LEA Practice Questions WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The blood pressure in an area of a limb distal to a significant stenosis
a. Will increase
b. Will decrease
c. Will remain the same
d. Will double - correct answer ✔✔ b. Will decrease
In a 4-cuff exam, the right sided pressures are as follows:
-HT 180
-AK 170
-BK 100
-Ankle 90.
The left sided pressure readings is as follows:
-HT 175
-AK 160
-BK 155
-Ankle 150.
Note that the brachial pressures are
-Rt: 130
-Lt: 140.
What is the disease level?
a. Lt AK
b. Rt AK
, c. Lt BK
d. Rt BK - correct answer ✔✔ d. Rt BK
Using the information above, what is the ABI index at the right ankle?
a. 1.1
b. .69
c. .64
d. 1.0 - correct answer ✔✔ c. .64
A patient's baseline resting ABI is .96 on the right and .97 on the left. Post exercise ABI's
dropped to .79 on the right and .75 on the left. Both returned to baseline within 15 minutes.
Based upon this information, what level of disease is present?
a. Single level
b. Multilevel
c. Patient has no significant disease
d. Femoral-popliteal - correct answer ✔✔ a. Single level-both legs
In the presence of severe arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery, what would the
expected resistance be in the vascular bed?
a. Increased resistance limiting blood supply to the tissues
b. Decreased resistance increasing blood supply to the tissues
c. Increased resistance increasing the blood supply to the tissues
d. Decreased resistance limiting the blood supply to the tissues - correct answer ✔✔ b.
Decreased resistance increasing blood supply to the tissues
In imaging the popliteal artery, you discovered a monophasic waveform. What is the disease
location?
a. None, this is a normal waveform
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The blood pressure in an area of a limb distal to a significant stenosis
a. Will increase
b. Will decrease
c. Will remain the same
d. Will double - correct answer ✔✔ b. Will decrease
In a 4-cuff exam, the right sided pressures are as follows:
-HT 180
-AK 170
-BK 100
-Ankle 90.
The left sided pressure readings is as follows:
-HT 175
-AK 160
-BK 155
-Ankle 150.
Note that the brachial pressures are
-Rt: 130
-Lt: 140.
What is the disease level?
a. Lt AK
b. Rt AK
, c. Lt BK
d. Rt BK - correct answer ✔✔ d. Rt BK
Using the information above, what is the ABI index at the right ankle?
a. 1.1
b. .69
c. .64
d. 1.0 - correct answer ✔✔ c. .64
A patient's baseline resting ABI is .96 on the right and .97 on the left. Post exercise ABI's
dropped to .79 on the right and .75 on the left. Both returned to baseline within 15 minutes.
Based upon this information, what level of disease is present?
a. Single level
b. Multilevel
c. Patient has no significant disease
d. Femoral-popliteal - correct answer ✔✔ a. Single level-both legs
In the presence of severe arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery, what would the
expected resistance be in the vascular bed?
a. Increased resistance limiting blood supply to the tissues
b. Decreased resistance increasing blood supply to the tissues
c. Increased resistance increasing the blood supply to the tissues
d. Decreased resistance limiting the blood supply to the tissues - correct answer ✔✔ b.
Decreased resistance increasing blood supply to the tissues
In imaging the popliteal artery, you discovered a monophasic waveform. What is the disease
location?
a. None, this is a normal waveform
