Peripheral arterial disease🧫 Flashcards
1
Q
What does it affect?
A
circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs
2
Q
Symptoms
A
painful cramps in hips/thighs
pain in calves when walking/climbing/exercising
weakness/numbness in leg
erectile dysfunction (typing men with diabetes)
Change in the colour of legs
No pulse or a weak pulse in your legs or feet
3
Q
Effect on body
A
Blocked blood flow = tissue death
4
Q
Australian medical
A
Almost 1 in 5 Australian affected
50% of Australia’s with this disease have no symptoms
Every 3 hours! One person has an arm/ leg amputated
5
Q
Treatment
A
Angioplasty
Bypass surgery
Thrombolytic therapy
6
Q
Thrombolysis therapy
A
use of drugs to break up or dissolve blood clots. Drug injected into the artery to break up blood clot
