Peripheral Arterial System Flashcards
Risk factors for peripheral arterial disease.
Diabetes, HTN, hyperlipidemia, CAD, previous CVA or MI, smoking, age, male, family history, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, history of radiation, elevated homocysteine, excessive C-reactive protein
Physical signs
Skin changes, palpations (pulses), auscultation (bruit), limb pressure differences
Pallor
Pale colour due to deficient blood supply
Rubor
Red or discoloured skin from dilated or damaged vessels
Dependent rubor
Pallor when elevated, rubor when hanging
Cyanosis
Blueish colour of the skin
Trophic changes
Due to lack of nourishment, shiny, scaly skin with thick toenails and hair loss
What difference in pressure could indicated disease?
20mmHg
What are some signs and symptoms of peripheral arterial disease?
Intermittent claudication, Ischemic rest pain, necrosis, paralysis (weakness), parasthesia, poikilothermia (cold limbs), gangrene/ulceration, previous therapeutic vasc procedure
How would you differentiate claudication and pseudoclaudication?
Claudication is reproducible, pseudo is not
What are 3 mechanisms of disease?
Atherosclerosis, embolism, aneurysm
What are the uses of peripheral arterial duplex testing?
Determine if there is a stenosis/occlusion or aneurysms, evaluate bypass graft, locate stenotic lesions pre-surgery, follow up post-surgery
What arteries are assessed in an LE arterial duplex protocol?
Distal external iliac, common femoral, common femoral bifurcation, superficial femoral, popliteal, bifurcation of the tibial-peroneal trunk and anterior tibial
What arteries are asses in an UE protocol?
Subclavian, axillary, brachial, radial, ulnar, palmar if needed
What are normal peak systolic velocities of the UE arteries?
Subclavian and axillary- 70-120cm/s
Brachial- 50-120cm/s
Radial and ulnar- 40-90 cm/s
Palmar and digits- lower