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DVT398-HM1
USIDMS Extracranial Carotid
Question | Answer |
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What is a form of gravitational energy that is related to the weight of blood pressing on a vessel measured at a height above or below the heart level? | Hydrostatic Pressure |
What is the main form of energy in moving blood? | Potential Energy |
Accoring to Poiseuille's Law, what will have the greatest change in blood flow? | the radius of a vessel |
Flow direction is always relative to what? | the transducer |
Where in the body is pressure greatest at? | the left ventricle of the heart |
The right common carotid artery branches from what vessel? | Brachiocephalic |
The left common carotid artery branches from what vessel? | the aortic arch |
What term is a common indication for a caroid Doppler ultrasound that means a tingling and numbness? | Paresthesia |
What is a form of stroke where blood/hemorrhage leaks into brain tissue? | Hemorrhagic Stroke |
A subclavian steal will cause the vertebral artery to present with what type of flow? | Retrograde |