Peripheral Vascular System (Lab 21)

Question 1

a harsh or musical intermittent auscultatory sound, especially an abnormal one

Answer 1

bruit

Question 2

pain resulting from muscle ischemia presenting with a dull ache, muscle fatigue and cramps

Answer 2

claudication

Question 3

an accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

Answer 3

edema

Question 4

obstruction or occlusion of a vessel by an embolus

Answer 4

embolism

Question 5

pain on passive dorsiflexion of the foot which may be indicative of thrombosis in the lower extremity

Answer 5

homan’s sign

Question 6

a nonpathologic venous phenomenon commonly found in children

Answer 6

hum

Question 7

persisting high arterial blood pressure; generally established guidelines are values exceeding 140 mmHg systolic or exceeding 90 mmHg diastolic blood pressures

Answer 7

hypertension

Question 8

abnormally low arterial blood pressure; generally established guidelines are values less than 90 mmHg systolic

Answer 8

hypotension

Question 9

discomfort in breathing that is brought on or aggravated by laying flat

Answer 9

orthopnea

Question 10

stenosis of the blood supply to the extremities by atherosclerotic plaques

Answer 10

peripheral arterial disease

Question 11

inflammation of a vein

Answer 11

phlebitis

Question 12

a specific pregnancy syndrome associated with hypertension occurring after the 20th week of pregnancy and the presence of proteinuria

Answer 12

preeclampsia

Question 13

a vascular disorder resulting in exaggerated spasms of the arterioles in response to cold

Answer 13

raynaud phenomenon

Question 14

backflow of blood due to incompetent valves

Answer 14

regurgitation

Question 15

loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by dimished cerebral blood flow

Answer 15

syncope

Question 16

inflammatory disease of the aortic arch

Answer 16

temporal artheritis

Question 17

venous inflammation with thrombus formation

Answer 17

thrombophlebitis

Question 18

a clot in the cardiovascular system formed during life from constituents of blood; it may be occlusive or attached to the vessel or heart wall without obstructing the lumen (mural thrombus)

Answer 18

thrombus

Question 19

dilated and swollen veins with decreased blood flow and increased pressure resulting in incompetence of the vessel, valves, or obstruction in the proximal vein

Answer 19

varicose veins

Question 20

blood clot that forms within a vein

Answer 20

venous thrombosis