Peripheral Vascular Disease
This classic symptom of peripheral artery disease is leg muscle pain that occurs with exercise and is relieved by rest.
What is intermittent claudication?
This is the build up or cholesterol, fat, and other substances within the coronary arteries that can restrict blood flow.
What is atherosclerosis?
This condition refers to a thrombus in a deep vein, most commonly occurring in the lower extremity.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
A normal sinus rhythm originates from this structure.
What is the SA node?
This urine finding has traditionally been associated with preeclampsia.
What is proteinuria?
A client with arterial insufficiency is likely to have this characteristic skin finding in the affected extremity.
What is cool and pale skin?
This type of chest pain occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxgygen-rich blood.
What is angina?
This class of medications include Apixaban, Rivaroxaban, Edoxaban, Dabigatran, and Warfarin.
What are oral anticoagulants?
This wave represents atrial depolarization.
What is the P wave?
The letters in HELLP syndrome stands for this.
What is Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets?
This pulse assessment is particularly important when evaluating circulation to the lower extremities.
What is bilateral dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses?
This type of angina typically occurs predictably with exertion or emotional stress and improves with rest.
What is stable angina?
The classic triad of venous stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability is known by this name.
What is Virchow's triad?
A normal PR interval is approximately this long.
What is 0.12-0.20 seconds?
Severe headache, blurred vision, and seeing spots are symptoms that may indicate this worsening condition.
What is severe preeclampsia?
Unlike arterial disease, this condition commonly causes warmth, swollen leg, and dependent edema.
What is chronic venous insufficiency?
This is the classic description of chest pain/discomfort in angina.
What is pressure, squeezing, or heaviness in the chest?
These are classic clinical symptoms of deep vein thrombosis.
What is unilateral leg swelling, pain, warmth, and tenderness?
In an adult, a sinus rhythm with a heart rate below 60 beats/minute is called this.
What is sinus bradycardia?
A diagnosis of preeclampsia that has worsened where the client has seizures.
What is eclampsia?
This position is used to improve circulation in clients with peripheral arterial disease.
What is avoid crossing legs and do not elevate legs above the level of the heart?
This medication class is commonly used to reduce LDL cholesterol such as atorvastatin.
What are statins?
This laboratory test measures fibrin degradation products and is particularly useful for helping rule out VTE in clients.
What is the D-dimer?
Use this method on an EKG strip to calculate the heart rate.
What is count the number of QRS complexes on a 6-second strip and multiple times 10?
Treatment of preeclampsia.
What is delivery of the baby?