Mock Vascular Exam| 165 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Based on your assessment of Ms. Peters, what additional noninvasive testing might provide an explanation for her signs and symptoms? CORRECT ANSWERS: Duplex imaging Your next patient complains of increasing episodes of unilateral facial and arm weakness rather than leg problems, and behavioral changes. Which vessel do you most likely suspect has an obstruction? CORRECT ANSWERS: Middle cerebral artery A previously healthy 74-year-old female is undergoing a carotid duplex study because of a pulsatile mass in her neck. Which one of the following is the most likely explanation for a pulsatile mass in the cervical carotid artery? CORRECT ANSWERS: The physical findings are most likely due to a tortuous CCA. Mrs. CS is complaining of swelling of her left lower extremity. As you proceed with your venous duplex study, you document continuous flow in the left common femoral vein. How would you most likely interpret that finding? CORRECT ANSWERS: Indicative of a proximal obstruction Even though there are many risk factors for DVT, all of them fail into which three basic categories known as Virchow's triad? CORRECT ANSWERS: Trauma, stasis, hypercoagulability. Post injection, the end diastolic flow of the cavernosal artery in an erect penis should be ? CORRECT ANSWERS: low and reversed The duplex image documents all the following flow characteristics EXCEPT: CORRECT ANSWERS: Valvular incompetence Which of the following terms most accurately describe flow patterns in a normal dialysis access graft? CORRECT ANSWERS: High flow state and low resistance You are concerned when you see a well-defined area of very low-level echoes within the aneurysmal sac. Although you are unable to detect flow in that area with color flow Doppler, you suspect something is going on. Which of the following best describes your finding? CORRECT ANSWERS: It is consistent with blood leaking through the graft material. Which of the following symptoms is most likely related to vertebrobasilar insufficiency? CORRECT ANSWERS: Drop attack The toe pressure should be what % of the brachial pressure: CORRECT ANSWERS: 60%-80% Which of the following would be considered a lateralizing symptom? CORRECT ANSWERS: Left arm plegia which may be consistent with decreased blood flow to the right hemisphere of the brain A cerebral angiogram documents many regularly-shaped