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MedEd vascular disease Flashcards

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How is PVD classified?

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Acute- acute limb ischaemia

Chronic- intermittent claudication or critical limb ischaemia

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What form of limb ischaemia is acute vs chronic

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acute= acute limb ischaemia
chronic= critical limb ischaemia
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What is the pathophysiology of PVD?

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Atherosclerosis causes stenosis of an artery

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What is acute limb ischaemia?

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Sudden decrease in limb perfusion

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What is intermittent claudication?

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Pain on exertion

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What is critical limb ischaemia?

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Pain at rest

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Where is pain in intermittent claudication?

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Calf, thigh or buttock

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How do you differentiate intermittent claudication from critical limb ischaemia?

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IC= pain on exertion
CLI= pain at rest
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What are risk factors for PVD?

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Diabetes 
Hypertension
Smoking
Old age (over 40) 
Males
Hyperlipidaemia
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What are the 6 ps of acute limb ishcaemia?

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Pain
Pulseless
Perishingly cold
Paralysis
Parasthesia
Pale
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How do you remember signs of acute limb ischaemia?

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6 Ps and cardiovascular risk factors

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What are some signs and symptoms of intermittent claudication and critical limb ischaemia?

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Hair loss
Brittle slow growing toe nails
Numbness in feet/legs
Ulcers
Absent pulses
Atrophic skin
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When is pain in intermittent claudication worse? What are the other characteristics of it?

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When climbing up a hill
Pain usually comes on at the same distance each time
Pain is at the same spot/area at each time

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What will help relieve pain in critical limb ischaemia?

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Hanging their legs off the bed to allow blood to flow down

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What test is done to confirm chronic PVD? How is it done

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Beurger’s test- the leg will develop pallor when you lift it to 45 degrees, then when you swing it off the bed there will be a reactive hyperaemia where it goes back to original colour and then turns red

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What investigations are done for PVD?

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Cardiovascular risk assessment- BP, HR, bloods, ECG
Ankle brachial pressure index
Colour duplex ultrasound
Magnetic resonance angiogram

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How is ankle brachial pressure index calculated and what are normal/abnormal scores?

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Systolic blood pressure at ankle/systolic blood pressure of the arm
Normal range= 0.9-1.2
Abnormal= <0.9
Critical limb ischaemia= <0.5

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At what angle will the leg be in beurger’s test when there is loss of pallor to indicate severe CLI?

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It will loose pallor at 20 degrees

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What is Leriche syndrome? How will it present- what is the triad?

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aortoiliac occulusive disease
on CT blood will not flow past the iliac arteries
presentation triad: buttock claudication, impotence and absent or weak distal pulses (femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial)

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What triad of symptoms is present in Leriche’s syndrome?

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Buttock claudication
Absent or weak distal pulses (femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial)
Impotence

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What abpi indicates PVD and then chronic limb ischaemia?

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PVD= <0.9

CLI=<0.5

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What will arterial ulcers look like, where will they appear?

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Punched out appearance, well defined edges, pale base

On the distal surface of the foot- between dorsum of foot and toes

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What are signs of arterial ulcers?

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Hair loss around ulcer
Shiny and pale skin around ulcer 
Calf muscle wasting
Absent pulses
Night pain
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Where will arterial ulcers appear?

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Distal surface of the foot

Between dorsum of foot and toes

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Why will there be pain at night in arterial ulcers?

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Because patients are lying so blood flow to legs is worse

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What will venous ulcers look like, where will they appear?

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They are large and shallow
They are sloping
Sides are less well defined
In the gaiter region- between knee and ankle (ie shin)
May have other symptoms of venous insufficiency eg itching, swelling and aching

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Where will venous ulcers be found?

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In the gaiter region- on the shin between the knee and ankle

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What are the 4 signs of venous insufficiency?

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Stasis eczema
Lipodermatosclerosis
Atrophie blanche
Hemoseriden deposition

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What does lipodermatosclerosis look like?

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Upside down champagne bottle looking leg

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What does lipodermatosclerosis, stasis eczema, atrophie blanche and hemosiderin deposition siginify?

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Venous insufficiency

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What is the gold standard investigation for arterial ulcer?

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Duplex USS of lower limbs

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What is the gold standard investigation for venous ulcer?

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Duplex USS of lower limbs

Measure the surface area of ulcer to monitor progression

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What investigations are done for arterial ulcers?

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Duplex USS of lower limb first line
ABPI
Cardiovascular screen: angiography, ECG, bloods (lipids, hba1c, glucose, FBC)

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What investigations are done for venous ulcers?

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Duplex USS of lower limbs
Measure surface are of the ulcer
ABPI
Swab for microscopy if there are signs of infection
Biopsy if you think its a Marjolin’s ulcer

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What is Marjolin’s ulcer?

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A venous ulcer which is cancerous- it arises from squamous cell epithelium due to chronic inflammation or injury and develops over years

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How are venous ulcers managed?

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Graded decompression stockings first to reduce venous stasis
Then debridement and cleaning to stop infection
Antibiotics if its infected
Moisturising cream because venous ulcers dry out the skin

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What should you always check for when a patient comes in with a venous ulcer?

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Diabetes mellitus

Peripheral vascular disease

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What is an AAA?

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A localised enlargement of the abdominal aorta where the diameter is over 3cm or more than 50% of whats normal for the patient

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What size is an AAA?

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Bigger than 3cm or bigger than 50% of the normal diameter for the patient

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Where are most AAAs found?

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90% are below the renal arteries but above the iliac artery

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What are the types of AAA? What defines them?

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True aneurysms (when all 3 layers of the artery widen)- sacular (they widen on one side) or fusiform (they widen on both sides) 
False aneurysms (where one layer of the artery is torn and blood gets into the space)
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What are risk factors for AAA?

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Male sex
Smoking
Connective tissue disorder (if its weaker aneurysm is more likely)
Old age
Hypertension
Inflammatory disorder (weakens walls of artery)

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Who is screened for AAA?

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Males over 65

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How will ruptured AAA present?

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Sudden severe pain in back, abdo or groin
Syncope
Shock

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How will unruptured AAA present?

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Usually asymptomatic
Found incientally
May have back pain in back, abdo or groin

46
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What are signs of AAA? Include sings for ruptured and unruptured

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Pulsatile and laterally expansile mass on palpation
Abdominal bruit
Grey Turners sign if ruptured

47
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What invetsigations are done for AAA?

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Bloods- cardiovasc risk screen eg FBC, clotting screen, UEs, LFTs, cross match incase surgery is needed
Abdominal ultrasound- to see if AAA is present
CT angiogram- to see if AAA is ruptured
Magnetic resonance angiogram- if patient has allergy to contrast or renal impairment

48
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What is the initial and gold standard investigation for AAA? What is the limitation and what is done instead?

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Abdo ultrasound- you can’t tell if its ruptured just if its present
To tell if its ruptured CT angiogram is done instead
If they are allergic to contrast or have renal impairment do magnetic resonance angiogram

49
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What is the limitation of abdominal ultrasound when imaging AAA?

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It cannot detect rupture of AAA it can only tell you if AAA is present

50
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What investigation is the gold standard in determining if AAA has ruptured?

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CT angiogram

51
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What is aortic dissection?

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A tear in the aortic intima allows blood to flow into a new false channel in between the inner and outer layers of the tunica media

52
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What condition is the same as aortic dissection?

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False abdominal aortic aneurysm

53
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What are the 2 systems of classifying aortic dissection?

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DeBakey

Stanford

54
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What is a type I aortic dissection?

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Tear both before and after the aortic arch

55
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What is a type II aortic dissection?

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Tear just before the aortic arch

56
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What is a type IIIa aortic dissection?

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Tear just after the aortic arch

57
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What is a type IIIb aortic dissection?

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Tear just after the aortic arch but below the level of the diaphragm

58
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What is the most common type of aortic dissection?

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Type II

59
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What are risk factors for aortic dissection?

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Male
Smoking
Hypertension
Coarctation of the aorta 
Crack cocaine use
60
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What is coarctation of the aorta?

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Congenital narrow aorta

61
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What are symptoms of aortic dissection?

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Central tearing pain which will radiate to the back from
Symptoms due to blockage:
Block of carotid= blackout and dysphagia
Block or coronary artery= angina and MI
Block of subclavian= LOC
Block of renal artery= anuria and renal failure

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What arteries might be blocked due to aortic dissection and how will this manifest?

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Carotid= blackout and dysphagia
Coronary= MI and chest pain
Renal= anuria and renal failure
Subclavian= LOC
63
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What are signs of aortic dissection?

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Hypertension
Blood pressure difference between arms of more than 50%
Murmur on the back behind left scapula
Signs of aortic regurg
Signs of connective tissue disease
64
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Who is most likely to have an aortic dissection?

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Old male with hypertension and connective tissue disease

65
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What murmur is associated with aortic dissection and where will it be heard?

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Aortic regurg

Best heard on the back behind the left scapula

66
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What is the gold standard investigation for aortic dissection?

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CT angiogram

67
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What are investigations for aortic dissection?

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Bloods- cross match, UE, LFT, troponin, CK
ECG (often normal)
CT angiogram
Chest x ray

68
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What will CXR in aortic dissection show?

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Loss of contour of aortic knuckle
Widened mediastinum
Globular heart

69
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What will you see on CT angiogram in aortic dissection?

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There will be a clear line in the aorta and the blood will be flowing into the new channel (the side it is flowing into will be more white)

70
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How can you differentiate between aortic dissection and false AAA?

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Dissection= pain higher up near chest

False AAA= pain lower down nearer flank/abdominal region

71
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What murmur is associated with aortic dissection?

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Aortic regurgitation

72
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What are varicose veins?

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Subcutaneous, permanently dilated veins >3mm in diameter when measured in standing position (most often superficial veins of the lower limb)

73
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How can blood flow in varcose veins be described?

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Turbulent and not unidirectiomal

74
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When are varicose veins most prominent?

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When standing up

75
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What are RF for varicose veins?

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Increasing age 
Female sex
Obesity
Family hx
Caucasian
76
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What is the pathology of varicose veins?

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Imcopetent valves in veins

77
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What is the most common cause of varicose veins?

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Idiopathic

78
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What are causes of varicose veins?

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Primary- idiopathic

Secondary- venous outflow obstruction (pregnancy, ascites, ovarian cysts, pelvic malignancy), DVT and AV malformations

79
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What are the main symptoms of varicose veins?

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Visible dilation of veins
Leg aching worse when standing 
Swelling 
Itching 
Bleeding
80
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What must you do when diagnosing varicose veins?

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Assess the patient standing up

81
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What are signs of varicose veins?

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Veins feel hard
Tap test- tap distally and feel thrill over saphenofemoral junction, or tap and feel blood flow distally due to blood flow in the wrong direction
Auscultation for bruits
Trendelenburg test

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How is Trendelenburgs test carried out and what is an abnormal result?

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Lie the patient down and lift their leg up and massage it distal to proximal to empty it of blood
Tie a tourniquet on their leg above the knee and ask them to stand up and observe how long it takes to refill
If the vein refills quickly (normal time is 30-35 seconds) it means there is valvular imcompetence

83
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How do you work out where exactly the incompetence is in a valve using the trendelenburg’s test?

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If the vein refills at a normal time, the incompetence must be higher so tie the tourniquet higher and try again

84
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What is the normal time the vein will take to refill in trendelenburg’s test? What is abnormal?

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30-35 seconds

Abnormal is quick refilling

85
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How do you differenitate between deep and superficial valve problems using trendelenburg’s test?

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Quick refilling with the tourniquet on= deep valve problem

Take the tourniquet off and even quickler refilling= also a superificial valve problem

86
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What is the gold standard investigation for varicose veins? Why is it useful?

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Duplex ultrasound- it shows you exactly where the valvular incompetance is and can help rule out DVT

87
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How are varicose veins managed?

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First line conservation= loose weight if obese and exercise, leg elevation, compression stockings
Second line endovascular treatment= radiofrequency ablation (put catheter in vein and heat to 120 degrees to destroy endothelium and close the vein), endovenous laser ablation (uses lasers to close vein instead of heat) or microinjection sclerotherapy (inject liquid into multiple parts of a vein to compress it and encourage normal blood flow for a few weeks or inject foam to damage the vein and close it)
Surgery- stripping of long saphenous vein, saphenofemoral ligation, avulsion of varicosities

88
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What is the best treatment for varicose veins besides conservative treatment?

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Endovascular surgery

89
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When can surgery not be done in varicose veins and why?

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When it involves the short saphenous vein due to damage to structures

90
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What are complications of varicose veins?

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Venous ulcer
Stasis eczema
Lipodermatosclerosis
Hemosiderin deposition
Post sclerotherapy- skin staining, local scarring
Post surgery- heamorrhage, infection, recurrence, parasthesia, pernoneal nerve injury

91
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What are the 2 major complications of all surgery

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Haemorrhage

Infection

92
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What is gangrene?

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Tissue necrosis

93
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What are the 3 types of gangrene?

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Wet
Dry
Gas

94
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What causes gangrene?

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Tissue ischaemia
Infarction
Physical trauma

95
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What organism causes gas gangrene>

A

Clostridium perifringens

96
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What are RFs for gangrene?

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Diabetes
Immunosupresion
Steroid use 
PVD
Ulcers
97
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What do the different types of gangrene look like?

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Dry- most common, looks dry, tissue is black
Wet- associated with pus and bad smell due to anaerobes
Gas- overlying oedema with discolouration and crepitus

98
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What are RF for DVT?

A 
Obesity 
Pregnancy
Smoking
Hospital admission
Polycythaemia
99
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What are signs anf symptoms of DVT?

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Painless
Erythema
Warmth 
Varicosities
Swollen limb
100
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What is a defining point about DVTs?

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They are painless

101
Q

What is Homan’s sign?

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Forced passive dorsiflexion of the ankle causes deep calf pain

102
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What is Homan’s sign used for?

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Helps identify DVT

103
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What sign might help identify DVT?

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Homan’s sign

104
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What is used to calculate risk of having a DVT?

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Well’s criteria

105
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What is used to calculate likelihood of having a PE?

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Well’s score

106
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What is the difference between Well’s criteria and score?

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Well’s criteria= risk of developing DVT

Well’s score= likelihood of having a PE

107
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What is the first line investigation for DVT?

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Doppler ultrasound

108
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What investigations are done for DVT? Why?

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Doppler ultrasound- best to image
Impedence phlethysmography
D dimer- if negative DVT is unlikely
ECG, CXR, ABG- if PE is suspected

109
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How is DVT managed?

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DOAC (apixaban/ rivaroxiban) or LMWH (first initiation therapy) for 3 months if provoked, if unprovoked for 6 months

DOAC given more commonly

For prevention= give compression stockings, advise physical acitivity

110
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Give 2 examples of DOACs?

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Apixaban

Rivaroxiban

111
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What might you insert in DVT and how does it work? When might you use it?

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IVC (inferior vena cava) filter- doesn’t stop you from getting a DVT but it will stop the DVT from becoming a PE because it can’t travel from the legs past the IVC into the lungs

Use it if all anticoagulation is contraindicated

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