Peripheral Vascular System Flashcards
1
Q
common or concerning symptom for peripheral vascular system
A
intermittent claudication
2
Q
Risk factor for Peripheral vascular disease
A
Coronary artery disease
3
Q
Ankle-brachial index
A
- good test for obtaining information about significant stenosis in the vessels of the lower extremities
- 16% of patient with known peripheral vascular disease also have coronary artery disease
4
Q
signs of peripheral vascular disease
A
- swelling in the legs
- cyanosis
- lack of appropriate hair growth
5
Q
what is a bounding pulse on scale of 0 to 3+
A
3+
6
Q
most common site for claudication
A
calf pain
7
Q
skin common with arterial insufficieny
A
thin, shiny, atrophic skin
-with chronic venous insufficiency the skin oftern has a brown pigmentation and may be thickened.
8
Q
relationship between internal diameter of blood vessel and resistance
A
-resistance varies proportionally to the 4th power of the diameter
9
Q
which are of the arm drains to the epitrochlear nodes
A
ulnar surface of the forearm and hand, little and ring fingers and ulnar middle finger
