Disorders of Arterial Circulation

Question 1

Tissue injury related to decreased oxygen supply is _____.

Answer 1

Ischemia

Question 2

Tissue death related to no oxygen supply is ______.

Answer 2

infarction

Question 3

Fat-carrying proteins that assist in carrying cholesterol & triglycerides in the blood?

Answer 3

Lipoproteins

Question 4

_____ transports cholesterol to the liver to be metabolized and excreted.

Answer 4

HDL (high density lipoproteins)

“happy cholesterol”

Question 5

_______ transports cholesterol throughout bloodstream. Contributes to atherosclerosis.

Answer 5

LDL (low-density lipoproteins)

“lousy cholesterol”

Question 6

Cholesterol deposits that develop along tendons?

Answer 6

Xanthomas

Question 7

Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 7

Cholesterol level > 200

Question 8

Deposits of fat in the artery lining?

Answer 8

Atherosclerosis

Question 9

Thrombaongitis Obliterans (Buerger’s Disease) is an inflammortory disease of the _______.

Answer 9

Peripheral arteries

Question 10

Signs/Symptoms of Buerger’s disease?

Answer 10

Pain
Pallor
Thick nail
Thin, shiny, hairless skin
Diminished peripheral pulses
Cold sensitivity

Question 11

What is Raynaud’s disease?

Answer 11

Vasospasm that causes change in skin color (usually fingers) from pale to red; coldness to numbness, then back to normal.

Question 12

What is an aneurysm?

Answer 12

Abnormal dilation (ballooning) of a vessel wall.

Question 13

What is a dissecting aortic aneurysm?

Answer 13

hemorrhage and tearing of the vessel wall

Question 14

Manifestations of dissecting aortic aneurysm?

Answer 14

sudden onset of excruciating pain
HTN → low bp
Unilateral or bilateral unobtainable bp, pulse d/t no arterial flow

Question 15

What is compartment syndrome?

Answer 15

Increased pressure within an anatomic space that impedes blood flow