ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS (ASO)

Question 1

Inflammation and occlusion affecting medium to large artery

Answer 1

Atherosclerosis Obliterans

Question 2

ASO
1. LE or UE?
2. %?
3. F or M
4. Secondary to?
5. Characterized by?
6. 6Ps
7. Early Warning Sign
8. Late Stage

Answer 2

1. LE
2. 95%
3. M
4. Secondary to tobacco smoking
5. fibrosis by tunica intima & calcification by tunica media
6. Pain, Pallor, Paresthesias, Paralysis, Pulselessness, and Polar
7. Intermittent Claudication
8. Gangrene