Vascular

42 What technique can be applied by the sonographer to best help with visualization in the presence of bowel gas

Apply pressure with the ultrasound probe to disperse the gas

28 Recanalized paraumbilical vein is located

At the fissure for the ligamentum teres

45 What disease begins as fibro-fatty plaque on the intima of large arteries

Atherosclerosis

33 Which of the following statements about thrombus in the IVC is correct

Echogenicity increases as the thrombus ages

3 The pathology in the above image is an aortic dissection

False

6 The above image shows atherosclerosis of the aorta

False

1 The most common shape of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is

Fusiform

11 The veins seen attached to the IVC just below the diaphragm are the

Hepatic veins

46 Which of the following would have a pulsatile blood flow pattern

Hepatic veins

39 Sonographic findings in portal hypertension can include all of the following except

Hydronephrosis

31 Where would you expect to see the above waveform in healthy normal individual

Iliac artery

50 The portal veins carry blood from the _______ to the liver

Intestinal tract

4 What should the postprandial flow pattern be within the SMA

Low resistance

43 In small bowel ischemia, the postprandial SMA will yield what flow pattern

Low resistance

9 The hepatic artery should demonstrate

Low resistance

34 A disorder of the connective tissue characterized by tall stature and aortic and mitral valve insufficiency

Marfan syndrome

25 The right renal artery passes ______ to the IVC

Posterior

41 Which type of aneurysm typically has a neck demonstrates a swirling pattern on.....

Pseudoaneursym

20 The most common tumor to full the IVC is

Renal cell carcinoma

36 All of the following are branches of the celiac axis except

Right gastric artery

29 From the list below, which vessel would be the shortest in length

Right renal vein

30 Enlargement of the IVC, with subsequent enlargement of the hepatic veins, is seen in cases of

Right sided heart failure

2 Of the following, which vessel will show a different flow pattern after eating

SMA

7 The second main branch of the abdominal aorta is the

SMA

15 What is the typical sonographic appearance of an aortic dissection

Thin linear flap seen pulsating within the aortic lumen with blood flow visible on both side of the flap

5 When scanning a patient that presented to your lab with bilateral lower extremity swelling, you observed the IVC with low level echoes within....

Thrombosis of the IVC

17 What is often described as having a homogeneous US appearance with smooth borders and is found within the sac of an aneurysm

Thrombus

19 What is a possible explanation for a 63-year-old patient who presents with multiple low-level echoes ....

Thrombus within the aorta

10 TIPS stands for Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

True

13 The above image depicts the aorta in transverse. By the measurement (3.32cm), it would be considered aneurysmal

True

26 An arteriole is a small diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and ....

True

27 Endovascular stent grafts for treatment are a less invasive approach to the repair of an aneurysm

True

35 In a renal artery, it is normal to see spectral broadening when evaluating the Doppler signal

True

48 The three branches of the celiac trunk are the hepatic, splenic and left gastric arteries

True

49 In the above image, the waveform would be considered low resistance

True

37 The inner wall layer of the vessel, closest to the passing blood, is the

Tunica intima

12 In the above image, the pathology seen is

Dissection

24 The most common cause of aneurysms is trauma

False

38 What vessel travels posterior to the SMA and anterior to the abdominal aorta

Left renal vein

32 Which of the following statements about the abdominal aorta is NOT true

Most aneurysms located within the abdominal aorta are false aneurysms

14 An aneurysm associated with infections is termed

Mycotic

40 Clinical findings of an abdominal aortic aneurysm include all of the following except

Neck pain

47 An abdominal aortic aneurysm is present when the diameter of the abdominal aorta exceeds

3cm

23 Which of the following statements regarding arteries and veins is false

Both arteries and veins contain valves to keep blood moving

44 Occlusion of the hepatic veins describes

Budd-Chiari syndrome

18 The first main visceral branch of the abdominal aorta is the

Celiac trunk

8 You are asked to image the "Seagull" what vessel are you going to image

Celiac trunk

22 The aorta originates at the

Left ventricle

21 The outer wall of a vessel is the

Tunica adventitia

16 The main portal vein is created by the union of the

splenic vein and the SMV