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Diagnostic Criteria Flashcards

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What is the purpose of a physiologic arterial exam?

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  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Location
  • Change
  • Healing
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What is the purpose of a physiologic arterial exam?

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  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Location
  • Change
  • Healing
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What are some of the arterial physiologic techniques?

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  • ABI
  • Segmental Pressures
  • CW Doppler
  • Segmental Plethysmography (VPR)
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What do arterial physiological techniques evaluate?

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These techniques ONLY evaluate HEMODYNAMICALLY SIGNIFICANT obstructions.

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What does hemodynamically signifcant mean?

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A blockage more than 50%

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Why do we use all these techniques?

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Using multiple physiologic exams improves the accuracy over any single test used alone.

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What is the purpose of an ABI exam?

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  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Change
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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI change to be considered as a possible change?

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> .15

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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI change to be considered as a probable change?

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> .20

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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI to likely have a single level of obstruction?

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> .50

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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI to likely have multiple levels of obstruction likely?

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What are some of the ABI limitations?

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  • Calcified arteries (>1.35)
  • Ulceration
  • Intolerance of pressure cuff
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What are the 3 locations of an obstruction with segmental pressures?

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  • Aortio-illiac
  • Femoral-pop.
  • Infrapop
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Where can obstructions be found when doing segmental pressures?

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At or above the cuff.

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What are some segmental pressure limitations?

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  • Painful, especially at the upper thigh cuff.
  • Calcified arteries yield falsely elevated pressures, especially at ankles.
  • Cuff artifact yield falsely elevated pressures, especially at upper thigh.
  • Limited over ulceration.
  • Cannot tell stenosis from occlusion.
  • May miss obstructions distal to a more proximal obstruction.
  • May miss well-collateralize obstructions.
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What does a CW Doppler look for?

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  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Location
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What are the CW Doppler descriptors?

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  • Triphasic= Sharp upstroke, sharp peak, has a reverse flow component in late systole/early diastole.
  • Biphasic=Good upstroke, sharp peak, no reverse flow component.
  • Monophasic= Slow upstroke with blunted, wide peak, and slow downslope.
  • Barely or Non-pulsatile= flattened but audible.
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What does parvus tardus?

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No inflection point.

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What is triphasic described as?

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Normal.

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What is biphasic described as?

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Abnormal Mild/Mod

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What is monophasic described as?

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Abnormal severe.

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What is barely or non-pulsatile described as?

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Critical.

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In a CW Doppler, a change from one level to the next indicates what?

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It indicates an obstruction between the sites.

ie. triphasic-biphasic-monophasic-nonpulsatile-absent

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What happens when a wave is abnormal?

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once its abnormal, the wave is likely to stay abnormal.

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At the CFA, if not triphasic, obstruction is typically?

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  • aorto-illiac
  • illiac
  • proximal CFA
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Why would a CW Doppler be abnormal?

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It may be abnormal if waveform is taken just proximal to an occlusion or if well collateralized.

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What are some CW Doppler limitations?

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  • Blind= no image
  • Operator skill needed.
  • Calcification limits data deep to the calcific area.
  • Pre-at-post=stenosis Doppler change.
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Dependent on state of flow= may be interrupted by inflammation and/or exercise.
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What is the diagnostic criteria for a PVR?

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  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Location
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What are some of the arterial physiologic techniques?

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  • ABI
  • Segmental Pressures
  • CW Doppler
  • Segmental Plethysmography (VPR)
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30
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What do arterial physiological techniques evaluate?

A

These techniques ONLY evaluate HEMODYNAMICALLY SIGNIFICANT obstructions.

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31
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What does hemodynamically signifcant mean?

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A blockage more than 50%

32
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Why do we use all these techniques?

A

Using multiple physiologic exams improves the accuracy over any single test used alone.

33
Q

What is the purpose of an ABI exam?

A
  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Change
34
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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI change to be considered as a possible change?

35
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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI change to be considered as a probable change?

36
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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI to likely have a single level of obstruction?

37
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What is the diagnostic criteria for an ABI to likely have multiple levels of obstruction likely?

38
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What are some of the ABI limitations?

A
  • Calcified arteries (>1.35)
  • Ulceration
  • Intolerance of pressure cuff
39
Q

What are the 3 locations of an obstruction with segmental pressures?

A
  • Aortio-illiac
  • Femoral-pop.
  • Infrapop
40
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Where can obstructions be found when doing segmental pressures?

A

At or above the cuff.

41
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What are some segmental pressure limitations?

A
  • Painful, especially at the upper thigh cuff.
  • Calcified arteries yield falsely elevated pressures, especially at ankles.
  • Cuff artifact yield falsely elevated pressures, especially at upper thigh.
  • Limited over ulceration.
  • Cannot tell stenosis from occlusion.
  • May miss obstructions distal to a more proximal obstruction.
  • May miss well-collateralize obstructions.
42
Q

What does a CW Doppler look for?

A
  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Location
43
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What are the CW Doppler descriptors?

A
  • Triphasic= Sharp upstroke, sharp peak, has a reverse flow component in late systole/early diastole.
  • Biphasic=Good upstroke, sharp peak, no reverse flow component.
  • Monophasic= Slow upstroke with blunted, wide peak, and slow downslope.
  • Barely or Non-pulsatile= flattened but audible.
44
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What does parvus tardus?

A

No inflection point.

45
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What is triphasic described as?

46
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What is biphasic described as?

A

Abnormal Mild/Mod

47
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What is monophasic described as?

A

Abnormal severe.

48
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What is barely or non-pulsatile described as?

49
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In a CW Doppler, a change from one level to the next indicates what?

A

It indicates an obstruction between the sites.

ie. triphasic-biphasic-monophasic-nonpulsatile-absent

50
Q

What happens when a wave is abnormal?

A

once its abnormal, the wave is likely to stay abnormal.

51
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At the CFA, if not triphasic, obstruction is typically?

A
  • aorto-illiac
  • illiac
  • proximal CFA
52
Q

Why would a CW Doppler be abnormal?

A

It may be abnormal if waveform is taken just proximal to an occlusion or if well collateralized.

53
Q

What are some CW Doppler limitations?

A
  • Blind= no image
  • Operator skill needed.
  • Calcification limits data deep to the calcific area.
  • Pre-at-post=stenosis Doppler change.
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Dependent on state of flow= may be interrupted by inflammation and/or exercise.
54
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What is the diagnostic criteria for a PVR?

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  • Presence
  • Severity
  • Location
55
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What does a normal PVR waveform look like?

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It has a dicrotic notch or downslope bowing in.

56
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What are some typical LE PVR normal amplitudes in the thigh, calf and ankle.

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  • Thigh >15mm
  • Calf >20mm
  • Ankle >15mm
57
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What are some limitations to VPR?

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  • Qualitative
  • Patient size (large limbs result in low amplitude)
  • Cuff application.
58
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During stress exercise testing, little to no drop in ankle pressure compared to resting values indicates that it is…normal or abnormal?

59
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What indicates a single level of obstruction after a stress exercise test?

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Ankle pressures very low or to zero immediately post exercise with recovery. (2-6 minutes)

60
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What indicates a multi-level obstruction after a stress exercise test?

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Very reduced pressures or inaudible signals for >12 minutes.

61
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In PORH, what is considered normal?

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A slight drop in ankle pressure (80% of baseline) that returns in 1 minute.

62
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In PORH, what is considered abnormal?

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> 80% drop in baseline. Pressure taking more than 1 minute to return to baseline.

63
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In PORH, what indicates a single level obstruction?

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<50% drop in ankle pressure.

64
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in PORH, what indicates a multi-level obstruction?

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> 50% drop in ankle pressure.

65
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True or False: PORH is very sensitive as exercise.

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False, PORH is not as sensitive as exercise.

66
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What are normal toe/brachial ratio?

67
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What are considered moderate decrease in perfusion toe/brachial ratio?

68
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What is considered a severe toe/brachial pressure?

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<20-30 mmHg

69
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What pressure is considered sufficient for healing?

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> 30-40 mmHG

70
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Why do we do all these test?

A

Using multiple physiological exams improves the accuracy over any single test used alone.

71
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What are some IAC vascular standards?

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  • ABI required (presence, severe, change)
    • Use the highest brachial and ankle pressure for the ratios.
  • Non-imaging exams (location of obstruction)
    - Must have bilateral sampling from 3 or more levels.
    - Only one type of a waveform is required.
72
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What locations are required in a VPR?

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Thigh, calf, ankle required at a minimum.

73
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What is required for a CW/PW Doppler?

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  • Doppler at least 3 levels.

- CFA, POP, DP/PT are required.

74
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What is required in the pressures?

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AT least one level (ABI is required)

75
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Requirements for a PPG?

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It is not required, its supplemental.

76
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What is the minimum documentation in an IAC standard of exercise testing?

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  • Pressure at rest.
  • Pressure at time intervals after rest.
  • Time of onset symptoms and maximum walking time.

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