Week 5

Question 1

Peripheral Vascular Disease typically affects circulation in lower or upper
extremities?

Answer 1

Lower

Question 2

_______________________ is a condition that involves thickening of the artery walls, which results in a progressive narrowing of the arteries of the upper and lower extremities

Answer 2

Peripheral artery disease (PAD)

Question 3

Leading cause of PAD is?

Answer 3

Atherosclerosis

Question 4

_________________ is pain in the legs or arms that occurs while walking or using the arms. The pain is caused by too little blood flow to the legs or arms.

Answer 4

Claudication

Question 5

_______________ is the feeling of tingling, numbness or “pins and needles.”

Answer 5

Paresthesia

Question 6

___________ is the partial or complete wasting away of a body part, tissue, or organ

Answer 6

Atrophy

Question 7

Prolonged ischemia leads to _________ of
the skin and muscles which can lead to ulcers

Answer 7

Atrophy

Question 8

____________ is a simple test that compares the blood pressure in the ankle and arm.

Answer 8

Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI):

Question 9

What is the formula for ankle-brachial index?

Answer 9

Ankle systolic pressure divided by the Arm systolic pressure

= Ankle-brachial index

Normal ankle pressure is slightly
greater than or equal to brachial
pressure, ABI 1.0 to 1.4

Question 10

______________________________ Is used to bypass diseased blood vessels above or below the knee in peripheral occlusive disease

Answer 10

Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery

Question 11

The primary post-op goal for PAD is to maintain adequate _____________ through the arterial repair

Answer 11

circulation

Question 12

____________ is a formation of a clot attached to interior wall of a vein or artery

Answer 12

Thrombus:

Question 13

___________ is a piece of thrombus
dislodges and circulates until it lodges in another vessel

Answer 13

Embolus

Question 14

______________________dermatitis is a skin condition that occurs when blood pools in the lower legs

Answer 14

Venous stasis

Question 15

_______________ are a medical condition in which superficial veins become enlarged and twisted

Answer 15

Varicose veins

Question 16

________________ is a condition where blood clots too easily

Answer 16

Hypercoagulation

Question 17

A _________ is an abnormal growth of tissue that can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous)

Answer 17

neoplasm

Question 18

_________________ test used to detect presence of abnormally high levels of fibrin which often means a thrombus is present

Answer 18

D-dimer- blood test

Question 19

Ultrasound imaging and doppler to
determine __________ and extent of thrombus

Answer 19

location

Question 20

If you suspect DVT, should you elevate legs?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

_________________ is the surgical removal of a thrombus

Answer 21

Venous Thrombectomy

Question 22

Is PVD or PAD an oxygen issue?

Answer 22

PAD

Question 23

Does PAD or PVD have pulses and warm legs?

Answer 23

PVD

Question 24

Is sharp pain PAD or PVD?

Answer 24

PAD

Question 25

Yellow and brown ankles are associated with PVD or PAD?

Answer 25

PVD

Question 26

Is swollen with drainage, shallow, irregular edges, and granulation present associated with an arterial ulcer or venous ulcer?

Answer 26

Venous ulcer

Question 27

_____________ means inflammation of a vein.

Answer 27

Phlebitis