ARDMS RVT EXAM 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT
PAPER VASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED A+
◉ Where does the greater saphenous vein originate? Answer: at the
dorsum of the foot and courses anterior to the medial malleolus.
◉ Where is the marginal artery of Drummond located? Answer:
Connects the SMA and IMA through the mesentery
- possible pathway for collateral flow
◉ The posterior communicating arteries Answer:
◉ The MCA is best evaluated through waht window? Answer:
Temporal
◉ The MCA should be identified at an average depth of __mm.
Answer: 50mm
◉ What are the distal thigh perforators also known as? Answer:
Dodd's perforators
,◉ What veins carry the blood from the GSV in the distal thigh into
the distal femoral vein? Answer: thigh perforators (Dodd's
perforators)
◉ Proximal augmentation is used for assessing Answer: venous
insufficiency
◉ Distal augmentation is used to assess venous insufficiency and..
Answer: DVT evaluation
◉ What effect does norepinephrine have on the arterioles? Answer:
vasoconstriction
◉ What effect does adrenaline have on the arterioles? Answer:
vasodilation
◉ The PCA connects the: Answer: posterior cerebral system to the
anterior cerebral system
◉ The innominate vein is formed by the junction of what two other
veins Answer: subclavian vein and internal jugular vein
, ◉ Extensions of the vessel's intimal layer Answer: venous valve
leaflets
◉ Normal penile brachial index Answer: >0.75
◉ What is diagnosed with the penile brachial index falls below 0.65?
Answer: vasculogenic impotence
◉ The ECA is normally ___________and ____________ to the ICA. Answer:
medial and anterior
◉ What strcutures do the ECA feed? Answer: face, tongue, scalp
◉ What is the proper caliper placement for assessing the portal vein
daimeter? Answer: inner wall to inner wall at the point the portal
vein crosses the IVC
◉ What are the two ways that vascular beds autoregulate flow?
Answer: vasoconstriction and vasodilation
◉ The segment of the vessel located between the distal basilar
artery and the origin of the posterior communicating artery Answer:
P1 segment of the PCA
PAPER VASCULAR DIAGNOSTICS
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED A+
◉ Where does the greater saphenous vein originate? Answer: at the
dorsum of the foot and courses anterior to the medial malleolus.
◉ Where is the marginal artery of Drummond located? Answer:
Connects the SMA and IMA through the mesentery
- possible pathway for collateral flow
◉ The posterior communicating arteries Answer:
◉ The MCA is best evaluated through waht window? Answer:
Temporal
◉ The MCA should be identified at an average depth of __mm.
Answer: 50mm
◉ What are the distal thigh perforators also known as? Answer:
Dodd's perforators
,◉ What veins carry the blood from the GSV in the distal thigh into
the distal femoral vein? Answer: thigh perforators (Dodd's
perforators)
◉ Proximal augmentation is used for assessing Answer: venous
insufficiency
◉ Distal augmentation is used to assess venous insufficiency and..
Answer: DVT evaluation
◉ What effect does norepinephrine have on the arterioles? Answer:
vasoconstriction
◉ What effect does adrenaline have on the arterioles? Answer:
vasodilation
◉ The PCA connects the: Answer: posterior cerebral system to the
anterior cerebral system
◉ The innominate vein is formed by the junction of what two other
veins Answer: subclavian vein and internal jugular vein
, ◉ Extensions of the vessel's intimal layer Answer: venous valve
leaflets
◉ Normal penile brachial index Answer: >0.75
◉ What is diagnosed with the penile brachial index falls below 0.65?
Answer: vasculogenic impotence
◉ The ECA is normally ___________and ____________ to the ICA. Answer:
medial and anterior
◉ What strcutures do the ECA feed? Answer: face, tongue, scalp
◉ What is the proper caliper placement for assessing the portal vein
daimeter? Answer: inner wall to inner wall at the point the portal
vein crosses the IVC
◉ What are the two ways that vascular beds autoregulate flow?
Answer: vasoconstriction and vasodilation
◉ The segment of the vessel located between the distal basilar
artery and the origin of the posterior communicating artery Answer:
P1 segment of the PCA
