Vein and Artery Mapping

Can duplex sonography be used to confirm the presence, location, and adequacy of a vein to be used for bypass?

True or false: Saphenous veins can be used as arterial conduit for CABG or LE bypass grafts?

Which can be used the greater or lesser sapheous vein for CABG or LE bypass grafts?

Can the cephalic and basilic veins be used for bypass grafts?

What is the pre operative assessment of vein for harvesting?

What should the size of the Saphenous vein measure?

Why should you assess the deep system before vein harvesting?

What transducer do you use to assess the vein?

What is the protocol for Duplex Assessment?

At what levels in the Duplex assessment do you measure the Saphenous vein diameter?

What are the 3 thing you should look for in determining if the GSV is a single system?

How much will the vein diameter expand when it is arterialized?

When is pre-op marking/ Mapping done?

What is the protocol for pre operative vein mapping?

How does the leg need to be positioned in a vein mapping?

Where do you begin when you start your vein mapping?

Where should the vein be in relation to the transducer?

What do you do if the diameter of the GSV is less than 2.5mm?

Should you mark larger perforators?

What is another name for pre operative assessment of the radial artery?

What is the Radial artery used for in harvesting?

What are the advantages of harvesting radial arteries?

What are the contraindications for Radial Artery Harvesting?

Which arm should the harvested artery come from?

What do you do to evaluate for Radial Artery Harvesting?

What do you do when performing at PPG?

What does it mean during the PPG if the waveform flatlines during compression?

What do you do during duplex imaging of the radial artery?

What are the average diameter of Distal RA for men? Women?

Should imaging be performed on both radial and ulnar arteries?

Besides measurement, what should you do while evaluating the radial artery?