RVT Set 4 – Questions With Verified Solutions
The etiology of arterial aneurysms includes all of the following : Accurate
Answer:- Syphilitic, degenerative, inflammatory, congenital.
More than 90% of infrarenal abdominal aneurysms are of: Accurate
Answer:- Degenerative origin . (because of atherosclerosis)
A condition that causes nonatherosclerotic narrowing of brachiocephalic
arteries in overwhelmingly in Young Women - in the second or third decade of
life. most frequently in Asian women Accurate Answer:- Takayasu's
arteritis.
The most common source of lower or upper extremity peripheral arterial
embolus is: Accurate Answer:- The heart, 80-90%
What is another common source of peripheral arterial emboli? Accurate
Answer:- aneurysmal mural thrombus, especially in the aorta, iliac, femoral,
and popliteal arteries.
What is the most common source of cerebrovascular embolic activity ?
Accurate Answer:- Atherosclerotic carotid disease.
Aneurysms are most often caused by: Accurate Answer:- Congenital
arterial wall weakness and atherosclerosis .
The angular artery is the terminal part of the: Accurate Answer:- Facial
artery
The combination of neuropathy and peripherally distributed atherosclerosis
makes the diabetic patient especially vulnerable to: Accurate Answer:-
Foot lesions.
The chance of a patient dying from a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
averages: Accurate Answer:- 80%
In the lover extremity circulation, the most common site of atherosclerosis is:
Accurate Answer:- The arterial segment beginning in Hunter's canal or
adductor canal.
,The risk of claudication in diabetic patients is: Accurate Answer:-
Greater than 4 times the risk in the general population.
The vascular disease that presents as back, abdominal, or flank pain is:
Accurate Answer:- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Common signs of advanced arterial insufficiency of the lower extremity
include which of the following? Accurate Answer:- Loss of hair growth
over the dorsum or the toes and feet. Thickening of the toenails. Dependent
rubor .
A common evaluation for advanced lower extremity ischemia involves raising
the supine patient's leg and then having the patient sit and dangle the leg . A
positive result is described as : Accurate Answer:- Elevation pallor,
dependent rubor.
Patients presenting with a diagnosis of ischemic rest pain may complain of:
Accurate Answer:- Foot pain while in a horizontal position, relieved by
standing or dangling the foot in a dependent position.
Patients found to have ulcerating lesions or gangrene may have which of the
following diseases? Accurate Answer:- Any of the following are
possible: Arterial insufficiency. Neuropathy. Vasospasm. Venous disease.
The most common presenting symptoms in acute arterial occlusion include:
Accurate Answer:- The five Ps: Paralysis. Pulselessness. Pallor. Paresthesias.
Pain.
Patients with advanced peripheral arterial vascular occlusive disease exhibit
which of the following skin changes? Accurate Answer:- Shiny, scaly
skin, dependent rubor, pallor on elevation.
Early atherosclerosis of the lower extremities will be associated with:
Accurate Answer:- Claudication
The symptom or sign most likely NOT associated with acute arterial occlusion
is: Accurate Answer:- Claudication - (may be experienced months or
, years prior to an acute arterial occlusion, or it may not be felt at all prior to
the episode. The other symptoms are consistent with an acute event. )
Ischemic ulcers (lesions) are: Accurate Answer:- Very painful and
commonly located distally over the dorsum of the foot. (ulcer found above the
medial malleolus is most likely venous in original)
Common sites for auscultation of bruits in the lower extremity circulation
include all: Accurate Answer:- Abdomen, Groin, popliteal space.
Ulcers due to arterial insufficiency are found most often: Accurate
Answer:- On toes and distal foot.
Delayed return of the capillary blush after pressure on the pulp of the digit is a
sign of: Accurate Answer:- Advanced ischemia. (capillary blush usually
is seen after 1-2 seconds. In patients with significant ischemia, it may be
delayed for many seconds. )
Signs of advanced ischemia in the lower extremity include all of the following:
Accurate Answer:- Slow venous filling after dropping the elevated extremity
into a dependent position. Pallor on elevation. Rubor dependency. Ulceration
at the dorsum of the foot.
What is pitting edema? Accurate Answer:- Usually a symptom of
systemic disease such chronic heart failure, chronic venous disease, or
lymphedema.
Pulse sites commonly palpated in the lower extremities include :
Accurate Answer:- Common femoral. Popliteal. Posterior tibial. Anterior
tibial.
The symptoms of anterior tibial compartment syndrome are: Accurate
Answer:- Swelling and/or palpable tenderness over a muscle compartment .
Unilateral claudication in the calf and foot of a young individual suggests:
Accurate Answer:- Popliteal artery entrapment. (Is the most common cause
of unilateral claudication in a young person.)
The etiology of arterial aneurysms includes all of the following : Accurate
Answer:- Syphilitic, degenerative, inflammatory, congenital.
More than 90% of infrarenal abdominal aneurysms are of: Accurate
Answer:- Degenerative origin . (because of atherosclerosis)
A condition that causes nonatherosclerotic narrowing of brachiocephalic
arteries in overwhelmingly in Young Women - in the second or third decade of
life. most frequently in Asian women Accurate Answer:- Takayasu's
arteritis.
The most common source of lower or upper extremity peripheral arterial
embolus is: Accurate Answer:- The heart, 80-90%
What is another common source of peripheral arterial emboli? Accurate
Answer:- aneurysmal mural thrombus, especially in the aorta, iliac, femoral,
and popliteal arteries.
What is the most common source of cerebrovascular embolic activity ?
Accurate Answer:- Atherosclerotic carotid disease.
Aneurysms are most often caused by: Accurate Answer:- Congenital
arterial wall weakness and atherosclerosis .
The angular artery is the terminal part of the: Accurate Answer:- Facial
artery
The combination of neuropathy and peripherally distributed atherosclerosis
makes the diabetic patient especially vulnerable to: Accurate Answer:-
Foot lesions.
The chance of a patient dying from a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
averages: Accurate Answer:- 80%
In the lover extremity circulation, the most common site of atherosclerosis is:
Accurate Answer:- The arterial segment beginning in Hunter's canal or
adductor canal.
,The risk of claudication in diabetic patients is: Accurate Answer:-
Greater than 4 times the risk in the general population.
The vascular disease that presents as back, abdominal, or flank pain is:
Accurate Answer:- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Common signs of advanced arterial insufficiency of the lower extremity
include which of the following? Accurate Answer:- Loss of hair growth
over the dorsum or the toes and feet. Thickening of the toenails. Dependent
rubor .
A common evaluation for advanced lower extremity ischemia involves raising
the supine patient's leg and then having the patient sit and dangle the leg . A
positive result is described as : Accurate Answer:- Elevation pallor,
dependent rubor.
Patients presenting with a diagnosis of ischemic rest pain may complain of:
Accurate Answer:- Foot pain while in a horizontal position, relieved by
standing or dangling the foot in a dependent position.
Patients found to have ulcerating lesions or gangrene may have which of the
following diseases? Accurate Answer:- Any of the following are
possible: Arterial insufficiency. Neuropathy. Vasospasm. Venous disease.
The most common presenting symptoms in acute arterial occlusion include:
Accurate Answer:- The five Ps: Paralysis. Pulselessness. Pallor. Paresthesias.
Pain.
Patients with advanced peripheral arterial vascular occlusive disease exhibit
which of the following skin changes? Accurate Answer:- Shiny, scaly
skin, dependent rubor, pallor on elevation.
Early atherosclerosis of the lower extremities will be associated with:
Accurate Answer:- Claudication
The symptom or sign most likely NOT associated with acute arterial occlusion
is: Accurate Answer:- Claudication - (may be experienced months or
, years prior to an acute arterial occlusion, or it may not be felt at all prior to
the episode. The other symptoms are consistent with an acute event. )
Ischemic ulcers (lesions) are: Accurate Answer:- Very painful and
commonly located distally over the dorsum of the foot. (ulcer found above the
medial malleolus is most likely venous in original)
Common sites for auscultation of bruits in the lower extremity circulation
include all: Accurate Answer:- Abdomen, Groin, popliteal space.
Ulcers due to arterial insufficiency are found most often: Accurate
Answer:- On toes and distal foot.
Delayed return of the capillary blush after pressure on the pulp of the digit is a
sign of: Accurate Answer:- Advanced ischemia. (capillary blush usually
is seen after 1-2 seconds. In patients with significant ischemia, it may be
delayed for many seconds. )
Signs of advanced ischemia in the lower extremity include all of the following:
Accurate Answer:- Slow venous filling after dropping the elevated extremity
into a dependent position. Pallor on elevation. Rubor dependency. Ulceration
at the dorsum of the foot.
What is pitting edema? Accurate Answer:- Usually a symptom of
systemic disease such chronic heart failure, chronic venous disease, or
lymphedema.
Pulse sites commonly palpated in the lower extremities include :
Accurate Answer:- Common femoral. Popliteal. Posterior tibial. Anterior
tibial.
The symptoms of anterior tibial compartment syndrome are: Accurate
Answer:- Swelling and/or palpable tenderness over a muscle compartment .
Unilateral claudication in the calf and foot of a young individual suggests:
Accurate Answer:- Popliteal artery entrapment. (Is the most common cause
of unilateral claudication in a young person.)
