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1. Which setting should be lowered to the minimum C. Output power
level when beginning to evaluate the patient using the
orbital window?
A. Wall filter
B. Velocity scale
C. Output power
D. Doppler gain
2. The radial and ulnar veins merge to form the ___ at B. Brachial v., an-
the ___ fossa. tecubital
A. Axillary v., axillary
B. Brachial v., antecubital
C. Axillary v., antecubital
D. Brachial v., popliteal
3. A patient presents with left lower extremity pain that C. 0.4
awakens him at night. The pain is relieved by sitting
at the side of the bed for a few minutes. What would
be the predicted ABI value be for the left leg?
A. 0.8
B. 0.6
C. 0.4
D. Above 1.0, these symptoms are most likely unrelat-
ed to arterial disease
4. What native artery is commonly used for the arterial A. IIA
anastomosis in a renal transplant when the external
iliac artery is not available?
A. IIA
B. EIV
C. Aorta
D. CIA
5. Which of the following patients would benefit from an
exercise segmental pressure exam?
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B. Patient with
A. Patient with claudication and resting ABI 0.6 claudication and
B. Patient with claudication and resting ABI of 0.95 resting ABI of 0.95
C. Patient with rest pain and resting ABI 0.4
D. Patient with COPD and resting ABI of 0.9
6. The patient is scheduled for a stab phlebectomy. What A. DVT removal
is being treated for this patient?
A. DVT removal
B. Pseudoaneurysm
C. Carotid stenosis
D. Varicose veins
7. Diastolic slow reversal is normal in which of the fol- C. CIA
lowing vessels?
A. Celiac artery
B. ICA
C. CIA
D. Renal arteries
8. According to Bernoulli principal, the velocity increas- C. Decreases
es at an area of stenosis. What happens to the pres-
sure at the side of stenosis?
A. Increases.
B. It increases exponentially.
C. Decreases.
D. Remains constant.
9. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the B. 40% ICA steno-
highest risk for embolism? sis with mild, irreg-
ular soft atheroma
A. Buerger disease.
B. 40% ICA stenosis with mild, irregular soft atheroma
C. Chronic, ICA occlusion.
D. 60% ICA stenosis with moderate, smooth Calcific
atheroma
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10. Which of following vessel arises from the anterior A. SMA
surface of the aorta, approximately 2 cm distal from
the celiac axis?
A. SMA
B. CHA
C. GDA
D. IMA
11. The transverse image of the left neck is from a carotid D. Evaluate the left
Doppler evaluation. What should you do next for this subclavian vein.
patient?
A. Ask the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
B. Attempt compression views of the neck.
C. Evaluate the right subclavian vein.
D. Evaluate the left subclavian vein.
12. An ineffective calf muscle pump causes A. The pressure in
the deep calf veins
A. The pressure in the deep calf veins to increase. to increase.
B. The pressure in the superficial veins to drop.
C. Flow to move through the perforators into the deep
system.
D. The pressure in the deep calf veins to drop.
13. What is causing the waveform displayed? C. Arrhythmia
A. proximal stenosis
B. Distal stenosis.
C. Arrhythmia
D. Subclavian steal
14. What term refers to the phenomenon of the PW C. Spectral broad-
Doppler tracing displaying a wider disturbance of the ening
velocity of blood vessels with varying degrees of
arterial blockage?
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A. Laminar flow.
B. Occlusion.
C. Spectral broadening
D. Turbulence.
15. Which of the following symptoms is the most com- A. Claudication.
monly seen with peripheral arterial disease?
A. Claudication.
B. Dry ulcerations.
C. Phlegmasia dolens
D. Absent pedal pulses.
16. According to the appropriate use criteria, which of the B. Unilateral arm
following is an inappropriate indication for an upper swelling.
extremity arterial duplex exam?
A. Suspected positional arterial obstruction.
B. Unilateral arm swelling.
C. One month follow-up baseline exam post interven-
tion.
D. Unilateral cold hand.
17. Where should the second caliper be placed to mea-
sure the acceleration time of the renal artery wave-
form?
18. Use your mouse to place your cursor over the left .
renal artery and click to mark the vessel
19. Letter A indicated which of the following structures? A Internal thoracic
artery