VASCULAR REGISTRY CCI REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

VASCULAR REGISTRY CCI REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AbdominalTAortaTwaveform(s)T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
LowTresistanceTproximal,THigherTresistanceTbeyondTrenals



CeliacTArteryTsuppliesT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-Liver,Tspleen,Tstomach,T&TproximalTsmallTbowel



BranchesTofTtheTAbdominalTAOT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-1stTmajor-CeliacTarteryT(trunk/axis)

2ndTmajor-SMA

Renals
T



3rdTmajor-IMAT(afterTrenals)



CeliacTAxisT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-BranchesTintoTCommonTHepaticT(toTright),TSplenic,T&TLeftTGastricT(offTleft)



CommonTHepaticTArteriesT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
GivesTriseTtoTtheTGastroduodenalTarteryTinTPANCTheadT&TdividesTintoTRtT&TLtTHepatics



SplenicTArteryT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-BranchesTleftTandTposteriosuperiorTtoTPANCTbody/tail



SMA/IMATwaveformsT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-HighTresistanceTpreprandial/LowTresistanceTpostprandial



SMATsuppliesT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-BowelTfromTduodenumTtoTproxTsmallTbowel



IMATsuppliesT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-BowelTdescendingT&TrectosigmoidTcolon



RightTRenalTArteryT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-BranchesTanterolateral,TposteriorTtoTIVC



LeftTRenalTArteryT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-BranchesTposterolateral

,RenalTArteryTwaveformT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-LowTresistance



PortalTveinTisTusuallyTformedTbyTtheTconfluenceTofT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-SMVT&TSplenicTveins

*ItTalsoTreceivesTbloodTfromTtheTinferiorTmesenteric,Tgastric,TandTcysticTveins



PortalsTwalls/waveformaT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-echogenicTwallsT&TphasicTwaveforms



RenalTveinsTareTformedTbyT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-renalTtributaries



LeftTRenalTVeinT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-LongerTthanTRt.;TReceivesTsuprarenal/GonadalTvein



LeftTRenalTpathwayT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-AnteriorTtoTAO;TPosteriorTtoTSMA



RightTRenalTVeinT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-NoTtributaries;Tshorter



HepaticTVeinsT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-HepatofugalTflow;TfromTliverTtoTIVC



PatientTstatusTforTAbdominalTVascularTImagingT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-NPOT8-12Thours



EctasiaT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-LocalTdiameterTincreaseTwithTsmallTbulgeT

(20%TincreaseTforTAoT<3cm)



AAATgrowthTrateT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-1-2mm/yearTuntilT3-4cm;T5Tmm/yrT>4cm



AneurysmTclassificationT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-2-3cm;T3-4cmTforTAAA



AAATInterventionT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-5.5cmT(highTriskTforTrupture-catastrophic)



FusiformT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-ConcentricTenlargement;TAllT3TlayersTintact

,SaccularT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
EccentricTenlargement;TAllT3TlayersTcompromised;TLessTcommonT(<1%);TUsuallyTinTThoracicTAo



TypesTofTSaccularTAAAT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-1-CannulaTPlacement

2-MycoticTaneurysmT(bacterialTinfectionTAoTwall)

3-VasculitisT(InflammatoryTprocess)

4-PenetratingTulcerTruptureTintoTmedia



Vasculitis/AortitisT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
InflammatoryTprocessTinTwallTofTAoTbeginningTwithTouterT(adventitia)TlayerTandTmovingTinward;Tie:TTakaya
su's



DissectionT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-IntimalTwallTcompromisedTresultingTinT2Tlumens

false>true;TflowTreversal



TypeT1T(a/b)TendoleakT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-LeakTinTanastamosisTofTgraftTatT(a)TproxTorT(b)TdistalTend



TypeT2TendoleakT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
AortaTbranchTvessel;TexhibitsTretrogradeTflow;TmoreTdangerousTb/cTinternallyTbleeding



TypeT3/4TendoleakT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-(3)TJunctionTofTmodularTcomponents;T(4)TTransTgraftTflow-
graftTdefect



ChronicTMesentericTIschemiaT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-"FearTofTFood"T95%TofTBowelTIschemiaTcases

AtheroscleroticTstenosis/occlusionTinTmainTmesentericTarteries:T>70%TstenosisTinT2/3TofTprincipleTmesente
ricTarteries



IschemiaTdiagnosisTcriteriaTviaTMonetaT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-CeliacT>200cm/s

SMAT>275cm/s

, MedianTArcuateTLigamentTSyndromeT(MALS)T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
ArchTimpedesTonTCeliacTduringTEXPIRATIONT(non-compressedTduringTinhalation)



Measurement(s)TofTSplenicTVeinT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-7-17TcmTlong;T5-10mmTdiameter



PortalTveinTdiameterT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-<13mm



BloodTsupplyTtoTliverT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-75%TfromTPortalTVEIN;T25%TfromTHepaticTARTERY



PortalTveinTcarriesT____________TtoTtheTliverT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-Nutrients



HepaticTarteryTcarriesT______________TtoTtheTliverT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-Oxygen



PortalTHypertensionT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-Extrahepatic,THyperdynamic,TIntrahepaticT(moreTcommon)



ExtrahepaticTPortalTHTNT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
PrehepaticT(Portal/splenicTveinTthrombus,TExtrinsicTcompressionTofTPotralTvein)

PosthepaticT(IVC/HepaticTveinTobstruction)



HyperdynamicTPortalTHTNT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-AVTmalformationTcausingTarterialTportalTfistulas



IntrahepaticT(withinTliver)T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-PresinusodialT(lessTcommon)

PostsinusoidialT(moreTcommon)

Cirrhosis/VenoclusiveTdisease
T



SmallTliver,TlargeTspleen,Tascites
T




LaPlace'sTlawT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-
LargerTvesselTradius,TlargerTwallTtensionTtoTcompensateTforTextraTpressure



HydrostaticTpressureT-TCORRECTTANSWERT-Gravitational