Peripheral Vascular System Flashcards
1
Q
Potential Problems:
A
Arterial insufficiency
Venous insufficiency
Deep Vein Thrombosis
2
Q
Assessing Peripheral Pulses:
A
femoral pulse
popilteal pulse
posterior tibial pulse
dorsalis pedis pulse
3
Q
Arterial Insufficiency:
A
diminished pulses skin cool and pale thin, shiny skin loss of hair on lower legs thick-ridged nails
4
Q
Venous insufficiency:
A
- palpable pulses
- Edematous(chronic) or swollen(acute)
- skin warm and brownish pigmentation(chronic) or red(acute)
- thickened skin
