Question | Answer |
narrowing of the caliber of blood vessels | vasoconstriction |
inner lining of a blood artery | tunica intima |
outside of the body | extracorporeal |
increases cardiac muscle tone/ opposes the effect of potassium | calcium chloride |
neutralized the action of heparin | protamine sulfate |
given to treat ventricular arrhythmias | epinephrine |
what size syringe w/what size needle is used to obtain blood from the aorta above the aneurysm | 30cc,18 gauge |
for a AAA w/graft implantation what areas need to be prepped | abdomen,groin and both anterior legs to the knee |
for a AAA the incision is made from | xiphoid process to symphysis pubes |
closure of an abnormal communication between what do not require cardiopulmonary bypass | aorta and pulmonary arteries |
what does not require cardiopulmonary bypass | repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm |
which is a cardiovascular scissor | potts smith |
during vascular surgery the surgeon will need what type of scissor and blade | #11 blade and Pottsmith scissor |
for a carotid endarterectomy the surgeon makes a vertical incision along where | anterior border of the sterncleidomastoid |
surgeon flushes the artery by injecting heparinized saline thru what | irrigating fogarty catheter |
grafts for cardiovascular/perpheral vascular surgery include what type of material | telfon/dacron |
identifaction tags on implants are removed and the number is recorded where | pt operative record |
artificial tubes used to divert blood flow from 1 main route to another or around an obstruction | Javed shunt |
given to treat ventricular arrhythmias; controls PVC, prevents development of ventricular fibrillation | lidocaine/xylocaine |
thickening/loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries | arteriosclerosis |
condition which occurs when a valve loses its ability to close tightly resulting in the blood flow back thru the diseased valve | vavular insufficiency |
all of the layers of the vessel wall are ruptured and some are merely dilated | false aneurysm |
rupture of the inner layer has permitted blood to escape between layers of the vessel wall | dissecting aneurysm |
need alot of these during cardiovascular surgery | drape sheets |
which instrument set is not used in cardiovascular surgery | plastics |
which method is used to temporarily divert blood flow | cardiopulmonary bypass |
not performed thru a medialsternocliedomastaid incision | AAA |
to place a permanent pacemaker, the surgeon will perform a cutdown to isolate what | jugular vein |
to faciliate hemodialysis on pt's w/chronic renal failure | hemodialysis |
what does the surgeon use to view during a implantation of a pacemaker | direct fluoroscopic (c-arm) |
which is not used as a clamp on the aorta | debakey forceps |
which wall of an aortic aneurysm is excised | anterior w/metz |
where is the incision made for a palliative procedure | medial side of the knee |
what is used to control bleeding during a AAA | bulldog clamps |
mass of undissolved matter present in or traveling thru a blood vessel/artery | embolus |
why are moist umbilical tape used in vascular surgery | to isolate & control vessels |
used following cardiac procedure to drain air, fluid or a combination from the chest | underwater chest drainage system |
hetrograft,homograft or artificial implants are types of | prosthetic heart valves |
what is the pathway electrode follows for a pacemaker | advances it into the right atrium, thru the triscuspid valve & into the right ventricle |
x-ray of organs in motion | cinematoradiogram |