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URR RVT Mock Exam A19 Questions With
Correct Answers.
Which setting should be lowered to the minimum level when beginning to evaluate the patient
using the orbital window?
A. Wall filter
B. Velocity scale
C. Output power
D. Doppler gain - answer✔✔C. Output power
The radial and ulnar veins merge to form the ___ at the ___ fossa.
A. Axillary v., axillary
B. Brachial v., antecubital
C. Axillary v., antecubital
D. Brachial v., popliteal - answer✔✔B. Brachial v., antecubital
A patient presents with left lower extremity pain that awakens him at night. The pain is relieved
by sitting at the side of the bed for a few minutes. What would be the predicted ABI value be for
the left leg?
A. 0.8
B. 0.6
C. 0.4
D. Above 1.0, these symptoms are most likely unrelated to arterial disease - answer✔✔C. 0.4
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What native artery is commonly used for the arterial anastomosis in a renal transplant when the
external iliac artery is not available?
A. IIA
B. EIV
C. Aorta
D. CIA - answer✔✔A. IIA
Which of the following patients would benefit from an exercise segmental pressure exam?
A. Patient with claudication and resting ABI 0.6
B. Patient with claudication and resting ABI of 0.95
C. Patient with rest pain and resting ABI 0.4
D. Patient with COPD and resting ABI of 0.9 - answer✔✔B. Patient with claudication and
resting ABI of 0.95
The patient is scheduled for a stab phlebectomy. What is being treated for this patient?
A. DVT removal
B. Pseudoaneurysm
C. Carotid stenosis
D. Varicose veins - answer✔✔A. DVT removal
Diastolic slow reversal is normal in which of the following vessels?
A. Celiac artery
B. ICA
C. CIA
D. Renal arteries - answer✔✔C. CIA
According to Bernoulli principal, the velocity increases at an area of stenosis. What happens to
the pressure at the side of stenosis?
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A. Increases.
B. It increases exponentially.
C. Decreases.
D. Remains constant. - answer✔✔C. Decreases
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the highest risk for embolism?
A. Buerger disease.
B. 40% ICA stenosis with mild, irregular soft atheroma
C. Chronic, ICA occlusion.
D. 60% ICA stenosis with moderate, smooth Calcific atheroma - answer✔✔B. 40% ICA stenosis
with mild, irregular soft atheroma
Which of following vessel arises from the anterior surface of the aorta, approximately 2 cm distal
from the celiac axis?
A. SMA
B. CHA
C. GDA
D. IMA - answer✔✔A. SMA
The transverse image of the left neck is from a carotid Doppler evaluation. What should you do
next for this patient?
A. Ask the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
B. Attempt compression views of the neck.
C. Evaluate the right subclavian vein.
D. Evaluate the left subclavian vein. - answer✔✔D. Evaluate the left subclavian vein.
An ineffective calf muscle pump causes
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A. The pressure in the deep calf veins to increase.
B. The pressure in the superficial veins to drop.
C. Flow to move through the perforators into the deep system.
D. The pressure in the deep calf veins to drop. - answer✔✔A. The pressure in the deep calf veins
to increase.
What is causing the waveform displayed?
A. proximal stenosis
B. Distal stenosis.
C. Arrhythmia
D. Subclavian steal - answer✔✔C. Arrhythmia
What term refers to the phenomenon of the PW Doppler tracing displaying a wider disturbance
of the velocity of blood vessels with varying degrees of arterial blockage?
A. Laminar flow.
B. Occlusion.
C. Spectral broadening
D. Turbulence. - answer✔✔C. Spectral broadening
Which of the following symptoms is the most commonly seen with peripheral arterial disease?
A. Claudication.
B. Dry ulcerations.
C. Phlegmasia dolens
D. Absent pedal pulses. - answer✔✔A. Claudication.
According to the appropriate use criteria, which of the following is an inappropriate indication
for an upper extremity arterial duplex exam?
A. Suspected positional arterial obstruction.
URR RVT Mock Exam A19 Questions With
Correct Answers.
Which setting should be lowered to the minimum level when beginning to evaluate the patient
using the orbital window?
A. Wall filter
B. Velocity scale
C. Output power
D. Doppler gain - answer✔✔C. Output power
The radial and ulnar veins merge to form the ___ at the ___ fossa.
A. Axillary v., axillary
B. Brachial v., antecubital
C. Axillary v., antecubital
D. Brachial v., popliteal - answer✔✔B. Brachial v., antecubital
A patient presents with left lower extremity pain that awakens him at night. The pain is relieved
by sitting at the side of the bed for a few minutes. What would be the predicted ABI value be for
the left leg?
A. 0.8
B. 0.6
C. 0.4
D. Above 1.0, these symptoms are most likely unrelated to arterial disease - answer✔✔C. 0.4
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
What native artery is commonly used for the arterial anastomosis in a renal transplant when the
external iliac artery is not available?
A. IIA
B. EIV
C. Aorta
D. CIA - answer✔✔A. IIA
Which of the following patients would benefit from an exercise segmental pressure exam?
A. Patient with claudication and resting ABI 0.6
B. Patient with claudication and resting ABI of 0.95
C. Patient with rest pain and resting ABI 0.4
D. Patient with COPD and resting ABI of 0.9 - answer✔✔B. Patient with claudication and
resting ABI of 0.95
The patient is scheduled for a stab phlebectomy. What is being treated for this patient?
A. DVT removal
B. Pseudoaneurysm
C. Carotid stenosis
D. Varicose veins - answer✔✔A. DVT removal
Diastolic slow reversal is normal in which of the following vessels?
A. Celiac artery
B. ICA
C. CIA
D. Renal arteries - answer✔✔C. CIA
According to Bernoulli principal, the velocity increases at an area of stenosis. What happens to
the pressure at the side of stenosis?
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
A. Increases.
B. It increases exponentially.
C. Decreases.
D. Remains constant. - answer✔✔C. Decreases
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the highest risk for embolism?
A. Buerger disease.
B. 40% ICA stenosis with mild, irregular soft atheroma
C. Chronic, ICA occlusion.
D. 60% ICA stenosis with moderate, smooth Calcific atheroma - answer✔✔B. 40% ICA stenosis
with mild, irregular soft atheroma
Which of following vessel arises from the anterior surface of the aorta, approximately 2 cm distal
from the celiac axis?
A. SMA
B. CHA
C. GDA
D. IMA - answer✔✔A. SMA
The transverse image of the left neck is from a carotid Doppler evaluation. What should you do
next for this patient?
A. Ask the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
B. Attempt compression views of the neck.
C. Evaluate the right subclavian vein.
D. Evaluate the left subclavian vein. - answer✔✔D. Evaluate the left subclavian vein.
An ineffective calf muscle pump causes
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
A. The pressure in the deep calf veins to increase.
B. The pressure in the superficial veins to drop.
C. Flow to move through the perforators into the deep system.
D. The pressure in the deep calf veins to drop. - answer✔✔A. The pressure in the deep calf veins
to increase.
What is causing the waveform displayed?
A. proximal stenosis
B. Distal stenosis.
C. Arrhythmia
D. Subclavian steal - answer✔✔C. Arrhythmia
What term refers to the phenomenon of the PW Doppler tracing displaying a wider disturbance
of the velocity of blood vessels with varying degrees of arterial blockage?
A. Laminar flow.
B. Occlusion.
C. Spectral broadening
D. Turbulence. - answer✔✔C. Spectral broadening
Which of the following symptoms is the most commonly seen with peripheral arterial disease?
A. Claudication.
B. Dry ulcerations.
C. Phlegmasia dolens
D. Absent pedal pulses. - answer✔✔A. Claudication.
According to the appropriate use criteria, which of the following is an inappropriate indication
for an upper extremity arterial duplex exam?
A. Suspected positional arterial obstruction.
