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What is PAD- peripheral arterial disease?

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  • a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to limbs
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when someone develops PAD what occurs?

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  • the extremitites (usually legs) don’t receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand
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muscle cells require oxygen constantly when exercising T or F?

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T

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what is the most common symptom of PAD?

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  • leg pain when walking (intermittent claudication)
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what is intermittent claudication?

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leg pain when walking

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PAD is likely to be a sign of a more widespread accumulation of what?

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  • fatty deposits in other arteries as well as the heart and carotids
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PAD may be reducing blood flow to what parts of the body? (3)

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  • heart
  • brain
  • limbs
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what is a less common cause of PAD (4)?

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  • blood vessel inflammation
  • injury to limbs
  • unusual anatomy of ligaments or muscles
  • radiation exposure
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If peripheral artery disease is caused by a buildup of plaques in the blood vessels (atherosclerosis), there is also at risk of developing what?

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critical limb ischemia

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what does critical limb ischemia begin as (3)?

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  • open sores that don’t heal
  • an injury
  • infection of feet or legs
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how does critical limb ischemia progress?

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  • can cause tissue death (gangrene)

- sometimes requires amputation of affected limb

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complications of PAD (5)?

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  • critical limb ischemia
  • gangrene
  • amputation
  • stroke
  • heart attack
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intermittent claudication symptoms?

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  • muscle pain or cramping in legs or arms triggered by activity but disappears after a few minutes of rest
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what does the location of claudication depend on?

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  • location of clogged or narrowed artery
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Calf pain is the most common location indicating the obstruction is where?

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  • above this level in the popliteal or femoral artery
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peripheral artery disease symptoms? (10)

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  • claudication/ altered gait
  • leg numbness or weakness
  • coldness in the lower leg or foot
  • sores on toes, feet, or legs that won’t heal
  • change in color of the legs
  • hair loss on feet and legs
  • slower growth of toenails
  • shiny skin on legs
  • no pulse or weak pulse in legs or feet
  • erectile dysfunction
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where are arterial ulcers typically seen?

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  • tend to be on borders/ sides of the foot
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where are neurpathic ulcers typically seen?

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on the plantar surface of the foot

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where are venous ulcers typically seen?

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medial aspect of the leg superior to the medial malleolus

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what is physicians role in palpation (physical evaluation touching with hands)? (2)

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  1. Tempurature- cool suggesr poor circulations, sides should be compared
  2. pitting edema- should be tested for independent location- dorsum of foot, if present then on shins
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physicians role in auscultation (listening)?

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  • search for femoral artery bruits: listen with stethoscope in groin area for wooshing sounds
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what artieral pulses should a physician check for in arterial testing? (4)

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  1. dorsalic pedis artery
  2. posterior tibial artery
  3. popliteal artery
  4. femoral artery
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what is the dorsalis pedia artery pulse found?

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  • on dorsal surface of the foot

- runs lateral to the tendon of the 1st toe

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where is the posterior tibial artery pulse located?

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  • posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus
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where is the popliteal artery pulse located?

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  • behind the knee, typically done with both hands
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where is the femoral artery pulse located?

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  • in the femoral triangle

- halfway between the ASIS and pubic tubercle

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Prior to beginning the arterial test, the sonographer is responsible for what?

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  • taking history and visually assessing patients legs
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what questions should the sonographer ask before arterial testing? (4)

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  • have you had any surgury to your blood vessels such as grafts of tripping of veins?
  • how far can you walk before the pain starts?
  • does the pain subside when you stop to rest?
  • does it return when you resume walking?
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what should sonographers visually assess for in lower extremity arterial testing? (4)

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  1. shiny skin
  2. hairlessness especially on toes
  3. ulcers on foot (diabetics)
  4. asymmetry of limbs
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ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) assesses what?

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peripheral vasular disease

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when is ABPI unreliable?

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  • in patients with calcified arteries in the call (often diabetic patients) or those with extensive edema
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when ABPI is unreliable what should be performed?

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toe brachial pressure index (TBPI)

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what is rest pain? what is it also known as?

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  • if peripheral artery disease progresses, pain may even occur when at rest or lying down
  • may be intense enough to disrupt sleep
  • AKA ischemic rest pain
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what relieves ischemic rest pain?

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  • hanging legs ober edge of bed

- walking around room may temporarily relieve pain

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risk facotrs of PAD?

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  • smoking
  • diabetes
  • obesity (body mass over 30)
  • High BP (140/90 mmHg or higher)
  • high cholesterol (>240 mg per dL, or 6,2 milimoles per liter)
  • increasing age
  • family history of PAD, heart disease, stroke
  • high levels of homocysteine
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what is homocysteine?

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protein component that helps build and maintain tissue

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what people have the highest risk of developing PAD sue to reduced blood flow?

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  • people who smoke or have diabetes
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Some of the tests a doctor may rely on to diagnose peripheral artery disease are? (5)

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  • physical exam
  • ABI
  • Ultrasound
  • blood tests
  • angiography
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signs of PAD on physical exam?

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  • weak or absent pulse below a narrowed area of the artery
  • bruits over the arteries
  • evidence of poor wound healing in the area where blood flow is restricted
  • decreased blood pressure in the affected limb
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PAD with ABI?

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  • common test used to diagnose PAD
  • compares the blood pressure in the ankle with the blood pressure in the arm
  • walking on treadmill and have readings taken before and immediately after exercising to capture the severity of the narrowed arteries during walking
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how do blood tests contribute to PAD?

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  • a sample of the blood can be used to measure cholesterol and triglycerides and to check for diabetes
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what is angiography?

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  • injecting a dye (contrast material) into the blood vessels, allows a specialist to view blood flow through the arteries as it happens
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the flow of contrast material is used with imaging techniques such as?

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  • X-ray
  • MRA
  • CTA
44
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what is catheter angiography?

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  • a more invasive procedure that involves guiding a catheter through an artery in the groin to the affected area and injecting the dye that way
  • allows for simultaneous diagnosis and treatment
  • Finding the narrowed area of a blood vessel and then widening it with an angioplasty procedure or administering medication to improve blood flow
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Treatments for PAD? (7)

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  • cholesterol-lowering medications
  • high blood pressure medications
  • medication to control blood sugar
  • medications to prevent blood clots
  • angioplasty
  • pypass surgery
  • thrombolytic therapy
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what is cholesterol-lowering medications?

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  • A cholesterol-lowering drug called a statin to reduce the risk factor of heart attack and stroke
47
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what are high blood pressure medications?

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  • The goal of this therapy is to reduce the systolic blood pressure to 140 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or lower and the diastolic blood pressure to 90 mm Hg or lower
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if a patient has diabetes the blood pressure target is?

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under 130/80 mmHg

49
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when to use medication to control blood sugar?

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If the patient also has diabetes, it becomes even more important to control the blood sugar (glucose) levels

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what are medications to prevent blood clots?

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  • Because peripheral artery disease is related to reduced blood flow to the limbs, it’s important to reduce the risk of blood clots
  • A blood clot can completely block an already narrowed blood vessel and cause tissue death

– Plavix is a common drug

51
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what is a common medication to prevent blood clots?

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plavix

52
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angioplasty or surgery may be necessary to treat?

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PAD that is causing intermittent claudication

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what is angioplasty?

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  • a catheter is threaded through a blood vessel to affected artery
  • small balloon don’t he tip of the catheter is inflated to reopen the artery and flatten the blockage into the artery wall, while stretching the artery open to increase blood flow
  • the doctor may insert a mesh stent in the artery to help keep it open
  • this is the same procedure used to open heart arteries
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what is bypass surgery?

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  • The doctor may create a graft bypass using a vessel from another part of your body or a blood vessel made of synthetic fabric
  • This technique allows blood to flow around — or bypass — the blocked or narrowed artery
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what is thrombolytic therapy?

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If there is a blood clot blocking an artery, the doctor may inject a clot-dissolving drug into the artery at the point of the clot to break it up

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