Post-Test Questions

Article 2 (9–16)

1. The incidence of peripheral vascular disease in women DECREASES following menopause?

   • True.

   • False.

2. Which of the following surgical outcomes are INCREASED in women compared to men?

   • Graft failure.

   • Bleeding complications.

   • Limb loss after surgery.

   • Wound infection.

   • All of the above.

3. Compared to men, the presence of diabetes increases the incidence of intermittent claudication by what percent?

   • 10%.

   • 50%.

   • 100-200%.

   • 500%.

   • None of the above.

   Article 5 (29–34)

4. Intra-arterial therapies are most often employed in the treatment of MBC in which setting?

   • Neoadjuvant to surgical resection.

   • First-line treatment.

   • Second-line treatment.

   • Salvage setting.

5. What percentage of patients with metastatic breast cancer develops liver metastases?

   • Less than 5%.

   • 5-10%.

   • 10-25%.

   • Over 50%.

6. Isolated hepatic metastases are seen in what percentage of patients with metastatic ovarian cancer?

   • Less than 10%.

   • 10-25%.

   • 50-75%.

   • Over 75%.

   Article 6 (35–40)

7. Bilateral embolization demonstrates an incremental improvement of what percent over unilateral embolization?

   • 25%.

   • 45%.

   • 65%.

   • 80%.

   • There is no incremental improvement.

8. Clinical improvement in women treated with endovascular techniques is noted in 35 to 55%.

   • True.

   • False.

9. Clinical improvement following endovascular treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome increases by what percent in multiparous women compared to nulliparous women?

   • 20%.

   • 50%.

   • 75%.

   • 200%.

   • There is no increased incidence.

   Article 10 (62–68)

10. Which of the following characteristics best describes lymphatic malformations?

    • Linked to a genetic abnormality.

    • Often have an overlying skin discoloration.

    • Warmer temperature than the surrounding tissue on examination.

    • Multiple septated cystic lesions with flow within the septae on imaging.

    • A tangle of vessels with fast-flow characteristics appearing as the nidus of the lesion.

11. Which of the following methods is used to treat arteriovenous malformations?

    • Surgical ligation of the feeding arteries.

    • Embolization of the nidus with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA).

    • Endovascular sclerotherapy of the venous side using Bleomycin.

    • Sirolimus, an oral immunosuppressive agent and mTOR inhibitor.

    • Conservative management using graded compression stockings as well as physical therapy.

12. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome has which of the following characteristics?

    • Cutaneous capillary stain.

    • Fast-flow arteriovenous malformations.

    • Leg length discrepancy from limb undergrowth.

    • Extensive abnormal fast-flow lymphatic malformations.