peripheral vascular disease

Question 1

ankle/brachial indices >1?

Answer 1

normal

Question 2

ankle/brachial indices less than 1?

Answer 2

occlusive disease

Question 3

ankle/brachial indices less than 0.5?

Answer 3

severe ischemia

Question 4

what is Cilostazol ?

Answer 4

PDE5 inhib used to keep the blood flow open

Question 5

most common sources of acute arterial occlusion

Answer 5

heart, aorta, large arteries

Question 6

youn female, high bp, secondary HTN, usu involves renal & carotids

Answer 6

fibromuscular dysplasia

Question 7

young men smoking with inflammatory disease of the small vessels

Answer 7

Thromboangiitis Obliterans (BUERGERS DISEASE)

Question 8

patient post cardiac cath procedure whose toes turn red/purple

Answer 8

atheroembolism

Question 9

syndrome manifested by attacks of pallor & cyanosis of the digits in response to cold or emotion: when primary cause

Answer 9

raynauds disease

Question 10

syndrome manifested by attacks of pallor & cyanosis of the digits in response to cold or emotion: when secondary to another disease

Answer 10

raynauds phenomenon

Question 11

what is in virchows triad?

Answer 11

1. stasis 2. vascular damage 3. hypercoagulability

Question 12

what pus a patient at risk for a venous clot?

Answer 12

remember virchows triad

Question 13

increased resistance or pain during forced plantarflexion

Answer 13

homans signs

Question 14

what is the gold standard for dx of dvt?

Answer 14

ascending contrast venography

Question 15

what is the most common finding of the CXR of a patient with known PE?

Answer 15

normal