Leg Pain, Chest Pain, Back Pain I Flashcards
impotence, calf, thigh, buttock claudication, femorals not palpable
aorto-iliac occlusion
Tx of aorto-iliac occlusion
stop smoking BP control ASA and clopidogrel cilostazol pentoxifylline ramipril statin stent bypass calf compression
phosphodiesterase inhibitors
cilostazol
pentoxifylline
cilostazol
PDE3 inhibitor
anti-platelet
pentoxifylline
PDE3 inhibitor
anti-platelet
dependent rubor
leg turn red with no circulation
pseudohypertension
oslers sign
-bc of calcified vessels
oslers sign
pseudo HTN bc of calcified vessels
wave form analysis
if calcified vessels
Tx of superficial and common femoral and popliteal stenosis
fem-pop bypass
worse pain when extend back and improvement when bending forward
spinal stenosis
can look like PVD
S4
atrial contraction to noncompliant ventricle
burning dorsal foot pain
tibial and pedal artery occlusion
gets better when get up and dangle foot
Tx - vein bypass
diabetic neurpoathy
no relief with standing
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
-for Dx of arterial occlusion
pedal pulses not palpable
arterial occlusion
loss of light touch
do surgery
50% of cardiac emboli
to legs
before revascularization
bicarb administration