Ch 26 Assessment and management of patients with vascular disorders and problems of peripheral circulation

Question 1

Anastomosis

Answer 1

Junction of two vessels

Question 2

Aneurysm

Answer 2

A localized, sac or dilation of an artery formed at a weak point in the vessel wall

Question 3

Angioplasty

Answer 3

An invasive procedure that uses a balloon tipped catheter to dilate a stenotic area of a blood vessel

Question 4

Ankle brachial index ABI

Answer 4

Ratio of the ankle systolic pressure to the brachial systolic pressure; an objective measurement of arterial disease that provides quantification of the degree of stenosis

Question 5

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 5

Diffuse process whereby the muscle fibers, and the endothelial lining of the walls of small arteries and arterioles thicken

Question 6

Atherectomy

Answer 6

An invasive procedure that uses a cutting device or laser to remove or reduce plaque in an artery

Question 7

Arthrosclerosis

Answer 7

Inflammatory process involving the accumulation of lipids, calcium, blood components, carbohydrates, and fibrous tissue on the intimal layer of a large or medium sized artery

Question 8

Bruit

Answer 8

Sound produced by turbulent blood flow through an irregular, torturous, stenotic or dilated vessel

Question 9

Cyanosis

Answer 9

A bluish tint of the skin manifested when the amount of oxygenated hemoglobin contained in the blood is reduced

Question 10

Deep vein, thrombosis DVT

Answer 10

A blood clot or thrombus located within a deep vein that causes obstruction or occlusion

Question 11

Dissection

Answer 11

Separation of the weakened , elastic and fibromuscular elements in the medial layer of an artery

Question 12

Duplex, ultrasonicgraphy

Answer 12

Combines, B-mode, grayscale, imaging of tissues, organs, and blood vessels with capabilities of estimating velocity changes by the use of a pulsed Doppler 

Question 13

Embolus

Answer 13

A blood clot, fatty deposit, or air, that travels through the blood, lodges in an artery or vein, and blocks flow

Question 14

Endovascular

Answer 14

A type of procedure that uses a puncture or small incision to place catheters inside a blood vessel to repair it or insert a device

Question 15

Intermittent claudication

Answer 15

I muscular, cramp like pain or fatigue in the extremities consistently reproduced with the same degree of exercise or activity, and relieved by rest

Question 16

Ischemia 

Answer 16

Deficient blood supply

Question 17

Pulmonary embolism PE

Answer 17

A blood clot, or thrombus within a pulmonary artery that blocks or obstructs blood flow to the lungs

Question 18

Rest pain

Answer 18

Persistent pain in the foot or digits when the patient is resting, indicating a severe degree of arterial insufficiency

Question 19

Rubor 

Answer 19

Reddish blue discoloration of the extremities; indicated of severe peripheral arterial damage in the vessels that remain dilated and unable to constrict 

Question 20

Stenosis

Answer 20

Narrowing constriction Of a blood vessel

Question 21

Thromboembolus

Answer 21

A blood clot that may become dislodged from the vessel where it originally formed

Question 22

Thrombus

Answer 22

A blood clot within an artery or a vein 

Question 23

Venous thromboembolism VTE

Answer 23

A blood clot that forms from the venous vasculature that may manifest as a DVT or a PE

Question 24

6 P

Answer 24

Pain
Pallor
Pulselessness
Poikilothermia
Paralysis
Paresthesia