CEA EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CEA EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

●● TIAs should resolve within how many hours? Answer: 24 hours


●● If a TIA occurs, the risk of having a stroke is increased _______
times.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 10 Answer: 10


●● Which type of stroke comprises 87% of all stroke events - ischemic
or hemorrhagic? Answer: Ischemic


●● What percentage of CO is delivered to the brain?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 Answer: a. 20%

, ●● Provide the primary vessels that supply blood to the brain. Answer:
1. Left and right common carotid arteries - branch from the aortic arch
2. Vertebral arteries - branch off the subclavian artery


●● What the is most common site of carotid stenosis? Answer: At the
bifurcation between the internal and external carotid arteries because of
increased turbulent blood flow to this area


●● What is the most common mortality associated with CEA
procedures? Answer: MIs


●● True or false: In a patient requiring both CABG and CEA, the CABG
procedure should be performed first. Answer: False - the CEA should be
performed first


●● What is a key preoperative assessment the anesthetist must perform
in patients undergoing CEA? Answer: Assessment of whether the patient
is cooperative, and can tolerate laying flat and still for some time


●● What nerves are blocked in a cervical plexus block? Answer: C2-C4


●● What are potential complications associated with cervical plexus
blocks? Answer: Complete spinal
Local anesthetic overdose