Sign/Symptoms
May include numbness, tingling, coolness of the extremities, shiny/taught skin with hair loss, may have weak or no pulse in lower extremities
What is peripheral artery disease?
The most critical complication that can occur with a deep vein thrombosis
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
Strategies in a PAD diagnosis to reduce the risk of arterial injury (give 2 examples)
What is regular exercise, weight control, smoking cessation strategies, maintaining healthy cholesterol and lipoprotein levels help reduce the risk of arterial injury. Maintaining normal blood sugar levels, and following a sodium conscious diet are also included.
What is Venous Ulcer?
This type of ulcer has shallow and flat margins, moderate-heavy exudate, slough at base with granulation tissue
May include swelling, tightness, pruritus, pain upon walking, bronze-coloring of skin due to stasis of blood.
What is venous stasis in venous disease?
True or False: A venous thromboembolism is a disease that does not represent the spectrum of a deep venous thrombosis to a pulmonary embolism
FALSE: A VTE is not a disease it is a condition that represents the spectrum of a DVT to a PE.
Which disease uses anticoagulation therapy
What is PVD- anticoagulants are not recommended for prevention of CVD events in patients with PAD
What is an arterial ulcer?
Punched out appearance, pale or nectrotic wound tissue, minimally exudating.
A common assessment finding in venous disease in which the veins swell and have discoloration
What is varicose veins?
True or False: If PAD develops over an extended period, collateral circulation may prevent gangrene
True. The collateral circulation is a network of specialized endogenous bypass vessels that is present in most tissues and provides protection against ischemic injury caused by ischemic stroke, coronary atherosclerosis, peripheral artery disease, and other conditions and diseases
Consistent diet and the consumption of vitamin K needs to be monitored. Alcohol in moderation and cardiac diet is recommended.
What are dietary considerations for PVD?
What is venous ulcer?
Arterial pulses are present, mild pain, foot is warm to the touch, veins are dilated
Reproducible aching pain in the leg due to buildup of lactic acid from anaerobic metabolism brought on by exercise and relieved within 10 minutes of resting.
What is intermittent claudication (Peripheral artery disease)
True or False: Complications such as ulcers, gangrene, sepsis, and amputation of the lower extremities are related to venous thrombosis.
False. The complications are related to peripheral artery disease.
True or False: Common revascularization procedures in the treatment of VTE are bypass grafting and placement of stents
False. This is a common procedure for PAD
What is an Arterial ulcer?
Arterial pulses are weak or not present, foot is cool to the touch, prolonged capillary refill time.