Chapter 15 PP slide 28 on-sorry the first half is missing, I wrote those out b4 deciding Brainscape was more efficient lol Flashcards
Increasing intracranial pressure, hemorrhagic stroke are ______ clinical manifestations of ____
cerebral; aneurysms
Sudden severe tearing pain, radiates into back/abdomen, shock are ______ clinical manifestations of ______
aortic; aneurysms
CT, MRI, cerebral angiography are _____ tests for ______
cerebral; aneurysms
CT, TEE are ______ tests for ______
aortic; aneurysms
May result from thrombi/emboli or mechanical compression
acute arterial occlusion
What are the 6 P’s of acute arterial occlusion?
Pallor Paresthesia Paralysis Pain Polar Pulseless Pistol shot
Absence of arterial circulation—emergency
Acute arterial occlusion
The following include treatment for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Loosen tight dressing Cut cast Anticoagulant therapy Thrombolytic therapy
acute arterial occlusion
The following include treatment for ________
Bypass surgery
Embolectomy
Amputation
acute arterial occlusion
Dissecting aortic aneurysms are considered a ______. Treated with _______
medical emergency; vasodilators and graft
Incompetent valves (obesity, pregnancy, right heart failure, prolonged standing) producing varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, and obstruction by deep vein thrombosis are examples of
alterations in venous flow
Deep vein thrombosis can be _______
life threatening
Alterations in venous flow accompanied by _____(3)_____
edema, venous stasis ulcers, pain
Overstretching of the valves owing to excessive venous pressures resulting in backflow of blood
Valvular incompetence
Valvular incompetence results in ____(2)
venous insufficiency, varicose veins
Treatment for valvular incontinence includes;
smoking cessation; exercise; drugs that interfere with platelet aggregation
Impaired venous return results in superficial, darkened, raised, and tortuous veins
varicose veins
Greater ________ vein most commonly affected by varicose veins
saphenous
Treatment for varicose veins includes increasing venous ______ and reducing venous _______
flow; pressure
sclerotherapy and surgical interventions may be used for severe cases of ______
varicose veins
Elevate legs, avoid standing, elastic stockings types of treatment for _____
varicose veins
Vein stripping and vein ligation treatment for _____
varicose veins
Results when valvular incompetence involves the deep veins
chronic venous insufficiency
_______ ulcers are typically present, skin turns brown in chronic venous insufficiency
venous stasis
Best method for evaluation of chronic venous insufficiency
Ultrasound
Treatment for chronic venous insufficiency includes _____ therapy and ____ control
compression; infection
Most frequently due to thrombus in a deep vein of the lower extremity
Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis may be ________
asymptomatic
Deep vein thrombosis is treated aggressively with _____ therapy
anticoagulation
Previous DVT is a risk factor for further _______
hyper coagulation
Occurs when normal flow is obstructed or altered in some fashion
lymphedema
_______ lymphedema due to congenital anomaly or dysfunction of the lymphatic system
primary
______ lymphedema associated with a disease process or iatrogenic
secondary
The most common cause of secondary lymphedema worldwide is ______
filariasis- infection by worms
Secondary lymphedema in the US is treated with ___ and ____
lymph node removal and radiation
Lymphedema typically affects_______
extremities
If lymphedema is not treated: brawny ____ and large deformed ______
edema; limb
Primary diagnostic test for lymphedema is injection of _____
radioisotopes
Treatment: medical (external compression therapy and exercise) and surgical (resection of subcutaneous fatty tissue); decongestive lymphatic therapy is for _____
lymphedema
No cure for _______
lymphedema
______ aneurysms, also known as a pseudoaneurysm, is when there is a breach in the vessel wall such that blood leaks through the wall but is contained by the adventitia or surrounding perivascular soft tissue.
False
_______aneurysms are an abnormal dilation of an artery due to a weakened vessel wall.
True
