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DVT423-PH3
USIDMS Mesenteric Doppler
Question | Answer |
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Term to describe occuring after a meal? | postprandial |
Relating to or affecting the viscera? | splanchnic |
It is essential that the patient has fasted for at least ___ hours before exam. | 6 |
A mesenteric Doppler exam is performed with the patient ______. | supine |
The SMA is best visualized in a _____ plane as it courses parallel to the aorta. | sagittal |
Use of color features are to demonstrate _____, ____, and _____. | aliasing, turbulence, and flow direction |
Which artery dissections are the most frequent type of visceral artery dissection? | Superior mesenteric artery |
_________ can be used to monitor dissections and for treatment follow-up. | Duplex ultrasound |
___________ can result from an embolus to the mesenteric arteries or a thrombosis of an artery with existing chronic disease. | Acute mesenteric ischemia |
The PSV in the normal SMA is usually < _____ cm/s. | 125 |