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Aorta is (high/low) resistance below the renal arteries?

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High

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Movement and direction of flow is know as?

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Kinetic Energy

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What must be present for flow to occur?

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Pressure Gradient

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_______ ________ is a basic principle of fluid dynamics?

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Reynold’s Number

*>2000 flow is disturbed

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Vasoconstriction and vasodilation typically occur where?

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Capillaries

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CFV has a (high/low) resistance profile?

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High

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If viscosity increases then resistance?

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Increases

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Which law states that a change in radius of a vessel can result in large change in blood flow?

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Poiselle’s Law

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Resistance and flow are ________ related?

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Inversely Related

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Hydrostatic pressure is equal to?

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Gravitational Energy

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Which artery terminates at the thoracic outlet?

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Subclavian Artery

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In a stenosis vessel the _______ ________ is the greatest at the level of the stenosis.

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Kinetic Energy

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Exercise causes vessels to (constrict/dilate)?

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Vasodilate

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Vasoconstriction occurs when the body is (heating/cooling)?

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Cooling

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Portal vein flow is (hepatofugal/ hepatopetal) with portal hypertension?

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Hepatofugal

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Which two veins join to form the innominate vein?

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Subclavian vein and internal jugular vein

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Which graft bypasses a single iliac artery obstruction?

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Fem-Fem Graft

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A _______ graft has a double-walled appearance.

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Synthetic

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The graft that leaves the vein in place and disables the valve is called?

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In-Situation Graft

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When doing a graft in the leg the vein should measure more than?

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2.5 mm

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Three characteristics of a normal venous study are?

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Patency, spontaneity, respiratory physicity.

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Standing (increases/decreases) vein diameter?

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Increases

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23
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Venous insufficiency is also called?

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Reflux

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Perforator flow?

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Superficial to deep

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With DVT patients may be asymptomatic? (True/False)
True
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IVC is (high/low) resistance?
Low
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Which two veins join at the saphofemoral junction?
CFV and GSV
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What three vessels make up the Mickey-mouse sign in the leg?
SFA, PFA(DFA), CFV
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A pressure gradient is present in?
Capillary Beds
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Force per unit equals?
Pressure
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Spider veins are also called? And occur in the left subdermic system.
Telangiectasias
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The vein of giacomini drains the?
GSV
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Venous pooling reduces venous return to the heart and results in?
Decrease in cardiac output
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Toward the head means?
Cephalic
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Where in the body has the highest vascular pressure?
Heart
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IVC drains into the?
Right atrium
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Post-op, pregnancy, and trauma are all risk factors of?
DVT
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The ________ ________ is the open space inside the vessel left by clot/ stenosis?
Residual Lumen
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_______-________% blood flow is in the venous system?
75-80%
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Supine hydrostatic pressure is ______mmHg?
15mmHg
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Anterior Tibial arteries form the?
Dorsalis Pedis
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Best indication for acute DVT is?
Acute unilateral edema
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Arteries are ______ and veins are ______ in the leg.
Arteries> lateral | Veins> medial
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Smaller saphenous vein drains into the?
Popliteal Vein
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The vessel ______ has the greatest effect on flow/velocity through a vessel.
Radius
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For every 12" below the heart there is _____mmHg of hydrostatic pressure.
22mmHg
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Supine venous intraluminal pressure is ______mmHg.
10mmHg
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Where are Boyd's perforator veins located?
Knee
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Sclerotheropy injections of superficial veins do what?
Induce Thrombus
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More than 90% of PEs come from where?
Lower Extremities
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Chronic thrombus has been present for longer than _____ weeks.
12 weeks
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Name a reason to perform a renal artery study!
Hypertension
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Banking probe along longitudinal axis is called?
Rocking
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Vertebral arteries are (low/high) resistance.
Low
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The Greater saphenous vein drains into the?
Common Femoral Vein
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An abnormal communication between an artery and vein is called?
Fistula
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Brown discoloration in the ankle and foot is called?
Stasis Dermatitis
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Velocity (increases/decreases) resistance?
Increases
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Soleal veins lie deep in soleal muscle and drain into the?
Posterior tibial veins
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What three things make up the anterior tibial complex?
Two veins, one artery, and one nerve
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Vein of giacomini can be seen as a continuation of?
Smaller saphenous vein
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Intracranial circulation is (high/low) flow, and (high/low) resistance?
High flow, low resistance
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Veins that are palpable, distended, and twisted are called?
Varicose veins
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Vessel inferior to the adductor canal and superior to anterior tibial confluence is called the?
Popliteal vein
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What is the most significant risk factor for DVT?
Diabetes
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Peripheral resistance in capillary beds will not decrease in response to emotional stress? (True/false)
True
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Which veins are a continuation of the dorsalis pedis?
Anterior tibial veins
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Hydrostatic pressure is ______mmHg while standing?
25mmHg
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GSV and LSV are superficial or deep veins?
Superficial
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Hepatic artery, splenic artery, and superior mesenteric artery are all (low/high) resistance?
Low resistance
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Anterior accessory saphenous veins is a tributary of the _______ that drains the anterior thigh?
Greater saphenous vein
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Moving probe along skin cephalic or caudal is called?
Sliding
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Burning sensation in the legs when exercising is called?
Venous claudication
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When scanning the vein you want to stay _______ to the vessel?
Perpendicular
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Which vein comes off the popliteal vein and runs superficially down the back of the leg?
Smaller saphenous vein
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Medial and posterior calf muscles and foot are drained by the?
Posterior tibial veins
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Branches off the aortic arch in order are?
Innominate/brachiocephalic Left common carotid artery Left subclavian artery
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Symptoms of valvular insufficiency include?
Stasis dermatitis Ulcers Heaviness in legs
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Gastric veins drains into which vein?
Popliteal vein
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Psuedoaneurysm has what sign?
Ying-Yang sign
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An endarterectomy will not be performed on a stenosis less than ____%?
60%
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Which two veins joint to form the axillary vein?
Brachial and cephalic
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_______ _______ is the return Doppler signal broken up into component frequency shifts?
Spectral Doppler
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Amount of fluid moving past a certain point is called?
Volumetric flow rate
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Second branch off the aorta is called the?
Superior mesenteric artery
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How many valves do perforator veins have?
One
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The gastrocnemius vein drains into the?
Popliteal vein
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4th leading cause of death is?
Stroke
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What is an object that breaks loose and gets lodged into a vessel?
Embolus
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What must be present for flow to occur?
Pressure gradient
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Which syndrome is after a DVT when valves become incompetent?
Post-phelbitic syndrome
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Portal hypertension is seen with _______ of the liver?
Cirrhosis
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CFA is (high/low) resistance?
High

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