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USIDMS Mesenteric Doppler

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What is a term relating to additional blood vessels that aid or add to circulation?   Collateral flow.  
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T/F The main purpose of a mesenteric Doppler ultrasound is to evaluate the SMA and celiac for chronic ischemia.   True!  
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T/F It is not essential for the patient to fast before a mesenteric Doppler ultrasound.   False. The waveforms change dramatically after eating so the patient should fast for at least 6 hours.  
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The SMA has a _____ resistance waveform after eating.   Low Resistance.  
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The celiac artery is usually best imaged in a _____ plane.   Transverse.  
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T/F The normal fasting SMA Doppler waveform is biphasic.   False, Triphasic.  
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This pathology has a sonographic appearance of color separation with both antegrade and retrograde flow.   Dissection  
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Increased color velocity with exhalation and an increase in velocity and decrease with inhalation is a sigh of what?   Celiac arterty compression syndrome.  
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T/F The IMA usually originates from the anterior aorta.   True.  
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The celiac artery bifurcates to form what 2 arteries to make up the "seagull sign?"   Common Hepatic and Splenic Arteries.  
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