Quiz 5 (second half) Flashcards
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what does Phlegmasia mean?
greek word phlegma meaning inflammation
what does PAD stand for?
Phlegmasia alba dolens
what is Phlegmasia alba dolens used for?
in the medical literature in reference to extreme cases of lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) that cause critical limb ischemia and possible limb loss
what does Phlegmasia alba dolens (PAD) describe?
the patient with swollen and white leg becuase of early compromise of arterial flow secondarty to extensive DVT
what is Phlegmasia alba dolens also known as?
milk leg
who does milk leg effect?
women in the third trimester of pregnancy or post partum
what does PCD stand for?
Phlegmasia cerulean dolens
when is the diagnosis of phlegmasia alba dolens (PAD) or phlegmasia cerulaea dolens (PCD) made?
clinical grounds in patients who have extensive DVT on imaging
is PAD or PCD more advanced?
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD)
what is PCD considered a precursor for?
frank venous gangrene
what is PCD characterized by?
severe swelling and cyanosis and blue discoloration of the extremity
points to remember about Phlegmasia alba dolens?
- known as milk leg or white leg
- blanching of extremities, edema, and discomfort
- leg is pale and cool
- diminished arterial pulse due to spasm
points to remember about Phlegmasia cerulen dolens?
- painful blue edema
- pain and cyanosis
- DVT in deep, superficial and collateral veins
- extends into capillaries 40-60% of the time
- irreversible ischemia, necrosis and gangrene
- surgical emergency
what is Trousseau’s sign?
concerns hypercoagulability associated with cancer
what is DVT in occult malignancy based on
the finding of spontaneous venous thrombosis in patients with underlying malignancy
what us a concern when patients present with DVT and have no known risk factors?
they may have an occult malignancy
is DVT with or without malignancy more extensive and aggresive?
DVT associated with malignancy
what does DVT malignancy clinincaly demonstrate?
a very swollen and painful extremity
Patients with DVT related to Trousseau’s syndrome usually clinically manifest cancer within ____________
1-2 years
where do malignancies associated with venous thrombosis typically arise in?
- breast
- GI tract
- GU tract
- lung
- brain
why can detection of thrombus in the SVC be difficult?
due to the frequency of it occuring centrally in the vein
what makes compression impossible for the SVC?
overlying bones (clavicle)
what does diagnosus of subclavian vein obstruction rely on?
secondary signs of obstruction
what does the SCV look like on spectral?
close to the right atrium, so pressure flucuations in the atrium are readily tramsitted into the vein, producing a pulsatile waveform