Grossmont College Diagnostic Medical Sonography

West Coast Ultrasound Institute
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
DMS-Vascular
Name ___________________
Outline for exam #4
1.
Know the anatomy of the upper extremity arterial system. Label the
following diagram, however it will not be the one on our exam. There
will be something similar.
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2.
Define Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS).
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What are the symptoms for (TOS)?
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What is a test for TOS? Define the test and define its results.
5.
Define plaque lesion.
6.
Define Takayasu’s Arteritis.
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Define primary Raynaud’s.
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Define Secondary Raynaud’s.
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What is the difference between the Primary and secondary Raynaud’s
Syndrome?
10. Define Embolus.
11. Define Pseudoaneurysm.
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12. Define Peripheral Artery Aneurysms.
13. Plethysmography/Physiologic exams – define each:
a. PPG
b. Volume
c. Segmental Pressure
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20. Define Duplex Exam for the Upper Extremities? What do we use to
interrogate the vessels?
21. What are the results for Duplex Exam.
Normal –
Abnormal –
22. Define Bypass grafts.
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23. What are the types of arterial Bypass grafts, list at least 4. (the
connections)
Example) aorto-bifemoral……
24. Grafts are made of
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25. a) What is an In-situ vein graft?
b) What is a Reversible vein graft?
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26. What are the different graft pathologies?
27. What is important to Doppler when performing a Graft Duplex Exam?
28. What are the results of a Graft Duplex Exam?
29. What is a stent? & Why is it used?
30. What are some of the pathologies associated with a stent?
31. What is important to Doppler when performing Doppler on a stent?
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