Vascular ultrasound tech - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

for the visual learners, highlighting, color coordinating notes, clean separations with titles, subtitles ect., boxes to keep organized. The notes are summarized from the book that covers venous physiology, in which the way the veins flow & work with application of basic physics.

ABR Board Review Questions And Answers What is the cumulative DAP for fluoro studies? - ANS Depends on study time: Baseline, XR: 1 mGy*cm^2 GI/GU: 20-30 Gy*cm^2 median IR: ~200 Gy*cm^2 high IR (spine): 600 Gy*cm^2 What is the effective dose for fluoro studies? - ANS GI/GU: 6 mSv median: 30 mSv high (spine): 90 mSv How much dose does lens get from a head CT? - ANS 60 mGy How much dose dose an embryo get from an abdominal CT? - ANS 30...

1. The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client with a history of smoking during a routine clinic visit. The client, who exercises regularly, reports hav- ing pain in the calf 4 An Ankle-Brachial Index of 0.65 sug- gests moderate arterial vascular dis- ease in a client who is experiencing intermittent claudication. A Doppler ultrasound is during exercise that disappears at indicated for further evaluation. The rest. Which of the following find- ings requires further evaluation? 1. Heart rat...

Assessment for Patients and Populations UJC2 New Update 2023 A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the most correct? A) Infecti...

Risks for PAD Smoking Obesity Elevates cholesterol Ssx of PAD Intermittent claudication Pain with elevation Shiny skin/no hair Capillary refill >3 seconds No pulses Treatment of PAD Low cholesterol diet Plavix Walking Risks for PVD Smoking Obesity Family history High sodium diet Age FVE Ssx of PVD Ulceration Unhealed wounds Leathery skin Treatment of PVD Wound care Compression Elevation Risks for AFib Sleep apnea Family histor...

Bone Scan a nuclear imaging test . used if a patient has unexplained skeletal pain, a bone infection, or a bone injury that can't be seen on a standard X-ray. A bone scan can diagnose Fractures Arthritis Paget's disease of bone Cancer originating in bone Cancer that has metastasized to bone from a different site Infection of the joints, joint replacements or bones (osteomyelitis) Impaired blood supply to bones or death of bone tissue (avascular necrosis How does a bone sc...

List the various types of surgery and how they are categorized 1. Degree of urgency -Emergency -Elective 2. Degree of Risk -Major -Minor 3. Purpose of Surgical Procedure -Diagnostic -Palliative (not live saving) -Ablative (removal of a bad organ, like gall bladder) -Constructive (cleft palate) -Transplant Describe the three phases of the Perioperative Period 1. Pre-operative -Begins with decision to have surgery -Ends when client transferred to operating table 2. Intraoper...

List the various types of surgery and how they are categorized 1. Degree of urgency -Emergency -Elective 2. Degree of Risk -Major -Minor 3. Purpose of Surgical Procedure -Diagnostic -Palliative (not live saving) -Ablative (removal of a bad organ, like gall bladder) -Constructive (cleft palate) -Transplant Describe the three phases of the Perioperative Period 1. Pre-operative -Begins with decision to have surgery -Ends when client transferred to operating table 2. Intraoper...

1. Which of the following clips is used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures? A. Raney b.Filshie c. Hemoclip d. Backhaus - A. Raney The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is: a. Cryosurgery b. Electrocautery c. Diathermy d. harmonic scalpel - A. Cryosurgery In severe aortic stenosis, all of the following are indications of valve replacement except? a. Myocardial ischemia b. Left ventricle hypertrophy c. Palpitations d. Angina - C. Palpita...

A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following pathologic processes would be the most correct? A) Infectious B) Inflammatory C) Hematologic D) Traumatic A 35-year-old archaeologist...