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DVT423-JH2
USIDMS Lower Extremity Arterial Doppler
Question | Answer |
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What is the most common arterial pathology? | atherosclerosis |
What is the narrowing or stricture of the thoracic aorta and is also a congenital anomaly? | coarctation of the aorta |
What is the compression of the subclavian or axillary artery called? | thoracic outlet syndrome |
What is the Doppler Shift equation? | Doppler Shift= 2 x reflector speed x incident frequency x cos/propagation speed |
Calculated by dividing the peak to peak frequency by the main frequency | Pulsatility Index (PI) |
What is the most common symptom of peripheral arterial disease? | claudication |
What are the two true claudication symptoms? | 1. Relieved with rest 2. Easily reproducible with same amount of activity |
This is typically trauma related and results in the defect in the arterial wall and must have a neck. | Pseudoaneurysm |
This is infection related and occurs when a preexisting aneurysm becomes infected or a new aneurysm is produced by an infection in the arterial wall. | Mycotic aneurysm |
What is renal vein entrapment syndrome called? | Nutcracker syndrome |