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DVT398-JH3
USIDMS Upper Extremity Venous
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What position is the patient placed in when scanning upper extremity venous? | Supine |
| What are the 3 superficial veins of the arm? | Basilic, Cephalic, and Median Cubital |
| What does an Allen's test determine? | Whether or not the palmar arch is complete. |
| How can you determine the deep veins from the superficial veins? | The deep veins have accompanying adjacent arteries. The superficial veins do not. |
| What vein is used as a landmark to determine where the subclavian vein ends and the axillary vein begins? | Cephalic vein |
| What two veins does the brachial vein branch into? | ulnar and radial veins |
| The brachial and basilic veins combine to form the ________? | axillary vein |
| The right and left innominate veins combine to form the _______? | SVC |
| Are veins proximal to the heart more or less pulsatile? | more pulsatile |
| Veins that measure greater than ________ mm have better graft patency rates | 2.5mm |