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RCA-PDA, LCA-CIRC, heart views

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What comes off of the Left Main Artery?   LAD-Diagonals, Septals. Circumflex-Obtuse Marginals, PDA IF left dominant  
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What comes off of the Right Coronary Artery?   SA Nodal Artery (also AVN if seen), Acute Marginals, Posterior Lateral Branch, PDA (if RIGHT dominant)  
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What shape is the RCA?   "C" artery  
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What do collateral vessels indicate?   100% blockage of vessel  
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Name the arteries that develop to shunt blood to a point below a total occlusion:   Contra-laterals and Ipsi-laterals  
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What is Nature's Own Bypass Surgery   Collateral vessels  
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Where do collaterals supply blood to?   The blocked side  
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Name the three types of occlusions?   Partial, Sub-totaled, Complete  
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What do you look for when viewing a coronary angiogram?   *Entire vessel should fill with contrast in one smooth injection *Lesions *collateral flow *competitive flow (if grafts present) *Myocardial "Bridging"- artery pinches down  
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Name vessel projections   AP (straight down), Cranial (head), Caudal (feet), Right Anterior Oblique (RAO), Left Anterior Oblique (LAO), combinations of preceding, Orthagonals  
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Two projections of the same anatomy seen at different angles   Orthogonal views  
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If spine is on the right, it's what view?   LAO  
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If spine is on the left, what view is it?   RAO  
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What shadows should you look for to find the spine?   Rib shadows and catheter within the aorta  
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What direction do the ribs turn into?   Ribs head towards the spine  
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What view to the the circumflex/OMB and grafts   Primarily caudal views  
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The primary cranial views show what?   LAD/DIagonals and grafts  
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In RAO apex of heart points to where?   Right of screen  
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In LAO, the RCA resembles what?   A "C" shape  
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In LAO, the LAD lies where?   To the left  
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Which artery USUALLY lies closest to the spine?   Circumflex  
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In projections of the left coronary system, look for what part of the heart to identify the LAD?   Apex  
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In the left coronary system, look for the apex of the heart to identify the what?   Left Anterior Descending artery  
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What coronary system do you look to for septal perforators to identify the LAD?   Left coronary system  
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What do you look for in the left coronary system?   Septal perforators to identify the LAD  
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What is the name of the system of rating quality/quantity of blood flow through vessels during angiography?   TIMI Scale  
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No flow, completely occluded vessel   TIMI 0  
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TIMI 0   No flow, completely occluded vessel  
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TIMI 1   Very limited flow, distal vessel not adequately seen  
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Very limited flow, distal vessel not adequately seen   TIMI 1  
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TIMI 2   Moderate flow, entire lumen seen but still overall slow flow  
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Moderate flow, entire lumen seen but still overall slow flow   TIMI 2  
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TIMI 3   Normal flow, all anatomy seen  
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Normal flow, all anatomy seen   TIMI 3  
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RCA and associated branches are seen in what leads?   II, III, aVF  
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Inferior myocardium is monitored in what leads?   II, III, aVF  
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LAD and associated branches seen in which leads?   All V-leads, I AND aVL LEADS  
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All V-leads and I and aVL see what   LAD and associated branches, anterior and lateral myocardium  
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Circumflex and associated branches seen in which lead?   V1-V4  
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Posterior myocardium seen where?   Circumflex and associated branches in the posterior myocardium.  
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