Vascular Disease 08.01.24

Question 1

Plaque progression in athleroschlerosis

Answer 1

Slide 5

Question 2

Risk factors for PAD (peripheral arterial disease)?

Answer 2

Smoking
Hypertension
Diabetes
Hyper cholesterol aemia
Age
Sex

Question 3

What are the types of aneurysm

Answer 3

True, false and mycotic aneurysms

Question 4

True aneurysms

Answer 4

Weakening of the arterial wall. Leading to dilation
Bleeding in the layers of the artery walls
Commonest location is infrarenal aorta

Question 5

Aneurysm investigations

Answer 5

Bloods - lipids, glucose, renal function, vascularised screen, clotting, FBC
ABPI
Duplex
Cross sectional imaging

Question 6

Treatment for aneurysm

Answer 6

Risk factor modification —> anti platelets, statin, stop smoking, control bp, control diabetes, ace inhibitors, exercise programme

Question 7

Invasive treatment of lower limb aneurysm

Answer 7

Endo-vascular —> stenosis, short occlusions, DEB (drug eluting balloon) and DES (drug eluting stents)
Bypass surgery

Question 8

AAA treatment types

Answer 8

Endovascular

Open surgery

Question 9

Define intermittent claudication

Answer 9

Pain in leg, induced by exercise and relieve by rest

Question 10

Questions on slides!!

Question 11

Where is the

Answer 11

4 finger breaths lateral and inferior to the pubic tubercles on the …. Side (check what side, can’t remember what he said)

Question 12

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