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This course will be retired on Oct. 29, 2026.

An updated version of this course will replace this one on Oct. 29, 2026. Nothing changes for you. You can keep working on this course as usual, and you'll earn CME credit whether you finish before or after that date. If you have questions, see our FAQ.

Arterial Access

Content Reviewed: September 7, 2021

Mastery Series
Preview Course

2.25 CME

13 DICOM Case Files

34 Videos

2 hr. 19 min. of video

Course Description

As with any vascular procedure, there is a fundamental pillar that is arterial access. By the end of this course the learner will understand the technical equipment and procedural steps necessary for achieving safe arterial access and understand complications associated with arterial access.

By the end of this course the learner will understand the technical equipment and procedural steps necessary for achieving safe arterial access and understand complications associated with arterial access.

Faculty

Mikhail CSS Higgins, MD, MPH

Director, Radiology Medical Student Clerkships; Director, ESIR

Boston University Medical Center

Intro & Learning Objectives - Arterial Access

2 m

What is Vascular Access and Why Is It Important?

3 m

Needle Overview

9 m

Catheter, Wires, and Sheaths

9 m

Pre-Procedural Factors in Evaluating a Patient for Vascular Access

2 m

Pre-Procedural Considerations

8 m

Coagulopathy and Bleeding Risk

4 m

Key Procedural Steps of Vascular Access

3 m

Seldinger Technique

6 m

Femoral Artery Access

9 m

Radial and Ulnar Artery

2 m

The Barbeau Test

2 m

Advantages and Disadvantages to Radial Artery Access

5 m

Alternative Arterial Access Sites

2 m

Hemostasis: Manual Compression and Closure Device

7 m

Other Hemostasis Methods

8 m

Hematoma Complications Case 1

4 m

Hematoma Complications Case 2

3 m

Arterial Thrombosis Complications Case 1

4 m

Arterial Thrombosis Complications Case 2

2 m

Active Hemorrhage

2 m

Dissection Complication Case 1

3 m

Dissection Complication Case 2

2 m

Vasospasm & Extravasation Complication Case

2 m

Most Concerning Arterial Access Related Complication

3 m

Pseudoaneurysm Complications Case 1

8 m

Pseudoaneurysm Complications Case 2

1 m

Pseudoaneurysm Complications Case 3

2 m

Pseudoaneurysm Complications Case 4

2 m

Arteriovenous Fistula Complication Case 1

4 m

Arteriovenous Fistula Complication Case 2

3 m

Limb Ischemia Complication Case 1

3 m

Limb Ischemia Complication Case 2

2 m

Closure Device Complications

7 m

Course Evaluation

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