Peripheral Vascular Disease Flashcards
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PVD - risk factors
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- Age
- CVD
- CAD
- DM
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Smoking
- HTN
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PVD - management
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- CVD risk management - HTN, Lipids, DM, Smoking
- AF - rate, rhythm control, anticoagulation
- PVD - stent if small/balloon angioplasty, fem-pop bypass if big
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PVD - signs
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- Absent dorsalis pedis AND posterior tibial pulse
- Atypical skin colour at extremities
- Atrophic hair loss
- Temperature change
- Increased capillary refill time
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Acute limb ischemia - signs/symptoms
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5Ps
- Pain
- Paresthesia
- Perishingly cold
- Pulselessness
- Paralysis
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PVD - Ddx
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- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Nerve entrapment
- Fracture
- Arthritis
- DVT
- Venous insufficiency
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PVD - investigations
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- FBC with platelets
- Lipids
- Apolipoprotein A
- HbA1c
- Creatinine
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Acute limb ischemia - management
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- Analgesia - 325mg aspirin
- Anticoagulation - unfractionated heparin
Or - Percutaneous thrombectomy
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Chronic limb ischemia - management
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- Reduce risk factors
- Aspirin and clopidogrel
- Smoking cessation, exercise
- Phosphodiesterase inhibitor - cilostazol
- Surgery - angioplasty, stent, bypass, thrombolysis
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Vessel harvest sites
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- Great saphenous vein
- Radial artery
- Internal mammary artery
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Venous eczema - presentation
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- Erythematous plaque with fine fissures and scaling
2. Haemosiderin
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Venous eczema - cause
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Venous stasis related to venous insufficiency
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Venous eczema - management
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- Avoid itching
- Dress skin
- Topical steroids
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Venous eczema - complications
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- Venous stasis ulcer
- Cellulitis
- Fat necrosis
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Venous ulcer - risk factors
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- Obesity
- Phlebitis
- Varicose veins
- DVT
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Venous ulcer - symptoms
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- Aching pain at ulcer site
- Leg pain increases late in the day
- Relieved by elevating legs