Vascular system (6/6)

Question 1

Who should be screened for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Answer 1

men 60+ sibling/offspring of AAA

men 67-75 who smoked

Question 2

AAA risk factors

Answer 2

smoking, age, connective tissue disorder

Question 3

PAD defined by

normal abi

Answer 3

resting ankle brachial index

Question 4

Varicose veins

Answer 4

superficial venous dilation and tortuosity d/t vein wall weakness d/t congenitally incomplete valves or valves that become incompetent

Question 5

Varicose veins

Answer 5

superficial venous dilation and tortuosity d/t vein wall weakness d/t congenitally incomplete valves or valves that become incompetent
affects legs where reverse flow occurs when dependent

Question 6

Carotid artery disease risk factors

Answer 6

age, male, fam hx, cardiac disease, congenital arteriopathies
smoking, diet, dld, physical inactivity, obesity, htn, dm

Question 7

TIA vs stroke

Answer 7

TIA intermittent blood flow disruption

Stroke- cns tissue infarction

Question 8

Carotid artery disease sx

Answer 8

visual disturbance (blur/floater/stars), monocular blindness, weakness or numbness of contralateral arm/leg/face
dysarthria, aphasia, dizziness, generalized weakness, syncope,

Question 9

Carotid artery disease tx (non-pharm)

Answer 9

smoking cessation, BP/DM control, dietary control

vWeight, exercise

Question 10

Carotid stenosis mgmt

Answer 10

aspirin, statin, DM meds

Question 11

TIA mgmt

Answer 11

clopidogrel
ticlopidine
asa
rivaroxaban
apixaban
dabigatran

Question 12

Carotid stenosis

Answer 12

carotid stenting or endarderectomy

Question 13

what is cerebrovascular disease

Answer 13

disrupted blood flow to the brain

Question 14

ischemic stroke vs hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 14

CT brain w/o contrast

Question 15

stroke sx

Answer 15

control bp

asa and r-tPA (non hemorrhagic)

Question 16

chronic venous stasis

Answer 16

valves that allow blood to return to heart not working

Question 17

vericose veins risk factors

Answer 17

age
pregnancy
standing
obesity
phlebitis hx
family hx
female
^height
congenital valvular dysfunction

Question 18

vericose veins tx

Answer 18

support hose
avoid standing
vWeight
Saphenous vein obliteration

Question 19

spider veins

tx

Answer 19

sclerotherapy