Vascular disease Flashcards
in atherosclerosis what is are the complications of a plaque
ulceration
* acute thromb with occlusion
* disloging and oeripheral embo
Thrombosis
* acute ischemia/necrosis
Growth
* chronic ischemia
Necrosis
what are the adcantages of MRA over CTA
CTA has nephrotoxic dye, radiation
how to treat Intermittent claudication
Graded exercise therapy
angioplasty
surgery
what is the treatment of AAA
Endovascular
* low morbid and mortality
* life long surverylance
* not fully cured thus needing surverying
Open surgery
* high initial morbid and mortal
* lower long term morbid and mortality as they are fully cured
what are the current NICE guidlines on treating AAA
what is the gold standerd for investigating vascular disease
Duplex
how do we treat deep venous disease
compression
how do you differntiate true and false aneurysm
true involves all layers of aterial wall, false does not involve any layers of the wall
