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CME Test for Normal Ultrasound Doppler Parameters for Functioning AV Fistulas

CME Test for Normal Ultrasound Doppler Parameters for Functioning AV Fistulas 784407 JVUXXX10.1177/1544316718784407Journal for Vascular Ultrasound other2018 CME Test Questions Journal for Vascular Ultrasound 2018, Vol. 42(2) 85 © 2018, Society for Vascular Ultrasound CME Test for Normal Ultrasound Doppler Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Parameters for Functioning AV Fistulas https://doi.org/10.1177/1544316718784407 DOI: 10.1177/1544316718784407 journals.sagepub.com/home/jvu The following questions for SVU-CME examination are based 6. The mechanisms of stenosis are well understood on the article titled “Normal Ultrasound Doppler Parameters A. True for Functioning AV Fistulas” by Conrad von Stempel, MBBS, B. False BSc, FRCR; Jeanette Cloran; Praveen Jeevaratnam, MRCP; 7. Venous stenosis within an AVF is considered signifi- Matthew Metcalfe, MD, FRCS; and Kate Steiner, MRCP, cant if the diameter reduction is greater than ____ of the FRCR. adjacent venous luminal diameter. A. 20% Both true/false and multiple-choice questions are included. B. 30% There is only one (1) correct answer for the multiple-choice test C. 40% items. Answer all the questions as listed below. One (1) CME D. 50% credit will be awarded for successful completion of this test with a grade of 80% or more. 8. In one study, an access volume flow of less than ___ mL/min was strongly associated with the presence of 1. Doppler ultrasound (DUS) is a noninvasive test, which stenosis. can assess both morphology of the fistula vessels A. 390 (B-mode imaging) and blood flow (Doppler imaging). B. 590 A. True C. 690 B. False D. 1000 2. Systematic review data suggest routine ultrasound 9. The data in this study show that the majority of stenoses screening of fistulas does improve their survival. were in the A. True A. brachial artery B. False B. dialysis graft 3. Doppler ultrasound has a role in all of the following, except C. perianastomotic proximal to the vein A. prolonged bleeding post needling D. juxta-anastomotic or within the proximal vein B. volume flows <400mL/min C. difficulty needling/cannulating 10. This study suggests that the measurements of volume D. routine ultrasound screening flow in the ____ are most useful in defining a normal fistula. 4. Sonographic variables that best reflect fistula function A. efferent vein include all of the following, except B. afferent vein A. volume flows > 1000 mL/min in the brachial C. brachial artery artery D. access graft B. caliber and presence of stenosis in the efferent vein C. age of the fistula Instructions: D. an AVF volume flow of less than 500 mL/min CME tests are offered only online at www.svunet.org. SVU 5. High flow volumes above 1800 to 2000 mL/min can Members can complete the tests and earn CME for free. lead to all of the following, except Nonmembers will be charged $40 per CME test taken. All A. cardiac failure exams for SVU-CME must be completed by June 30, 2021. If B. stenosis of the efferent vein requesting AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™, exam must be C. prolonged post-dialysis bleeding completed by June 2, 2020. D. hand ischemia from steal syndrome http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for Vascular Ultrasound SAGE

CME Test for Normal Ultrasound Doppler Parameters for Functioning AV Fistulas

Journal for Vascular Ultrasound , Volume 42 (2): 1 – Jun 1, 2018
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784407 JVUXXX10.1177/1544316718784407Journal for Vascular Ultrasound other2018 CME Test Questions Journal for Vascular Ultrasound 2018, Vol. 42(2) 85 © 2018, Society for Vascular Ultrasound CME Test for Normal Ultrasound Doppler Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Parameters for Functioning AV Fistulas https://doi.org/10.1177/1544316718784407 DOI: 10.1177/1544316718784407 journals.sagepub.com/home/jvu The following questions for SVU-CME examination are based 6. The mechanisms of stenosis are well understood on the article titled “Normal Ultrasound Doppler Parameters A. True for Functioning AV Fistulas” by Conrad von Stempel, MBBS, B. False BSc, FRCR; Jeanette Cloran; Praveen Jeevaratnam, MRCP; 7. Venous stenosis within an AVF is considered signifi- Matthew Metcalfe, MD, FRCS; and Kate Steiner, MRCP, cant if the diameter reduction is greater than ____ of the FRCR. adjacent venous luminal diameter. A. 20% Both true/false and multiple-choice questions are included. B. 30% There is only one (1) correct answer for the multiple-choice test C. 40% items. Answer all the questions as listed below. One (1) CME D. 50% credit will be awarded for successful completion of this test with a grade of 80% or more. 8. In one study, an access volume flow of less than ___ mL/min was strongly associated with the presence of 1. Doppler ultrasound (DUS) is a noninvasive test, which stenosis. can assess both morphology of the fistula vessels A. 390 (B-mode imaging) and blood flow (Doppler imaging). B. 590 A. True C. 690 B. False D. 1000 2. Systematic review data suggest routine ultrasound 9. The data in this study show that the majority of stenoses screening of fistulas does improve their survival. were in the A. True A. brachial artery B. False B. dialysis graft 3. Doppler ultrasound has a role in all of the following, except C. perianastomotic proximal to the vein A. prolonged bleeding post needling D. juxta-anastomotic or within the proximal vein B. volume flows <400mL/min C. difficulty needling/cannulating 10. This study suggests that the measurements of volume D. routine ultrasound screening flow in the ____ are most useful in defining a normal fistula. 4. Sonographic variables that best reflect fistula function A. efferent vein include all of the following, except B. afferent vein A. volume flows > 1000 mL/min in the brachial C. brachial artery artery D. access graft B. caliber and presence of stenosis in the efferent vein C. age of the fistula Instructions: D. an AVF volume flow of less than 500 mL/min CME tests are offered only online at www.svunet.org. SVU 5. High flow volumes above 1800 to 2000 mL/min can Members can complete the tests and earn CME for free. lead to all of the following, except Nonmembers will be charged $40 per CME test taken. All A. cardiac failure exams for SVU-CME must be completed by June 30, 2021. If B. stenosis of the efferent vein requesting AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™, exam must be C. prolonged post-dialysis bleeding completed by June 2, 2020. D. hand ischemia from steal syndrome

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