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SVU Professional Performance DVD Series

Lower Extremity Venous Duplex Examination

This test is based on the SVU Professional Performance DVD Series: Lower Extremity Venous Duplex Examination.

Before you take this test plese review the material on the DVD. If you do not have a copy of the DVD please order one at svunet.org/publications/DVDs.

Each SVU Professional Performance DVD is approved for 1 SVU-CME.

This DVDs are based in part on SVU’s Professional Performance Guidelines for vascular ultrasound studies. They extend and refine those general Guidelines, which reflect behavior and performance levels expected in clinical practice, to better reflect the day-to-day practice of vascular technology.

The SVU Vascular Technology Professional Performance Guidelines represent the minimal essential elements of performance as recommended by SVU. They are not designed to replace internally generated, laboratory specific protocols, but to serve as a basis for developing or updating the procedure(s) described.

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What is the primary diagnostic test of choice for the evaluation of patients with suspected lower extremity deep vein thrombosis?
1. Angiography
2. X-ray
3. MRI
4. Duplex ultrasound
5. Descending venography
Pulmonary embolus is not a major concern in patients with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis.
1. True
2. False
Chronic venous insufficiency is a potential long term complication of deep vein thrombosis.
1. True
2. False
What is an appropriate method for excluding the presence of thrombus within the venous system?
1. Longitudinal compression
2. Tranverse compression
3. Oblique compression
4. Sagittal compression
Assessment of flow dynamics is not necessary component of the lower extremity venous examination.
1. True
2. False
Phasicity is a normal characteristic of flow in the common femoral vein.
1. True
2. False
What flow state would indicate a more proximal obstruction?
1. Pulsatile flow
2. Phasic flow
3. No flow
4. Continuous flow
Which veins are not typically evaluated in a lower extremity vein evaluation?
1. Common femoral vein
2. Femoral vein
3. Popliteal vein
4. Posterior tibial vein
5. Anterior tibial vein
Baker’s cyst is a common incidental finding that may be noted during the lower extremity vein examination.
1. True
2. False
Anticoagulation is not an option for the treatment of patient with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis.
1. True
2. False