USIDMS Lower Extremity Arteries
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| What is an aneurysm? | a localized dilation of an artery involving all three layers of the arterial wall
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| What is plaque? | the deposit of fatty material within the vessel walls, which is characteristic of atherosclerosis
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| How should normal aterial walls appear? | smooth and uniform
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| How do atherosclerotic disease vessel walls appear? | thickened
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| A vessel is considered aneurysmal if the diameter is ____ times greater than the adjacent, more proximal segment | 1.5
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| ______ ratios can help assess whether the visualiztion lesion is hemodynmically significant and can determine whether repair of the lesion may be beneficial | velocity
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| What is the gold standard imaging tool to evaluate the peripheral arterial system? | contrast arteriography (CA)
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| What are classic symptoms that may indicate the presence of arterial insufficiency or ischemia? | hair loss, nail thickening, and skin changes
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| What are risk factors for arterial insufficiency? | diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, or history of smoking
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| What type of transducer is ideal for aortoiliac scanning? | curvilinear 5-2MHz and phased arrary 3-2MHz
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