PICC
title: PICC Line tags: #FFICM notebook: 🌑-FFICM type: inprogress
source: mcqs-and-sbas-in-intensive-care-medicine-oxford-higher-special-training
| Flashcard | type:basic |
|---|---|
| What is the most common vessel used for PICC insertion? | Basilic Vein |
| Is the basilic vein on the medial or lateral side of the arm? | Medial |
| Is the basilic vein superficial or deep in the arm? | Superficial Distally, Depp Proximally |
| Is the cephalic vein superficial or deep in the arm? | Superficial |
| What does the basilic vein go on to become? | Axillary Vein |
| What do the brachial veins go on to become? | Axillary Vein |
| What veins does the axillary vein come from? | Brachial and Basilic |
| What runs along the brachial sheath? | Brachial vein and median nerve |
| Which gets more PICC lines? Brachial or Cephalic Vein? | Brachial |
| Why is the cephalic vein less commonly used for PICCs? | It's very windy, and enters axillary vein at sharp angle |
| What does the cephalic vein go on to join? | Axillary vein |