CCI - RVS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
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1 of 95
Term
The paratibial perforating veins (formerly Boyd's perforator) are
located:
in the lower calf
in the distal thigh
in the proximal thigh
on the dorsum of the foot
below the knee
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, b) left hemisphere a) maxillary artery
a) toward the beam e) below the knee
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2 of 95
Term
112. A binocular disturbance that disrupts vision in half the visual
field of both eyes is called:
a) hemiplegia
b) amaurosis duplex
c) dysphagia
d) homonymous hemianopia
e) hemiparesis
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a) aortic valve stenosis d) homonymous hemianopia
b) during muscle contraction e) innominate occlusion
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3 of 95
,Term
191. A pitfall of magnetic resonance angiography is:
a) patients with cardiac pacemakers cannot be studied
b) it requires the use of ionizing radiation
c) it tends to overestimate the degree of stenosis
d) It requires a high degree of patient cooperation
e) all but A
f) all but B
g) all but C
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e) basilar artery e) A and B
f) all but B g) a and b
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, 4 of 95
Term
195. The NASCET trial indicated that the best treatment for
carotid stenosis in the symptomatic patient is:
a) aspirin for stenosis greater than 70% in diameter
b) aspirin for stenosis greater than 70% in area
c) carotid endarterectomy for stenosis greater than 70% in diameter
d) carotid endarterectomy for stenosis greater than 70% in area
e) warfarin for stenosis less than 70% in diameter
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c) carotid endarterectomy for
stenosis greater than 70% in b) may be used for obstructed
diameter lower extremity arteries
c) a 75-year-old woman admitted c) common carotid stenosis if the
for transient ischemic attack contralateral pulse is
decreased
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5 of 95
Term
138. A localized increase in mean velocity from 50 to 150 cm/sec at a
depth of 50 mm with the TCD transducer placed in the temporal
window probably indicates:
a) significant stenosis of the anterior cerebral artery
b) moderate generalized vasospasm
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
1 of 95
Term
The paratibial perforating veins (formerly Boyd's perforator) are
located:
in the lower calf
in the distal thigh
in the proximal thigh
on the dorsum of the foot
below the knee
Give this one a try later!
, b) left hemisphere a) maxillary artery
a) toward the beam e) below the knee
Don't know?
2 of 95
Term
112. A binocular disturbance that disrupts vision in half the visual
field of both eyes is called:
a) hemiplegia
b) amaurosis duplex
c) dysphagia
d) homonymous hemianopia
e) hemiparesis
Give this one a try later!
a) aortic valve stenosis d) homonymous hemianopia
b) during muscle contraction e) innominate occlusion
Don't know?
3 of 95
,Term
191. A pitfall of magnetic resonance angiography is:
a) patients with cardiac pacemakers cannot be studied
b) it requires the use of ionizing radiation
c) it tends to overestimate the degree of stenosis
d) It requires a high degree of patient cooperation
e) all but A
f) all but B
g) all but C
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e) basilar artery e) A and B
f) all but B g) a and b
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, 4 of 95
Term
195. The NASCET trial indicated that the best treatment for
carotid stenosis in the symptomatic patient is:
a) aspirin for stenosis greater than 70% in diameter
b) aspirin for stenosis greater than 70% in area
c) carotid endarterectomy for stenosis greater than 70% in diameter
d) carotid endarterectomy for stenosis greater than 70% in area
e) warfarin for stenosis less than 70% in diameter
Give this one a try later!
c) carotid endarterectomy for
stenosis greater than 70% in b) may be used for obstructed
diameter lower extremity arteries
c) a 75-year-old woman admitted c) common carotid stenosis if the
for transient ischemic attack contralateral pulse is
decreased
Don't know?
5 of 95
Term
138. A localized increase in mean velocity from 50 to 150 cm/sec at a
depth of 50 mm with the TCD transducer placed in the temporal
window probably indicates:
a) significant stenosis of the anterior cerebral artery
b) moderate generalized vasospasm
