Perfusion & PVD Flashcards
What is:
-The passage of fluid through the circulatory system or lymphatic system to an organ or a tissue
Perfusion
What is:
-Located in the carotid arteries, aortic arch, & medulla oblongata
Chemoreceptors
Perfusion _______ as viscosity increases
deteriorates
What are some conditions that alter perfusion? (select all)
A- Hypertension
B-Cardiomyopathy
C-Diabetes
D-Shock
E-Congestive heart failure
F-COPD
A- hypertension
B- cardiomyopathy
D- shock
E- congestive heart failure
What is:
-Thickening or hardening of the arterial wall
-leads to loss of elasticity & restricts blood flow
-Formation of plaque within the arterial walls
A- Peripheral vascular disease
B-Arteriosclerosis
C-Sclerosis
D-Peripheral venous disease
C- Sclerosis
What is:
-waxy substance that is found in each and every cell in the body
-Needed to build healthy cells
A-Plaque
B-Cholesterol
C-Lipoprotein
B- cholesterol
Which makes up most of your body’s cholesterol?
A-LDL (low-density lipoprotein)
B-HDL (high-density lipoprotein)
A-LDL
Which absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver, the liver then flushes it from the body
A-LDL
B-HDL
B-HDL
Which is considered bad cholesterol?
A-LDL
B-HDL
A-LDL
What helps boost HDL?
A- Smoking
B-Alcohol
C-Exercise
D-High protein diet
C-exercise
What are some complications of LDL? (select all)
A-MI or heart attack
B-Pulmonary embolism
C-Stroke
D-Chest pain
E-Syncope
A- MI or heart attack
C- stroke
D- chest pain
What are some ways to prevent LDL? (select all)
A- Maintain healthy weight
B-Drink clear liquor
C-Limit consumption of animal fats
D-Low-salt diet
E-High-carb diet
A- maintain healthy weight
C- limit animal fats
D- low-salt diet
-Reynaud’s disease
-Popliteal entrapment
Occurs in which?
A-Peripheral artery disease
B-Peripheral venous disorder
A- peripheral artery disease
-Varicose veins
-Venous thromboembolism
-Venous insufficiency
Occurs in which?
A-Peripheral artery disease
B-Peripheral venous disorder
B- peripheral venous disorder
What would a limb look like in arterial artery disease? (select all)
A- limb pallor
B-Cap refill <3
C-Warm to touch
D-Normal pulses
E-Pale base to ulcer
A- limb pallor
B-cap refill <3
E- pale base to ulcer
What would a limb look like in peripheral venous disorder? (select all)
A-Normal pulses
B-Cap refill >3
C-Cool to touch
D-Limb ruba
E-Blistering of skin
F-Red base to ulcer
A- normal pulses
B- Cap refill >3
D-limb ruba
F- red base to ulcer
What stage of peripheral artery disease is: No claudication present and pulses decreased
A-Asymptomatic
B-Claudication
C-Rest pain
D-Necrosis/gangrene
A- asymptomatic
What stage of peripheral artery disease is:
-Pain, cramping
-Burning w/ movement relieved with rest
A-Asymptomatic
B-Claudication
C-Rest pain
D-Necrosis/gangrene
B- claudication
What stage of peripheral artery disease is:
-Pain resting- wakes pt up
-Numbness, burning
-relieved when in dependent position
A-Asymptomatic
B-Claudication
C-Rest pain
D-Necrosis/gangrene
C- rest pain
What stage of peripheral artery disease is:
-Ulcers/ blackened tissue
-Foul odor to wound
A-Asymptomatic
B-Claudication
C-Rest pain
D-Necrosis/gangrene
D- necrosis/ gangrene
Which causes “punched out” ulcers (hole puncher)
A-Peripheral artery disease
B-Peripheral venous disorder
A- peripheral artery disease
Which causes:
-Beefy red wound bed
-Irregular wound margins
A-Peripheral artery disease
B-Peripheral venous disorder
B-Peripheral venous disorder
What are some treatments for peripheral venous disease? (select all)
A-Heparin
B-Arterial bypass
C-Coagulants
D-Thrombectomy
A- heparin
B- arterial bypass
C- thrombectomy
