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Which of the following is not a reason that an intracranial
vascular treatment
would
occur?
AVM.
Aneurysms.
Collapsed
lung.
Tumors that have excessive blood flow. - ANSWER-
Collapsed lung
Intracranial vascular treatments are used to gain images of the
body's blood vessels. It is focused on the blood flow in the
arteries and veins in the brain. It can be used to help treat and
detect aneurysms, AVM, AVF and tumors.
Where should the catheter be positioned when studying the
brachial vessels?
,Tip just past vertebral
origin.
Tip in
midaxillary.
Tip proximal to
bifurcation.
Tip in distal brachial. - ANSWER-Tip in
midaxillary
When studying the brachial vessels, the tip of the catheter
should be positioned
in the midaxillary. A H1H, Berenstein, and Simmons 1 or 2
catheters are
appropriate for these
procedures
Which of the following is true about ureteral stents?
The material, shape, and size is one standard size.
The material, shape, and size is dependent on the patient's
anatomy.
The older the patient the harder the stent is.
The younger the patient the harder the stent is. - ANSWER-The
material, shape, and size is dependent on the patient's anatomy
A ureteral stent is a tube that is thin and flexible. It is threaded
into the ureter. It is used to help the kidneys drain urine to the
bladder. The material, shape, and size is dependent on the
patient's anatomy. Most stents are between 5 and 12 inches
long.
,In terms of out-of-hospital penetrating injuries to the
abdominal aorta, which of
the following statements is least
accurate?
Only 15% of patients are thought to survive long enough to
undergo emergency surgery.
Most patients die immediately of exsanguination.
The mortality rate for patients who survive long enough to
undergo emergency surgery is 15%.
Bleeding is contained in patients who survive long enough to
undergo emergency surgery by adjacent retroperitoneal
tissues. - ANSWER-The mortality rate for patients who survive
long enough to undergo emergency surgery is 15%.
The mortality rate for patients who survive long enough to
undergo emergency
surgery is 61% (not 15%). Associated bowel or visceral
organ injuries are
universal, and the IVC is also injured in 25% of cases. In most
cases, these
patients require laparotomy for control of bleeding and
repair of the multiple
injuries
The leading cause of traumatic brain injury is which of the
following?
, fall
s
being struck by or against an
object motor vehicle crashes
assaults - ANSWER-falls
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by an excessive force,
blow, or penetrating injury to the head. The leading causes of
TBI are: falls (28%); motor vehicle crashes (20%); being struck
by or against objects ((19%); and assaults (11%).
The most common hepatic malignancy in the United States
is which of the
following?
metastatic colonr
cance
metastatic pancreatic
cancer
metastatic brain
cancer
metastatic stomach cancer - ANSWER-metastatic
colon cancer