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Chapter 3 Arterial Testing (signs, symtoms, disease mechanisms) Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of chronic occlusive disease

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1) claudication
2) ischemic rest pain
3) tissue loss

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What type of chronic occlusive disease results when there is pain in muscles usually occurring during exercise subsidding with rest

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Claudication

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3
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This type of chronic occlusive disease results from inadequate blood supply to muscle

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Claudication

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4
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Pseudo-claudication mimics _______ symptoms but is neurogenic or orthopedic in origin

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Vascular

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This type of chronic occlusive disease is a more severe symptom of diminished blood flow and occurs when a limb is not dependent

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Ischemic rest pain

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6
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What type of chronic occlusive disease results from necrosis or death of tissue and is due to deficient or absent blood supply

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Tissue loss

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7
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Name the 6 P’s of acute arterial occlusion

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1) pain
2) pallor
3) pulselessness
4) paraesthesia
5) paralysis
6) polar (cold)

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8
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What type of occlusion is an emergency situation since the abrupt onset does not provide for the development of collateral channels

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Acute arterial occlusion

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9
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What type of occlusion may result from thrombus, embolism, or trauma

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Acute arterial occlusion

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10
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A condition that exists when symptoms of intermittent digital ischemia occur in response to cold exposure or emotional stress

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Raynaud’s phenomenon

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11
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What color is pallor

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White

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12
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What color is cyanosis

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Blue

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13
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What color is rubor

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Dark red

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14
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Ischemia due to digital arterial spasms, common in young women that may be hereditary describes what vasospastic disorder

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Primary Raynauds

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15
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What is another name for secondary raynauds

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Obstructive raynauds syndrome

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16
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Secondary Raynauds may be the first manisfestation of ________ disease

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Buergers

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17
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________ result of deficient blood supply; skin pale

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Pallor

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18
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________ suggests dilated vessels or vessels dilated secondary to reactive hyperemia; skin is reddened

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Rubor

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19
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_________ is a concentration of deoxygenated hemoglobin causing a bluish discoloration

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Cyanosis

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20
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Name 5 arteries that are palpable pulses

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1) aorta
2) femoral
3) popliteal
4) DPA
5) PTA

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21
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What artery is not palpable

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Peroneal

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22
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What’s another name for auscultation

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Bruits

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23
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Elevated plasma lipids closely associated with development of atherosclerosis describes

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Hyperlipidemia

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24
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What is another name for atherosclerosis

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Obliterans

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25
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Thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the artery walls describes

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Atherosclerosis

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26
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In atherosclerosis changes occur in what 2 layers of the vessel

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intima and media

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27
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Smoking, hyperlipidemia and family history are major risk factors for

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Atherosclerosis

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28
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What is caused by obstruction of the aorta usually occurring in males

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Leriche syndrome

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29
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Obstruction of a vessel by a foreign substance or blood clot describes a

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Embolism

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30
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Blue toe syndrome is an example of

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Embolism

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31
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Small plaque breaking loose and traveling distally until it lodges in a small vessel is the most frequent cause of an

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Embolism

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32
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What type of aneurysm is a dilatation of all 3 arterial wall layers

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True aneurysm

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33
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Name the 2 types of true aneurysms

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1) fusiform
2) saccular

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34
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Diffuse circumferential dilatation describes what type of aneurysm

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Fusiform

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35
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A localized out pouching describes what type of aneurysm

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Saccular

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36
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This type of aneurysm occurs when a small tear of the the inner wall allows blood to form a cavity between 2 wall layers

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Dissecting

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37
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Where does a dissecting aneurysm often occur

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Thoracic aorta

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38
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This type of aneurysm results for me a defect in the main artery wall

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Pseudo-aneurysm

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39
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The most common location of a true aneurysm is

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infrarenal aorta

40
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What is another name for Buergers disease

A

Thromboangitis obliterans

41
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What is a congenital narrowing or structure of the thoracic aorta called

A

Coarctation of the aorta

42
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A thin membrane dividing the arterial lumen into 2 compartments describes a

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Dissection

43
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In a dissection what part of the arterial wall is weakened

A) intima
B) media
C) adventitia

44
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_______ claudication results from inadequate blood supply to the exercising muscle

45
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What are the 4 causes of true claudication

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1) arterial spasms
2) atherosclerosis
3) arteriosclerosis
4) occlusion

46
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What is another name for pseudo false claudication

A

Musculoskeletal

47
Q

Buttock claudication strongly suggests what type of disease

A

Aorto iliac

48
Q

In buttock claudication if symptoms are unilateral this suggests what type of disease

A

Iliofemoral

49
Q

Thigh claudication suggests what type of disease

A

External iliac/common femoral

50
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Calf claudication suggests what type of disease

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Femoral/ popliteal disease

51
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Where do 3 symptoms occur during ischemic rest pain

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1) forefoot
2) heel
3) toes

52
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What part of the body does ischemic rest pain not in

53
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_________ is the most severe symptom of arterial insufficiency

54
Q

Name the 4 risk factors and contributing diseases

A

1) diabetes
2) hypertension
3) hyperlipidemia
4) smoking

55
Q

Atherosclerosis most commonly occurs where

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At the carotid bifurcation

56
Q

________ ________ syndrome may be caused by ulcerated and/or atherosclerotic lesion: and embolization

57
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What are the 2 main complications of an aneurysm

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1) rupture of aortic aneurysm
2) distal embolization of peripheral aneurysm

58
Q

__________ is not generally considered to be a causative factor for a dissecting aneurysm

A

Atherosclerosis

59
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A __________ is essentially a pulsating hematoma

A

Pseudo aneurysm

60
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To be considered a _____________there must be a communication from the main artery to the pulsatile structure in the tissue

A

Pseudo aneurysm

61
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What are the 3 types of arteritis

A

1) Takayasu
2) temporal
3) poly arteritis

62
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What is the most common form of arteritis

A

Buergers disease

63
Q

What is another name for Buegers disease

A

Thromboangiitis obliterans

64
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___________ __________ is a secondary result of Buergers disease

A

Superficial thrombophlebitis

65
Q

Buergers disease is most often associated with collagen vascular syndromes such as ________ arthritis and _______

A

Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus

66
Q

What disease is associated with heavy smoking, occurring in men younger than 40 and presents with occlusions of the distal arteries

A

Buergers disease

67
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2 clinical findings of coarctation of the aorta include

A

1) hypertension due to decreased kidney perfusion
2) manifestations of lower extremity ischemia

68
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What are 2 other names for primary Raynaud’s phenomenon

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1) Raynaud’s disease
2) spastic Raynauds syndrome

69
Q

Primary Raynauds syndrome is common in young _______ and may be ________

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Young women
Hereditary

70
Q

What are 2 other names for secondary Raynauds

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1) secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon
2) obstructive raynaud syndrome

71
Q

What is the most written about entrapment syndrome

A

Entrapment of the popliteal artery

72
Q

Entrapment of the popliteal artery is caused by compression of the _______ artery by the _______ head of the ________ muscle

A

Compression of the pop artery by the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle

73
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_______ is a result of deficient blood supply

74
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______ suggests damaged dilated vessels or vessels dilated as a result of reactive hyperemia or infection

75
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__________ occurs when there is a concentration of deoxygenated hemoglobin

76
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Livedo reticularis is what color

77
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__________ __________ is on the skin of the dorsum of the foot and is usually the result of dilated capillary and venule filling

A

Livedo reticularis

78
Q

__________ as a result of arterial insufficiency are deep and regular in shape

A

Ulcerations

79
Q

Where are ulcerations usually located

A

Over the tibial area

80
Q

_________ is death of a tissue

81
Q

________ is caused by deficient or absent blood supply

82
Q

Loss of hair on the extremity may reflect a poor _______ state caused by decreased ________

A

Poor nutritional state by decreased circulation

83
Q

An _______ in capillary refill time denoted a ______ in arterial perfusion

A

Increase
Decrease

84
Q

A diminished or absent pulse suggests _______ _________

A

Arterial insufficiency

85
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A 0 grading pulse means

86
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A 1+ grading pulse means

87
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A 2+ grading pulse means

88
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A 3 + grading pulse means

89
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A 4+ grading pulse means

90
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What artery can’t be palpated

91
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_______ are abnormal low frequency sounds heard on auscultation

92
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Bruits are caused by significant stenosis that sets up a vibratory response in the tissue _______ to the stenosis

93
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A 1+ bruit indicates

94
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A 2 + bruit indicates

95
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A 3 + bruit indicates

96
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A bruit that extends throughout diastole is sometimes referred to as

A

Pandiastolic

97
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A bruit that extends throughout diastole is usually associated with more severe _______ _______

A

Arterial disease

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