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DVT423-JH3
USIDMS Mesenteric Doppler
Question | Answer |
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What are the 3 branches of the celiac axis? | Left gastric artery, common hepatic artery, and splenic artery |
What is the most cephalad mesenteric vessel? | Celiac axis |
Which vessel supplies blood to distal duodenum, small intestine, and ascending/transverse colon? | Superior mesenteric artery |
Which vessel is surrounded by a triangular area of fat in the transverse plane? | Superior mesenteric artery |
Which vessel supplies blood to transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon? | Inferior mesenteric artery |
The inferior mesenteric artery arises from the aorta inferior to the _____________________. | Renal arteries |
True or False? The celiac, SMA, and IMA must all be involved for bowel ischemia to occur. | True |
What is the most common reason of a mesenteric duplex exam? | Chronic mesenteric ischemia |
How does the SMA flow pattern change after eating? | Changes from high-resistance flow pattern to low-resistance flow pattern |
What type of flow pattern do the celiac, common hepatic, and splenic arteries all demonstrate? | low-resistance flow patterns |