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USIDMS Extracranial Carotid

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Does ICA or ECA have extracranial branches?   ECA  
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Which branch of CCA can be augmented by the temporal tap?   ECA  
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Which branch of CCA has a more resistive waveform?   ECA  
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Which branch of CCA has a less resistive waveform?   ICA  
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Which branch of the CCA is generally bigger?   ICA  
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What results in reversal of flow from ipsilateral vertebral artery?   Subclavian Steal  
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What are some controllable risk factors for CVA?   Diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipedemia, smoking,  
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What are some uncontrollable risk factors for CVA?   Aging, family Hx, Gender  
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What are the two main types of CVAs?   Hemorrhagic & Ischemic  
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Which type of CVA makes up the majority of strokes?   Ischemic (>70%)  
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What is the main cause for hemorrhagic stroke?   Hypertension  
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What is the difference between TIA & RIND?   TIA symptoms clear up within 24 hours while RIND is more than 24 hours.  
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____% of diameter reduction = ____% area reduction   50% diameter reduction = 75% area reduction  
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What is the overgrowth of the cells from the inside of the artery post-endarterectomy?   Neointimal Hyperplasia  
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How early do symptoms have to be caught to use t-PA?   Within 3 hours  
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What is the main form of energy present in flowing blood?   Potential energy  
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When will a patient be considered for an Endarterectomy?   >70% stenosis or <70% stenosis with symptoms  
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"The Room Of Doom" is associated with what?   An ulceration in an artery in which RBCs sit and form clot  
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___% of all flow from CCA flows into ICA   80%  
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Proximal to a stenosis the waveform will appear...   High resistance, but low velocity  
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Is NASCET accepted by traditional US criteria?   Most do not agree with measuring methods.  
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Most common spot for aterosclerosis?   Bifurcations  
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Where is the most common area of Fibromuscular Dysplasia?   Renal arteries, with ICA being second most common  
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What is the most common site for traumatic AVF?   Femoral vein  
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Severe ICA PSV measurment?   severe >230 cm/s  
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Abnormal ICA/CCA Ratio?   >4.0  
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