PVD Flashcards
Signs and Symptoms of Arterial Disease (Pain, Pulses, Edema, Skin Changes)
Pain: Acute Sharp pain relieved by rest
Pulses: Diminished or absent
Edema: Absent
Skin Changes: cool or cold, dry, shiny, scaling, thin, pallor develops w/ elevation, erthematous with dangling, cyanotic
Signs and Symptoms of Venous Disease (Pain, Pulses, Edema, Skin changes)
Pain: Aching, deep muscle pain that is relieved by activity or elevation
Intermittent claudication
Pulses: Present
Edema: present,; increases by end of day; extremity dependent
Skin Changes: warm, thick tough, rubor and darkened pigmentation, varicose veins, stasis ulcers
What are the pulses in the foot and describe where to palpate them
Dorsalis pedis: fingers go just lateral to extensor tendon of great toe
Posterior Tibial: fingers just behind and slightly below medial malleolus
4 Major risk factors of Arterial Occlusive
- SMOKING
- Diabetes
- High-fat diet
- Hypertension
Describe an emboli (found in Acute Arterial Occlusive)
Cardiac origin is most common
Migrates to a peripheral arterial vessel and blocks it
Is an emboli or thrombus more common in Acute Arterial Occlusive?
Emboli
Describe a thrombis
less common compared to emboli
Usually from in conjunction with atherosclerotic lesion
Platelets gather behind lesion an dform thrombus
Severely dependent on size
What are the symptoms of Acute Arterial Occlusive?? (The 5 P’s)
- Pain
- Pallor
- Paralysis
- Parasthesia
- Pulselessness
Pathology of PAD (atherosclerosis)
Slow Progression
Initial injury to vessel from HTN or trauma
Fatty deposits line artery wall at injury site
leads to vessel narrowing and blockage
Symptoms of Chronic Arterial Disease
Intermittent Claudication -cramping and pain -symptomatic threshold at 50% -rest pain at 80-90% Diminished/absent pulses Trophic changes Wound formation
What is another name for Thromboangiitis Obliterans and describe
Buerger’s Disease
Occurs in young men who are heavy smokers
Inflammatory process in small vessels in feet and hands
leads to thrombus formation
starts DISTALLY and progress PROXIMALLY
Smoking cessation arrests disease
What subjective clues will your patient give you about arterial disease during the evaluation?
Cramping with walking
Rest pain, relieved by dependency
Wounds may have no history of trauma
Objective Signs of Arterial Disease
Trophic skin changes (loss of hair growth, abnormal nails, dry skin)
Cool skin
Decreased pulses
Medical Management of Chronic Arterial Disease
PT: stop smoking, wound care, walking program
Surgery
High risk of stroke, MI or death
what is vasculitis
inflammation of vessel wall resulting from immune complex despoiion or cell-mediated immune reactions directed against the vessel wall
What is the cause, medical management and PT for vasculitic syndromes
Cause is unknown
Early diagnosis and prevention of progression
PT: pain relief, functional mobility, wound care
Functions of lymphatic system:
Transport interstitial fluids back to blood, Transport absorbed fat from small intestine, Lymphocytes provide immunological defenses
Structure of lymph vessels
Tunics: Three layers, similar to veins; Close-ended tubes; Inner layer forming valves which prevent back flow of lymph
Movement of lymph in lymph vessels occurs via which mechanisms?
Peristaltic motion and valvular closure
Names different manifestations/types of peripheral vascular disease
PVD is organized based on pathology: Arterial occlusive, Inflammatory, Vasomotor Disorder, Venous
Describe Primary Raynaud’s Disease:
Temporary vasospasm in arterioles causing cyanosis, Most often occurs in the fingers; Caused by cold temps or strong emotions
Describe Secondary Raynaud’s Disease:
Occurs secondary to another disease, such as
Buerger’s Disease and/or Connective tissue diseases
Varicose veins definition
Abnormally dilated veins resulting from intrinsic vessel wall weakness and chronic valvular insufficiency. Most frequently occur in LEs. Women 3:1 vs. men
Those w/ varicose veins are at an increased risk for what 2 conditions?
Increased risk of thrombosis and chronic venous insufficiency
Definition of DVT, common location of occurrence, and most serious consequence of a DVT.
Caused by coagulation of blood collected in deep veins due to obstructed flow.
Most common in deep veins of calf.
Most serious consequence is pulmonary embolism.
Causes of DVT (3):
Occurs with prolonged bed rest after surgery, prolonged sitting, trauma to vessels, etc
Symptoms of DVT (4):
Symptoms include dull ache, swelling in calf, increased warmth, pain when calf is squeezed (Homann’s sign)