VASCULAR I SONOGRAPHY FINAL
EXAM - DR. MEI COMPLETE DETAILED
CASE STUDY
iCh 14 1. Which of the following cannot be determined by using venous duplex imaging? - Exact age of a
given thrombus
Ch 14 2. Which veins are routinely not included as part of a lower extremity venous duplex ultrasound
examination? - Anterior Tibial Veins
Ch 14 3. Which of the following is not considered a deep vein? - The small saphenous vein
Ch 14 4. What is the main function of the superficial veins? - Assist with temperature regulation
Ch 14 5. A thrombus within which of the following veins carries the greatest risk of a major pulmonary
embolism? - The popliteal vein
Ch 14 6. An acute thrombus will have which of the following characteristics? - Poorly attached to the vein
wall
Ch 14 7. A chronic thrombus will have which of the following characteristics? - Appear contracted
Ch 14 8. When insinuating over the mid thigh portion of the femoral vein and performing a calf
compression, which of the following statements on venous Doppler responses is not true? - Venous
signals will not augment in the presence of an external iliac vein thrombus
Ch 14 9. A continuous lower extremity right common femoral venous Doppler signal can be expected in
all of the following conditions except... - Extrinsic compression of the contralateral common iliac vein
, Ch 14 10. Normal venous Doppler signals from the lower extremities exhibit all of the following
characteristics except... - Pulsatile
Ch 14 11. Venous Doppler signals may be pulsatile under which of the following conditions? - In the
presence of a congenital arteriovenous fistula
Ch 14 12. What is the approximate percentage of patients with deep vein thrombosis that may develop
symptoms of post-thrombotic syndrome? - 30%
Ch 14 13. Hyper coagulability which can lead to venous thrombosis is associated with all of the following
except - Scleroderma
Ch 14 14. A scoring system to determine the relative risk for a deep venous thrombosis is called the... -
Well's Criteria
Ch 14 15. If a patient is examined with their legs dangling over the side of the bed, which of the following
statements is correct? - Veins will be harder to compress and require greater transducer pressure
Ch 14 16. Thumb are rare within the anterior tibial veins due to - They do not communicate with the
soleal veins
Ch 14 17. What is the cause of the venous dilation observed with an acutely thrombosed vein? -
Increased venous pressure
Ch 14 18. May-Thurner syndrome can result due to - The left common iliac vein being compressed by the
right common iliac artery
Ch 14 19. All of the following are associated with phlegmasia alba dolens except - Arterial Ischemia
Ch 14 20. Venous gangrene can be the result of: - Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
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