OR Theory III Final CPTC | 200 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

When is the patient's blood shunted outside the body through an artery? - During extracorporeal dialysis What is an incision made in the artery called? - Arteriotomy What is a blood clot, air, or organic material that is free flowing in the vascular system known as? - An embolus What is a reduction in the patient's total blood volume called? - Hypovolemia What can intravenous administration of thrombin cause? - Fatal embolus Which anatomical structures make up the peripheral vascular system? - Arteries, veins, and capillary networks What is administered to revers the effect of the systemic heparin? - Protamine sulfate What is ischemia of tissue caused by? - Loss of blood to the tissue; Usually related to vascular obstruction What is the injection of contrast media into a selected artery and its branches to determine the exact location of strictures, occlusion, or malformation called? - Angiography which is a radiographic imaging of the artery