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Ultrasound Vascular Registry Questions
with Correct Answers for Specific
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What resistance is the celiac artery/axis?
Ans: Always low resistance
Normal CA velocities
Ans: 50-60 cm/s
Abnormal ca velocity
Ans: >200 cm/s
Abnormal sma and ima velocities
Ans: >275 cm/s
What do you see when the Celiac axis is occluded?
Ans: Hepatic artery is retrograde because its supplying
the Splenic artery
Pretest - Stuvia US
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How many vessels are involved with chronic mesenteric
ischemia?
Ans: 2
How many vessels are involved with bowel ischemia?
Ans: 3
What does a high RI in a renal artery indicate?
Ans: Intrinsic kidney disease
What does a high acceleration time indicate in a renal
artery?
Ans: Proximal stenosis
What is normal PSV for renal arteries
Ans: 74-127 cm/s
What is normal RAR, RI and AT for renal arteries
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: RAR: <3.5
RI: <0.8
AT: <0.1 seconds
Abnormal PSV for renal arteries? What % stenosis does it
indicate?
Ans: >200 cm/s, 60%
Normal AVF velocities PSV & EDV
Ans: PSV 150-300 cm/s
EDV 60-200cm/s
What is the minimum normal AVF FLOW VOLUME
Ans: 800 ml/min
Minimum diameter for AVF and graft creation: For vein
AVF
Ans: 2.5mm
Pretest - Stuvia US
Ultrasound Vascular Registry Questions
with Correct Answers for Specific
Exam Mail
What resistance is the celiac artery/axis?
Ans: Always low resistance
Normal CA velocities
Ans: 50-60 cm/s
Abnormal ca velocity
Ans: >200 cm/s
Abnormal sma and ima velocities
Ans: >275 cm/s
What do you see when the Celiac axis is occluded?
Ans: Hepatic artery is retrograde because its supplying
the Splenic artery
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
How many vessels are involved with chronic mesenteric
ischemia?
Ans: 2
How many vessels are involved with bowel ischemia?
Ans: 3
What does a high RI in a renal artery indicate?
Ans: Intrinsic kidney disease
What does a high acceleration time indicate in a renal
artery?
Ans: Proximal stenosis
What is normal PSV for renal arteries
Ans: 74-127 cm/s
What is normal RAR, RI and AT for renal arteries
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: RAR: <3.5
RI: <0.8
AT: <0.1 seconds
Abnormal PSV for renal arteries? What % stenosis does it
indicate?
Ans: >200 cm/s, 60%
Normal AVF velocities PSV & EDV
Ans: PSV 150-300 cm/s
EDV 60-200cm/s
What is the minimum normal AVF FLOW VOLUME
Ans: 800 ml/min
Minimum diameter for AVF and graft creation: For vein
AVF
Ans: 2.5mm
Pretest - Stuvia US