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Arterial Disease of the Limbs: Presentation, Investigation and Therapy Flashcards

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What pulse points should be examined?

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  • Aorta
  • Common femoral artery
  • Popiteal artery
  • Posterior tibial pulse
  • Dorsalis pedis
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Pulse point: aorta

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Above the umbilicus. Use 2 hands to feel for pulsation vs expansion

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Pulse points: common femoral artery

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Mid-ingual point, 1/2 between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic symphysis

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Pulse points: popiteal artery

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Use both hands to feel deep in the popliteal fossa- leg relaxed into your hands

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Pulse points: posterior tibial pulse

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1/2 way between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon

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Pulse points: dorsalis pedis

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Lateral to the extensor halluces longus tendon

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What are the risk factors for CLI?

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  • Male
  • Age
  • Smoking
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
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What is the pathophysiology of CLI?

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  • Atherosclerotic disease of the arteries supplying the lower limb
  • Less commonly vasculitis, Buerger’s disease
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What does CLI follow the same disease process as?

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  • Coronary atherosclerosis

- Carotid atherosclerosis

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What are the Fontaine classifications of symptoms?

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  • Stage I
  • Stage IIA
  • Stage IIB
  • Stage III
  • Stage IV
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Fontaine classification: stage I

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Asymptomatic, incomplete blood vessel obstruction

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Fontaine classification: stage IIA

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Claudication when walking a distance of greater than 200m

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Fontaine classification: stage IIB

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Claudication when walking a distance of less than 200m

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Fontaine classification: stage III

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Rest pain, mostly in feet

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Fontaine classification: stage IV

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Necrosis and /or gangrene of the limb

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What may there be history of?

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  • Claudication
  • Rest pain
  • Tissue loss
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What must be considered during the history when making a diagnosis?

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  • Risk factors
  • PMH
  • DH
  • SH
  • OH
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What details about any claudication should you find out?

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  • Exercise tolerance
  • Effect of incline
  • Change over time
  • Relieved by rest?
  • Location
  • Type of pain
  • Bilateral?
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What details about any rest pain should you find out?

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  • Type of pain

- Relieving factors

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What details about ant tissue loss should you find out?

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  • Duration
  • History of trauma
  • Peripheral sensation
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What should you look for on examination of both legs?

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Signs of chronic ischaemia:

  • Ulceration
  • Pallor
  • Hair loss
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What should you feel for on examination of the legs?

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Start at toes, compare both sides:

  • Cap refill
  • Temp
  • Pulses (start at aorta)
  • Peripheral sensation
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How should auscultation be carried out?

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Hand held doppler

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What should be ausculatated?

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  • Dorsalis pedis

- Posterior tibial pulses

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What special tests should be carried out on examination?
- Ankle brachial pressure index | - Buerger's test
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What is the ankle brachial pressure index?
Ankle pressure divided by the brachial pressure
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What are the clinical statuses on the ankle brachial pressure index?
-Symptom free: 1+ -Intermittent claudication: 0.95-0.5 -Rest pain: 0.5-0.3 Gangrene and ulceration: <0.2
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How is Buerger's test performed?
- Elevate legs (pallor, Bueger's angle< 20 degrees severe ischaemia) - Hang feet over the bed (slow to regain colour, dark red colour)
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How many capillaries are normally open?
1/3
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What causes hyperaemic sunset foot?
CLI autoregulation is lost causing all capillaries to open
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What is involved in best medical therapy?
- Antiplatelet - Statin - BP control - Smoking cessation - Exercise - Diabetic control
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What do antiplatelets do?
Reduce risk of requiring revascularisation as well as reducing CV and all cause mortality
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What do statins do?
Inhibits platelet activiation and thrombosis, endothelial and inflammation activation, plaque rupture
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What is the target BP?
<140/85
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What does smoking cessation lead to?
Excess risk of CV disease diminishes within 4-6yrs
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What does exercise lead to?
150% improvement in waling time
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What does diabetic control lead to?
10% of PAD are undiagnosed diabetics. Tight glycaemic control prevents microvascular disease
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How should those with mild to moderate symptoms be managed?
BMT only
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How should those with sever symptoms be managed?
- BMT - Angioplasty/stent - Surgical bypass
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How should those with critical symptoms be managed?
- BMT | - Angioplasty/stent/endovascular reconstruction/surgical bypass
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What imaging should be carried out in the investigation?
- Ultrasound | - CT
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What are the advantages of ultrasound?
- Dynamic | - No radiation/ contrast
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What are the disadvantages of ultrasound?
- Not good in the abdomen | - Operator dependent, time consuming
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What are the advantages of CT?
- Detailed- allows treatment planning | - First line according to NICE
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What are the disadvantages of CT?
- Contrast and radiation | - Can overestimate calcification, difficulty in low flow states
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How can iliac occlusion be bypassed?
- Iliac angioplasty and crossover graft - Aortaobifemoral bypass graft - Axillobifemoral bypass graft
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What does surgical bypass require?
- Inflow - A conduit - Outflow
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What can be used as conduits for surgical bypass?
- Autologous (vein from legs, arm) | - Synthetic (PFTE/Dacron)
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What general complication risks are there with surgical bypass?
- Bleeding - Wound infection - Pain - Scar - DVT - PE - MI - CVA - LRTI - Death
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What technical complication risks are there with surgical bypass?
- Damage to vein - Damage to artery - Damage to nerve - Distal emboli - Graft failure
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What types of amputation may be performed if perfusion to the leg is lost?
- Hindquarter (v rare) - Hip disarticulation (v rare) - Above knee - Through knee - Below knee - Symes (v rare) - Transmetatarsal - Digit
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What do amputees need to regain during rehabilitation?
- Mobility | - Energy requirements
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How does the energy requirements differ fro BKA and AKA?
- BKA: 63% increase | - AKA: 117% increase
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Emboli
A blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit or other object which has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism
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Thrombus
A blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow
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What is the pathophysiology of ALI?
- Arterial embolus (MI, AF, proximal atherosclerosis) - Thrombosis (usually thrombosis of a previously diseased artery) - Trauma - Dissection - Acute aneurysm thrombosis
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What should be discussed when taking the history of someone presenting with ALI?
- History of CLI - Risk factors for CLI - Cardiac history - Onset/ duration of symptoms - Functional status/ SH
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What are the 6 Ps in the presentation of ALI?
- Pain - Pallor - Perishingly cold - Paralysis - Pulseless - Paraesthesia
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What can cause compartment syndrome?
- Muscle ischaemia - Inflammation - Oedema - Venous obstruction
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What is there a risk of in compartment syndrome?
Renal failure (myoglobulinaemia)
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What is there a is in in compartment syndrome?
Creatinine kinase
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What is the presentation of compartment syndrome in the leg?
Tense, tender calf
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How should ALI be managed?
- ECG - Bloods - Nil by mouth - Analgesia - Anticoagulate
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How can embolectomy be carried out?
- Under GA | - Under LA
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When does irreversible muscle ischaemia occur?
6-8 hrs
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What is the mortality rate of ALI?
22%
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What percentage of diabetics will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime?
15%
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What is the pathophysiology of diabetic foot disease?
s-Microvascular peripheral artery disease - Peripheral neuropathy - Mechanical imbalance - Susceptibility to infection
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What footcare should diabetics have?
- Always wear shoes - Check fit of footwear - Check pressure points/ plantar surface of foot regularly - Prompt and regular wound care of skin breaches
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How can diabetic foot disease be managed?
- Prevention - Good wound care - Tracking infection - Investigate for osteomyelitis, gas gangrene, necrotising fasciitis - Revascularisation - Amputation
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What revascularisation techniques can be used in diabetic foot disease management?
- If the disease is very distal then attempt distal crural angioplasty/ stent - Distal bypass

Systems: Cardiovascualar AB (42 decks)

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