Diff Dx: PVD Flashcards
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Edema: moderate to severe, especially after dependency
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Superficial pain along course of vessel
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Risk factor: DM
Arterial
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
May lead to stasis dermatitis, cellulitis
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Loss of hair
Arterial
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Pain may occur in thigh, hip, buttock
Arterial
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Pain in calf, lower leg, dorsum of foot
Arterial
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Etiology: thrombophlebitis, trauma, vein obstruction (clot), vein incompetence
VENOUS
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Risk factor: ligamentous laxity
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Minimal to moderate steady pain
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Hemosiderin deposition: dark, cyanosis, thickened brown skin
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Coolness of extremity
Arterial
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Risk factor: varicose veins, venous HTN
Venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Ulceration may develop at sides of ankles, especially medial malleolus along course of vessels; gangrene absent, painful, shallow, exudative, and have granulation tissue in base; irregular borders
venous
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Pallor of forefoot on elevation, dependent rubor
Arterial
Chronic arterial insufficiency or chronic venous insufficiency?
Venous dilation or varicosity
Venous