Avas 2019 Session III
AVAS Session III, Monday April 29, 2019
- 1.
A 74yo woman develops new onset, postoperative atrial fibrillation. Use of oral anticoagulation will lead to:
- A.
Improved all cause mortality
- B.
A lower rate of potential adverse outcomes
- C.
Improved cardiac related mortality
- D.
Greater risk of adverse outcomes
Correct Answer
D. Greater risk of adverse outcomes -
- 2.
How does complication rescue (CR) in low LVEF patients impact 10 year survival in patients with CABG?
- A.
CR is not associated with worse 10 Year survival
- B.
Patients rescued from major complications persist to have worse survival at 10 years
- C.
Very low EF doe not impact long-term survival
- D.
Complication rescue impacts 30 day survival but not long-term survival
Correct Answer
B. Patients rescued from major complications persist to have worse survival at 10 years -
- 3.
Which of the following is a barrier to bariatric surgery care in the VA?
- A.
Lack of Veterans with severe obesity
- B.
Providers having difficulty coordinating care across multiple VA sites
- C.
Lack of interest from Veterans with severe obesity
- D.
Bariatric surgery is not a service that is provided in the VA system
Correct Answer
B. Providers having difficulty coordinating care across multiple VA sites -
- 4.
What is the target of the nanofiber that is essential to the coagulation cascade?
- A.
Tissue Factor
- B.
Platelets
- C.
Factor VII
- D.
Thrombin
Correct Answer
A. Tissue Factor -
- 5.
What perioperative outcome was found to occur more frequently in CABG patients with a prior history of MI?
- A.
MACE
- B.
30 day mortality
- C.
Pneumonia
- D.
Stroke
Correct Answer
D. Stroke -
- 6.
Based on the study data, what was the effect of palliative care consults on Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries?
- A.
Commonly obtained prior to Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries
- B.
Associated with increased family distress
- C.
Rarely obtained for Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries, even though they were associated with better family-reported quality of death
- D.
Deemed by the study authors to be inappropriate at any time for surgical patients.
Correct Answer
C. Rarely obtained for Veterans undergoing high-risk surgeries, even though they were associated with better family-reported quality of death -
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