Arterial Disorder Flashcards
Keywords which indicates acute arterial occlusion
Atrial Fibrillation and Irregularly irregular heartbeat
6Ps of acute arterial occlusions are
Pain
Pallor
Paresis
Paraesthesia ; complete loss of sensation
Poikilothermia
Pulselessness (late sign)
IOC for acute arterial occlusion is
Duplex Scan
What is embolectomy
Is the emergency surgical removal of emboli which are blocking blood circulation. It involves removal of thrombi , and is then referred to as thrombectomy
Embolectomy in acute arterial obstruction is done by
Fogarty’s ballons
What is compartment syndrome?
A painful and dangerous condition caused by pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues. It occurs when pressure rises in and around muscles. It can limit the flow of blood, oxygen and nutrients to muscle and nerves.
What are the clinical features of compartment syndrome?
Excessive pain
pain on passive stretching
Pulsations can be present
What are the clinical features of chronic arterial occlusion?
Intermittent claudication pain,
rest pain(it is worse at night)
Which classification is used in chronic arterial occlusion?
Boyd classification
In boyd class one classification there is pain on walking but pain reduces as patient continues to walk. why so?
Due to dilution of substance P
What is neurogenic claudication?
Varies with posture, (lumbar canal stenosis. )Pain is relieved when patients bends forward.
Where does pain is felt in chronic arterial occlusion
Pain felt in the muscle group distal to the block due to collateral Formed
In case of a lower limb occlusion, where does most commonly pain is felt
Calf
What is leriche syndrome?
Aortoiliac obstruction, claudication in buttocks thighs and calves.
impotence in males
What is the earliest sign of leriche syndrome?
Gluteal claudication
What is the formula of ABPI ?
Maximum systolic BP in ankle/Maxximum systolic BP in arm
Readings of a ABPI Are
0.9 to 1.3 normal
< 0.9 intermittent claudication starts
< 0.5 rest pain.
< 0.3 critical limb ischemia, (iminent necrosis)
> 1.3 calcified vessels (usually seen in DM/CKD )
Normal patient after exercise ABPI
Increases
patient with rate limiting arterial disease after exercise ABPI
DECREASES
For every 0.1 decreases in a ABPI below 0.9. , risk of cardiac mortality, increases by…%
10%
In obese patient which investigation is done to visualize the illiac block
MR angio and digital subtraction angiography
Why, Bergers disease is known as thromboangiitis obliterans
Because it involves all three vessels artery vein, and nerve while in atherosclerosis only artery is involved
Describe the spread of Bergers disease
Spread is distal to proximal ; small to medium vessels, vice versa for atherosclerosis 
On angiography, what can we see in burgess disease?
Corkscrew collaterals can be seen