VSITE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Risk of recurrence for cancer pts with DVT is the HIGHEST at ____ - Answer- 15% at 1
year
risk of recurrence for patients with a provoked DVT, such as from surgery, is ___% at 1
year and ____% at five years - Answer- 1% at 1 year
3% at 5 years
The risk of DVT recurrence for patients with nonsurgical provocation is ____% at 1 year
and ____% at 3 years - Answer- 5% at 1 year
15% at 3 years
Tributaries of the left renal vein (Compressed in nutcracker syndrome) - Answer- left
gonadal vein
left ureteral vein
the capsular veins
the lumbar veins
suprarenal vein
inferior phrenic vein.
There is no difference between rate of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 TEVAR with and
without LCSB (T/F) - Answer- True
This is associated with risk of false lumen growth - Answer- Number of vessels
originating from false lumen
Most common site of AEF - Answer- 4th portion of duo
Rate of abdominal compartment syndrome following endo repair for ruptured AAA -
Answer- 10-20%
SMA Duplex criteria:
PSV:
EDV: - Answer- PSV= >275cm/s (>70%)
EDV = >45 (>50%)
Celiac Duplex criteria:
, PSV:
EDV: - Answer- PSV= >200cm/s (>70%)
EDV = >55 (>50%)
most common anatomic location for a hepatic artery aneurysm - Answer- Common
hepatic
63% =common hepatic artery;
28%, the right hepatic artery;
5%, the left hepatic artery;
4%, both the right and left hepatic arteries.
Renal AVMs are best treated by - Answer- Embolization
usually a result of trauma
Renal artery aneurysms are most commonly due to: - Answer- congenital medial
degenerative process
____ _____ is typically associated with multiple stenoses and post-stenotic dilatation of
the distal two thirds of the renal artery - Answer- Medial fibroplasia
Splenic artery aneurysms should be repaired in these 3 instances - Answer- >3cm
Women who plan to get pregnant
liver transplant recipients
_______ and ______artery aneurysms (splanchnic) should be repaired no matter the
size or lack of symptoms - Answer- Pancreaticoduodenal
GDA
Celiac compression in MALS is best seen on ____ (inhale vs exhale) - Answer-
exhalation
____ _____ is the most common form of FMD - Answer- medial fibroplasia variant
Normal kidney length is __ to __ cm - Answer- 10-12 cm
A renal resistive index value greater than ____ can reliably identify patients in whom
intervention will not improve renal function - Answer- 0.8
intervene if kidney is >9cm and RRI is <0.8
In acute limb ischemia a bolus of heparin should be given at a dose of _____ followed
by a gtt at a rate of _____ - Answer- Bolus = 100units/kg
Gtt = 18u/kg/hr
AND ANSWERS
Risk of recurrence for cancer pts with DVT is the HIGHEST at ____ - Answer- 15% at 1
year
risk of recurrence for patients with a provoked DVT, such as from surgery, is ___% at 1
year and ____% at five years - Answer- 1% at 1 year
3% at 5 years
The risk of DVT recurrence for patients with nonsurgical provocation is ____% at 1 year
and ____% at 3 years - Answer- 5% at 1 year
15% at 3 years
Tributaries of the left renal vein (Compressed in nutcracker syndrome) - Answer- left
gonadal vein
left ureteral vein
the capsular veins
the lumbar veins
suprarenal vein
inferior phrenic vein.
There is no difference between rate of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 TEVAR with and
without LCSB (T/F) - Answer- True
This is associated with risk of false lumen growth - Answer- Number of vessels
originating from false lumen
Most common site of AEF - Answer- 4th portion of duo
Rate of abdominal compartment syndrome following endo repair for ruptured AAA -
Answer- 10-20%
SMA Duplex criteria:
PSV:
EDV: - Answer- PSV= >275cm/s (>70%)
EDV = >45 (>50%)
Celiac Duplex criteria:
, PSV:
EDV: - Answer- PSV= >200cm/s (>70%)
EDV = >55 (>50%)
most common anatomic location for a hepatic artery aneurysm - Answer- Common
hepatic
63% =common hepatic artery;
28%, the right hepatic artery;
5%, the left hepatic artery;
4%, both the right and left hepatic arteries.
Renal AVMs are best treated by - Answer- Embolization
usually a result of trauma
Renal artery aneurysms are most commonly due to: - Answer- congenital medial
degenerative process
____ _____ is typically associated with multiple stenoses and post-stenotic dilatation of
the distal two thirds of the renal artery - Answer- Medial fibroplasia
Splenic artery aneurysms should be repaired in these 3 instances - Answer- >3cm
Women who plan to get pregnant
liver transplant recipients
_______ and ______artery aneurysms (splanchnic) should be repaired no matter the
size or lack of symptoms - Answer- Pancreaticoduodenal
GDA
Celiac compression in MALS is best seen on ____ (inhale vs exhale) - Answer-
exhalation
____ _____ is the most common form of FMD - Answer- medial fibroplasia variant
Normal kidney length is __ to __ cm - Answer- 10-12 cm
A renal resistive index value greater than ____ can reliably identify patients in whom
intervention will not improve renal function - Answer- 0.8
intervene if kidney is >9cm and RRI is <0.8
In acute limb ischemia a bolus of heparin should be given at a dose of _____ followed
by a gtt at a rate of _____ - Answer- Bolus = 100units/kg
Gtt = 18u/kg/hr
