Assessing Peripheral Vascular System

Question 1

Arteries

Answer 1

Bring blood away from the heart

Question 2

Can you palpate a pulse for a vein?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Can you palpate a pulse for an atery?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Answer 4

Lack of blood flow to the distal areas = pain ; cyanosis, no pulse/diminished pulse

Question 5

Peripheral Venous Disease (PVD)

Answer 5

Lack of blood returning to central circulation heart) = pooling

Question 6

Pain when positioning while dependent is what vessicular disease?

Answer 6

PVD