A Newly Diagnosed Patient in Need of Vascular Access Long-Term

question 44

Multiple Choice

A newly diagnosed patient in need of vascular access long-term hemodialysis would undergo which procedure?

• A) embolectomy
• B) endarterectomy
• C) arteriovenous fistula and shunt
• D) inferior vena cava filter placement

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Definitions:

Hip Flexor

A group of muscles near the hip that are involved in moving the upper leg towards the body.

Semitendinosus

A muscle in the thigh that helps to flex the knee and extend the hip.

Rectus Femoris

One of the four quadriceps muscles of the thigh, it extends the knee and helps flex the hip.

Epicranius

A muscle of the scalp consisting of the frontalis and occipitalis, which raise the eyebrows and move the scalp.