UT-15 Abdominal Vascular

During an aortoilliac duplex exam, the distal aorta measures 2.5cm in diameter. What are these findings consistent with?

You are examining a patient who presents with weight loss, postprandial pain and an abdominal bruit. Obstruction of which vessel is most likely to be at least partly responsible for these symptoms?

In a patient with intestinal ischemia, the cause might be revealed by a duplex scan finding of stenosis in which of the following arteries

An aneurysm resulting from infection is termed:

The term "seagull sign" is used to describe which of the following vessels?

Which of the following is not associated with normal findings in the abdominal aorta?

Which of the following is the condition that occurs when the left common iliac vein is compressed between the overlying right common iliac artery and underlying vertebral body?

Evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm is facilitated if the study is done:

What is the first major branch arising from the abdominal aorta?

What is the most common location for AAA?

Upon duplex evaluation of a known abdominal aortic aneurysm, homogenous echoes with smooth borders are visualized within the aneurysm sac. What are these findings most consistent with?

What is the most common pathologic finding in the IVC and iliac veins?

What shape are most aortic aneurysms?

Patients being evaluated for portal hypertension may have liver dysfunction symptoms including all of the following except

A 65 year old male presents to the vascular lab for evaluation of the abdomen after involvement in a car accident. During the duplex exam, an asymmetric outpouching is identified in the mid to distal aorta. What are these findings most consistent with?

The abdominal aorta is considered aneurysmal when the diameter measures greater than what?

A patient has a 7 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient elects not to have an operation, despite the surgeon's recommendation. Which of the following is false?

On sonographic evaluation, which of the following describes the appearance of an IVC filter?

Your measurement of a patient's abdominal aorta gives a diameter of 6.5cm. the probable management of this patient would likely involve:

Demonstration of vein wall coaptation of the subclavian vein is best performed with:

The abdominal vessel that is most commonly compromised by compression of the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm is the:

Which of the following is the term for a focal dilatation of an artery involving all three layers of the vessel wall that exceeds the normal diameter by more than 50%?

Patients with significant mesenteric artery obstructive disease generally have symptoms of:

Because of the abdominal pain associated with chronic mesenteric ischemia, patients often experience which of the following?

Which of the following patients would be suspected of fibromuscular dysplasia in the renal artery?

When viewing the abdominal aorta in transverse, which dimension provides the most accurate diameter measurement?

Popliteal aneurysms are associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms at about what rate?

In duplex assessment of the portal vein, flow is:

A patient with advanced chronic mesenteric ischemia will most likely be:

Where does the left sided IVC in a duplicate system typically terminate?

To evaluate blood flow within the splanchnic arteries, you should examine the following vessels:

What is a filter placement in the IVC designed to prevent?

Many patients feel abdominal pain in association with chronic mesenteric ischemia. When does this pain typically occur?

In which of the following patients would an abdominal aortic aneurysm most likely be found?

The abdominal artery that normally demonstrates higher diastolic flow postprandially is:

What is the external iliac vein a continuation of?

What should doppler waveforms obtained from the celiac, splenic, and hepatic arteries demonstrate?

During doppler evaluation of the abdominal aorta, two flow channels are noted. What is this finding most consistent with?

What landmark is used to determine the end of the common iliac artery and the beginning of the external iliac artery?

With a patient in a fasting state, what should the SMA exhibit?