts common site of stenosis /thrombosis
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what is the normal PSV in a graft/fistula
100-400cm/s
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what is the normal EDV in graft/fistula
60-200cm/s
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what would an occlusion look like in a graft/fistula
- no flow detected in graft - no flow in vein distal to fistula - high resistance in artery leading to graft or fistula - low venous outflow
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what is the criteria (PSV and velocity ratio) for > 50% graft stenosis
- PSV > 400cm/s | - VR >/= 2:1 (50%) ; 3:1 (75%)
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what is the criteria ( PSV and velocity ratio) for >50% fistula stenosis
- PSV > 400cm/s - VR >/= 2:1 (50%); 3:1 (75%) + outflow cephalic vein >/= 3:1
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graft flow volumes- what does < 350ml/min indicate
poor dialysis, pending graft failure
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graft flow volumes - what does < 500 ml/min indicate
increased risk of graft failure
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graft flow volumes - what does > 800ml/min indicate
normal flow range
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graft flow volumes - what does > 1500ml/min indicate
possible congestive heart failure
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AV fistula flow volumes - what does >500ml/min with 4mm outflow vein indicate
adequate dialysis
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AV fistula flow volumes - what does >800ml/min indicate
normal
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what are the 8 most common abnormalities seen with grafts and fistulas
- venous flow obstruction - venous anastomosis stenosis - pseudo aneurysms - diffuse aneurysmal dilation - hematoma - perigraft abscess - intimal flaps - arterial anastomotic stenosis
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what 4 things is ultrasound used for with dialysis grafts and fistulas
- identify graft lesions and monitor them - initial baseline exams for follow up studies - to help assess the maturity of an AV fistula graft - identify grafts in jeopardy of failure
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what is hemodialysis
- removal of certain elements from the blood through a semipermeable membrane while being circulated outside the body
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what kind of vessel is required fro hemodialysis
- requires an easily accessed vessel than can tolerate multiple punctures and high flow
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what is an AV fistula
- surgically created by connecting and artery and vein together to accomplish high flow situation where blood flows directly from the high pressure artery to a low pressure vein
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what is a AV graft
- surgically inserted prosthetic graft or vein conduit connecting and artery and vein
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what 6 things are hemodialysis grafts evaluated for with ultrasound
- stenosis - thrombosis - aneurysms - pseudo aneurysms - hematomas - arterial steal from hand
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what is the most common cause of graft failure in the first month of insertion
thrombosis of graft
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are PSV's or PSV ratios used more frequently when determining severity of stenosis
- PSV ratios
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what is the normal PSV ratio for dialysis grafts
<2.0
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what is the normal PSV ration for dialysis fistulas
< 3.0
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arterial inflow in graft/fistula waveform above and below anastomosis
- above = low resistance | - below = high resistance
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gray scale signs of abnormal grafts/ fistulas
- decreased lumen - color jet - increased velocities and post stenotic turbulence indicated significant stenosis
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waveforms of abnormal grafts/fistulas
- decreased venous spontaneity and phasicity suggests obstruction in the outflow vein - evaluate spontaneity, phasicity, and pulsatilityof the SCV and internal jugular veins
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what abnormal PSV and PSV ratio indicate a >50% at venous anastomosis of a prosthetic graft
- PSV > 400cm/s | - PSV ratio >/= 1.9
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what abnormal PSV ratio indicates >50% stenosis at the arterial inflow or venous outflow of a fistula
- PSV ratio > 2.0
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what abnormal PSV ratio indicates >50% stenosis at the fistula anastomosis
- PSV ratio >3.0
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what volume flow rate indicated suboptimal graft performance
<800 ml/min
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what volume flow rate indicates suboptimal fistula performance
< 500 ml/min

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