Assessment
during your physical assessment, you may note that this feels cool, is pale, dry and scaling, has ulcerations. this is assessment of what?
skin
prolonged capillary refill time indicates that this is inadequate?
what is inadequate arterial perfusion to the extremities
these are often applied to the legs to assist with swelling and circulation
compresson socks
when checking the peripheral pulses, what sites are you checking?
popliteal, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial pulses
this can be done to reduce the inflammation that a patient may be experiencing in their legs. very simple....
elevate them
this should be encouraged daily as it promotes peripheral and cardiovascular health
exercise
if you are unble to feel a pulse, you can use this tool to assess for it.
these can occur on your patient with PVD, they are painless but difficult to heal. these are called what?
venous ulcers
monitor for these in your patients with PVD, they can be identified by pain, color, warmth, SOB(late sign) in the leg. what are we assessing for?
a clot
when assessing for edema it is measured in degrees and whether it is doing this, what is this?
pitting or non-pitting
when we ask our patient if they have pain in their legs, especially in the back of the calf. we are assessing for what?
a clot
obtaining health history is important, we can find areas that we can education on health promotion and counseling regarding arterial disease; what are some of these areas?
smoking cessation; hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes control; foot care; there are more
when examining our patients' extremities we also check if they are warm or cold, numb or tingling, color, and swelling or redness. these are important to note. you also want to make this assessment comparing the two. what is this called when they are equal?
symmetric
identification of these and modification of these can help decrease the risk of developing this.
risk factors